1:03 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Tim Bontemps After months of work, the NBA released its health and safety protocol for the resumption of the 2019-20 season on Tuesday. It covers the teams’ ramp-up over the next

4:56 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley — a co-leader of a players coalition with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving

11:49 PM ET Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone had the coronavirus in March but wasn’t informed of it until months later, he told CBS Denver 4 in an interview Monday. “I’d say around March 20, I started not feeling well, and we began reaching out to team doctors to see if I could get a

7:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Jason Miller/Getty Images While lying on the court in pain after tearing his left Achilles tendon on Dec. 6, Rodney Hood began to contemplate his basketball future. “The initial thought is like, ‘Damn. Most guys used to retire after the Achilles injury,'” the Portland Trail Blazers swingman told ESPN this

6:06 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 As a growing faction of NBA players remains uncertain about committing to the league’s plan for restarting the season

11:00 AM ET Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant officially joined the ranks of sports team owners on Monday with the announcement that he purchased a stake in the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Durant acquired 5% of the Union, with an option to purchase an additional 5% at a later date. He joins the

3:42 PM ET San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich criticized NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for caving to Donald Trump in the past on the issue of player protests during the national anthem. “A smart man is running the NFL and he didn’t understand the difference between the flag and what makes the country great —

Jun 13, 2020 The debate about whether the NBA season resuming would benefit or distract from the Black Lives Matter movement continued Saturday as players weighed in on social media. Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers made the case on Instagram that NBA players earning their salaries would be able to financially aid the cause while

12:13 AM ET The NBA informed teams in a memo Saturday that coronavirus testing for players and staff taking part in the league’s restart will begin June 23 and take place every other day. The memo, which was obtained by ESPN, says players and “essential team staff” — any coaches, trainers or medical personnel who

7:45 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 8. Sunday marks the 22nd anniversary of Michael Jordan’s game-winning shot in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. The NBA’s grandest stage, the NBA Finals, has also produced some of the greatest shots in NBA history. We polled our experts on the