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March 20, 2020

NBA shuttering facilities, as more teams face positive tests

The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA doubled to 14 on Thursday, when Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics pleaded with people to take social distancing more seriously and the league ordered all teams to shutter their training facilities indefinitely.

March 19, 2020

2 LA Lakers test positive for coronavirus, showing no symptoms, team says

Two players from the Los Angeles Lakers have tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Thursday.

March 16, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak has LeBron James longing for Wakanda in midst of NBA's suspended season

LeBron James on Sunday joked he was “headed to Wakanda” as the coronavirus outbreak forced the state of California to call on bars, clubs and wineries to shut down while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that events with 50 or more people be postponed for eight weeks.

March 12, 2020

NBA stars react as coronavirus puts season on hold: 'What we really need to cancel is 2020'

LeBron James led the player reaction Wednesday after the NBA decided to suspend the season when a player from the Utah Jazz tested positive for coronavirus.

March 11, 2020

NBA suspends season until further notice after player tests positive for coronavirus

The NBA has suspended its entire season after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19. 

March 11, 2020

LeBron James walks back claims he wouldn't play if fans can't attend NBA games over coronavirus

Lebron James is walking back comments he made last week that he wouldn’t play if fans weren’t allowed to come to games in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, telling reporters on Tuesday that he intends to abide by the NBA’s decision regardless. 

March 7, 2020

LeBron James doesn't want to play in empty arena after NBA coronavirus memo

The NBA wants its teams to prepare to play games without fans if necessary because of the coronavirus crisis, but LeBron James already says he won't play basketball in an empty arena.

March 1, 2020

Kobe Bryant's widow 'devastated' by report deputies shared photos

The widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant is “absolutely devastated" by allegations that deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed, her lawyer said in a statement Saturday.

February 29, 2020

Deputies linked to Kobe Bryant crash-photo matter were offered deal to avoid discipline: report

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies linked to the alleged display of gruesome Kobe Bryant crash-scene photos in a California bar were told they could avoid discipline if they simply deleted the photos, according to a report.

February 27, 2020

LA deputies shared graphic photos of Kobe Bryant crash scene, new report says

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shared graphic images of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others, The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.