6:46 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN When the NBA last descended upon Orlando, Florida, the sneaker world saw some of the most iconic themes and launches in All-Star Weekend history. Brands began planning some 16 months in advance for the 2012 event, with Nike’s detailed “Galaxy” collection celebrating the region’s nearby NASA space center at Cape

6:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Out of the NBA for more than a year and a half, the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers, JR Smith, detailed the mental toll the time away from the game had on him. “I went through a very depressed state for a long time,” Smith told reporters

2:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said Monday that he initially did not want to take part in the NBA restart at Disney World later this month. “For me, I can speak for myself better than anybody, I want to make that clear: I didn’t want to go to Orlando,” Brown

10:00 AM ET The excitement is building about the return of the NBA at the end of July. The New Orleans Pelicans will be one of the 22 teams back in action, and Zion Williamson is one of the players that fans are especially looking forward to watching again. In a very short amount of

10:29 PM ET The NBA is less than a month away from restarting the 2019-20 season. With teams beginning to arrive at Walt Disney World on Tuesday and training camps set to begin on Thursday, it’s time to take stock of the teams that will face off later this month at Disney’s ESPN Wide World

7:09 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings shut down their practice facilities Sunday, sources told ESPN, after receiving the results of a recent round of testing for the coronavirus. It was not immediately clear if there was more than one positive test on the Bucks, but Milwaukee plans to keep its facility closed

2:59 PM ET Despite being committed to making the trip to Orlando with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, Garrett Temple said that he knows it will be uncomfortable for players to be in the bubble. Temple said that he feels a “nervous anxiousness” about making the trek. “There is no way to be comfortable when

4:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN From the moment he and his teammates reconvened in Florida last week, Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka said everyone was “locked in” and ready to get to work. “I saw just how everyone is in great shape,” Ibaka said on a conference call with reporters Saturday. “They came here in

12:47 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA announced the schedule Saturday for scrimmages at the Walt Disney World Resort, with 33 games set for between July 22 and July 28. Each of the 22 teams that will be part of the season restart has been scheduled for three games. The Orlando Magic and LA

8:00 AM ET Carmine CarcieriESPN It has been more than three months since we’ve had organized hoops in the United States, but basketball officially returns this weekend with Fourth of July fireworks. The Basketball Tournament begins its 11-day tournament — which includes nine alumni teams and a four-time champion — starting with the Round of