8:33 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The world will get to see “The Last Dance” starting this weekend. But Michael Jordan and the rest of the Chicago Bulls knew that the 1997-98 season would be their last dance together from the very beginning of that championship season. Speaking to “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts Thursday
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8:20 PM ET In advance of ESPN re-airing the Los Angeles Lakers‘ title-clinching wins in Game 5 of the 2009 NBA Finals against the Orlando Magic and Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics (7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET, respectively, on ESPN and the ESPN App), we ranked each of
2:35 PM ET For five-time NBA champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the parallels between the coronavirus pandemic and the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the early 1990s are apparent. “The same issues we had then, we have now where bad information, myth about ‘it couldn’t happen to us in the black community,’ not being educated enough
12:26 PM ET Gregg Popovich delivered a powerful message in a conference call with a group of local workers who needed it more than most this week. Popovich, ever quick with a dig and a quip publicly, dug into his arsenal of stories from “some tough games” to provide the staff of the San Antonio
6:06 PM ET ESPN News Services Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum said he hasn’t picked up a basketball since scoring 30 points in a win over the Indiana Pacers on March 10. “I got weights and bands and a bike to do some cardio,” Tatum said Tuesday after informing Emoni Bates he became the first
9:43 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s enlisting advisers from nearly all sectors of American commerce, the medical field, elected office and the sports world to help shape his plans to reopen the coronavirus-battered economy. The panel of advisers, whom Trump said he will consult with by
12:06 PM ET The Chinese Basketball Association is facing another setback in its efforts to resume play in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sources told ESPN that league officials met overnight to discuss the fate of its season, which has been on hold since Jan. 24, and elected to postpone its calendar again, this
8:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said Monday night that while his relationship with former coach Dwane Casey has significantly improved but there is “still plenty of work to be done” for him to get to the same place with former franchise icon DeMar DeRozan after he fired Casey and traded
8:17 PM ET Associated Press Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook has donated 650 computers to children in need so they can continue learning with schools shut down because of the new coronavirus. Westbrook’s Why Not? Foundation teamed with Comp-U-Dopt and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s office of education to provide computers to underprivileged children across the
Apr 11, 2020 While it’s unclear how much time will elapse before play resumes in the 2019-20 NBA season, if it does at all, there are concerns among the league’s general managers and athletic training staffers that games might begin again before players are physically ready. “If you tell us two weeks in advance, and