NBA and Microsoft enabling people to be virtual fans at games with digital avatars amid pandemic
Professional sports leagues have incorporated inventive ways to help replace the lack of fans in the stands due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Players, coaches kneel before NBA's re-opening night
Players and coaches from the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz knelt alongside one another before the first game of the NBA restart.
Knicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coach
Tom Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks’ new coach. The former NBA Coach of the Year was hired Thursday, returning to the team he helped lead to the NBA Finals as an assistant coach.
NBA covering referee whistles with bags to avoid spreading spit
A small black bag is being slipped onto each whistle, designed to collect any spittle that might emanate from a referee’s mouth and through the device itself when being used during play.
Kyrie Irving commits $1.5 million to WNBA players sitting out season due to coronavirus fears
Kyrie Irving is making sure WNBA players can sit out the season and not stress about a paycheck.
NBA 'Black Lives Matter' court display, socially distanced layout unveiled
Rather than the traditional bench area, players and coaches will sit in chairs 6 feet apart near the court.
Washington is changing the name of its NFL team. Here are other pro teams that changed their titles
Teams in every major sports league have rebranded themselves with new names for various reasons over the decades. Here’s a look at some of the most recent:
NBA2K21 honors Kobe Bryant with Mamba Edition covers
NBA legend Kobe Bryant will be honored with NBA2K21 Mamba Edition covers, it was revealed Thursday.
NBA plans to let players show social-justice messages on jerseys
The NBA announced that players will be able to show social-justice statements on the backs of their jerseys when the season restarts on July 30 in Orlando, following delays linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
Welcome back: The NBA sets the schedule for season restart
The NBA released its complete game schedule and national television schedules on Friday night.
16 NBA players test positive as restart nears
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association say 16 players tested positive for coronavirus in the first wave of mandatory tests done in preparation for the restart of the season.
Vince Carter confirms he is officially retiring
Vince Carter officially confirmed he is done playing basketball on a podcast Thursday.
NBA, NBPA say sparking social change will be goal of restart
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association said Wednesday that dealing with racial matters will be a shared goal during the resumed season.
Atlanta Hawks make Juneteenth a paid holiday for employees
Starting this year, the commemoration of the end of slavery will be a permanent, paid holiday for all Hawks employees.
AP source: NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan
The plan, once approved, would have 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams going to Disney, and the cutoff being that teams must be within six games of a playoff spot at this point. Playoffs would start in August, and the NBA Finals will likely stretch into October, the person said.
'Wow man': Lebron James responds to Drew Brees saying he'll 'never agree' with anthem protest
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees stayed true on his stance against players kneeling during the national anthem when the season starts.
Former NBA player says he was victim of police brutality
In an emotional conversation on Tuesday, former NBA Player and New York City native, William 'Smush' Parker, spoke with me about why he has been participating in the New York City protests, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Wes Unseld, 1969 NBA Rookie of Year and MVP, dies at 74
Wes Unseld, the NBA legend who led the then-Washington Bullets to the NBA championship in 1978 has died, his family says. He was 74-years-old.
‘Enough is enough ‘ - Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, Barclays Center issue joint statement
The Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, and Barclays Center have issued a joint statement following the death of George Floyd saying "Enough is Enough."
Michael Porter Jr. urges people to ‘pray for the police officers’ involved in death of George Floyd
Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. weighed on the death of George Floyd, who was killed during an incident with Minneapolis police officers on Monday, tweeting a call for people to “pray for the police officer(s)” involved as much as they were praying for Floyd’s devastated family.