The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association say that dealing with racial matters will be a shared goal during the resumed season.
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From Iceland’s capital, 11-year-old plays in Warriors camp
The Golden State Warriors had to adapt their popular youth basketball camps and make them virtual given the COVID-19 pandemic. That adjustment allowed Bjarki Robertsson of Iceland to participate from thousands of miles away.
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Charles Barkley says It would be a ‘catastrophic mistake’ if NBA players balk at resuming season
“I think it would be stupid to not play,” Barkley said Monday on ESPN.
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Explaining the NBA’s return-to-play plan and playoff format
Why 22 teams? Why keep a regular season? How will the playoffs work? The answers to those and more questions.
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Report: Basketball Hall of Fame delaying enshrinement ceremony
Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo told ESPN that this year’s enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and five others will be delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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LeBron James: “Definitely not giving up on the season”
Los Angeles Lakers start reiterates Monday that he is hopeful the NBA season can resume, with the caveat that the health and well-being of players won’t be jeopardized by a return to play.
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John Stockton deserved better from ‘The Last Dance’
The project would have benefited greatly from a more thorough treatment of Utah Jazz point guard, a Hall of Famer who embodied Jordan’s signature drive as well as any player from that era.
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ESPN to show film about Game 6 of 1998 NBA Finals
The final episodes of “The Last Dance” have aired, yet ESPN has one more program to show about the Chicago Bulls’ sixth championship
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The Shots: Craig Ehlo, Bryon Russell playing a role in ‘The Last Dance’
Ehlo still believes he played great defense and Russell insists he was shoved, but each served as a foil in one of Michael Jordan’s great moments.
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AP Source: Poll of NBA players shows desire to play, if safe
A person familiar with the results of poll of NBA players taken by their union says there would be “overwhelming” support for any plan that has this season resuming in a safe way amid the coronavirus pandemic.