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May 11, 2020

If games resume, athletes will 'need to know when to peak'

Making it safe for America’s professional sports teams to start playing games is one thing.

May 10, 2020

Dennis Rodman: Scottie Pippen better than LeBron James if both played in '90s

Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls great Dennis Rodman considers former teammate Scottie Pippen one of the most underrated players in NBA history -- and he’s boldly claimed that if LeBron James played in the ‘90s, Pippen would have been a better basketball player than him.

May 9, 2020

Cavs' Kevin Love opens up about returning to training facility for the first time since coronavirus: report

Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love was one of the few players to enter a training facility Friday as the NBA slowly begins its path back to normalcy but the five-time All-Star described his first day back on the court in almost two months as any but normal. 

May 9, 2020

NBA's Adam Silver addresses resuming play, possibility of no fans into next season: report

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is cautiously optimistic about finishing out the season in a two-site plan which will likely not include fans -- a condition that may carry into next season. 

May 9, 2020

Kobe Bryant's widow files claim against LA County Sheriff's Department over crash-scene photos

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of late NBA star Kobe Bryant, filed a legal claim Friday against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over graphic photos that deputies allegedly took and shared of the helicopter crash scene where her husband, 13-year-old daughter, Gigi, and seven others were killed in late January.

May 8, 2020

Jeff Hornacek: NBA won't take any chances, all the risks will be taken care of

NBA allows teams to reopen practice facilities; former NBA player and coach Jeff Hornacek weighs in.

May 8, 2020

Mark Cuban won't open Mavericks' training facility until players, staff can be tested for coronavirus

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been the most outspoken figure in the NBA to push for the season to resume but he made it clear on Thursday that he won’t even consider opening the team’s training facility until everyone is able to get tested for coronavirus. 

May 8, 2020

Players Coalition, athletes, coaches call for federal probe into Ahmaud Arbery shooting death

The NFL Players Coalition and other athletes and coaches called on the Justice Department and the FBI to launch a federal investigation into the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in a letter Friday.

May 8, 2020

NBA champion Shannon Brown arrested for allegedly firing at 2 people who entered his home listed for sale, police say

Former Los Angeles Lakers player Shannon Brown was arrested last week for allegedly firing a gun at two people who entered his Georgia home that was listed for sale.

May 8, 2020

NBA teams set to reopen training facilities as league issues memo regarding safety protocol: report

While NBA teams are slowly gearing up to return to training facilities this week, the league has reportedly issued a memo prohibiting those with elevated temperatures from participating.