8:10 PM ET ESPN News Services NBA great Charles Barkley, who is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test he underwent after believing he was exposed, spent significant time with members of the Los Angeles Angels on March 2. Barkley, who did not appear on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” Tuesday, revealed he was self-isolating after

8:24 PM ET With the NBA suspending its season indefinitely and closing the doors on its 28 arenas around the country for the foreseeable future with no games to be played, Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love pledged $100,000 Thursday to aid arena workers displaced by the league’s response to the coronavirus. “My hope is that

5:01 PM ET In his first public comments since testing positive for COVID-19, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert apologized on Instagram for his “careless” actions that exposed others to the disease, saying he hopes that his “story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously.” Gobert tested positive for coronavirus in Oklahoma

4:27 PM ET NBA owners are encouraging commissioner Adam Silver to reevaluate the league’s suspension of play in 30 days, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The NBA is expected to make a formal announcement on an initial timetable soon, sources said. The league announced Wednesday that games had been suspended after Utah’s Rudy Gobert was

11:03 AM ET Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Mitchell becomes the second Jazz player to contract the virus, along with Rudy Gobert, sources told Wojnarowski. Gobert’s diagnosis led to the postponement of Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jazz players are privately

1:16 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 Wednesday night saw the COVID-19 pandemic officially hit the NBA when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus, causing the Jazz’s game against the Oklahoma City

2:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons told reporters Wednesday that he can’t guarantee he will be return from his back injury at some point during this NBA season. “I can’t give you dates or a timeline,” Simmons told reporters prior to Wednesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, which saw Philadelphia’s other

11:27 AM ET Like many basketball parents around the world, Dwyane Wade isn’t happy about his child’s playing time. But the former NBA star has a major platform to express his frustration. On Tuesday’s edition of “Inside the NBA” on TNT, the Miami Heat legend said he would not attend Saturday’s state title game between

12:35 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — Bulls coach Jim Boylen decided to switch things up with Tuesday night’s lineup, giving Coby White his first start at point guard in place of Tomas Satoransky. The 20-year-old rookie responded by helping the Bulls defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-103 Boylen made the decision after first meeting with

4:27 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers and coach J.B. Bickerstaff have agreed to a multiyear contract, the team announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed, but sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Bickerstaff agreed to a four-year deal that will take him through the 2023-24 season. Bickerstaff took over as head coach last month after Cleveland