6:51 AM ET The NBA unveiled its bubble-like campus to the 22 teams who were invited to finish the season in Orlando, Florida, nearly four weeks ago. Since then, players, coaches and other key personnel have settled in and found unique ways to keep themselves busy when they’re not practicing or working out. What has

1:43 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says that he expects Zion Williamson to join the team in practice by Wednesday. Williamson returned to Orlando on Friday night, after leaving the NBA bubble for eight days because of a family emergency. NBA protocol says that

5:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will sit out of Sunday night’s scrimmage against the Toronto Raptors with inflammation in his left foot. “He did have an X-ray,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said before the game. “The X-ray was negative. He does have some inflammation. I don’t expect it to

8:47 PM ET LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has returned to the Orlando, Florida, bubble after leaving for a family emergency on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Beverley, who participated in the Clippers’ practice Tuesday morning, has played in 48 games this season, all as a starter. He is averaging 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds

11:10 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will sit out Sunday afternoon’s scrimmage against the Oklahoma City Thunder with right calf tightness. The Sixers said before the scrimmage that Embiid began feeling tightness in the calf during Friday’s 90-83 victory over Memphis in Philadelphia’s first action inside the NBA’s bubble at the

1:45 PM ET Note: This article was originally published on December 12, 2019. It has been updated to reflect the selection of Tom Thibodeau on July 25, 2020. The New York Knicks have found their next sideline leader, and it’s someone who has plenty of history with the team. Sources tell ESPN that the Knicks

4:29 PM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Longtime NBA commissioner David Stern, who was instrumental in launching the WNBA in 1997, will be posthumously inducted into the Women’s

12:00 PM ET The NBA season is set to resume Thursday at Walt Disney World, but a little over 100 miles away at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, the WNBA season tipped off Saturday. Under normal circumstances, the NBA and WNBA seasons don’t overlap, which usually leads to many NBA players attending WNBA games

7:15 AM ET Remember the regular season? It was a thing, I swear. Here is the first part of my official NBA awards ballot for that season. Most Valuable Player 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks2. LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers3. James Harden, Houston Rockets4. Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers5. Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers A few

1:16 PM ET LA Clippers guard Lou Williams is the latest member of the team to leave the NBA campus with an excused absence. Williams joins Patrick Beverley and Montrezl Harrell as Clippers players who had to leave the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Beverley left to tend to an emergency personal matter,