In extensive memo, NBA reveals safety protocols for All-Star break, even though the league has yet to formally announce the game’s details.
Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY
Don Barksdale is one of the most important NBA pioneers you never heard of
Don Barksdale was a basketball pioneer, becoming the NBA’s first Black All-Star and the first Black player to make a U.S. Olympic basketball team.
Dallas Mavericks won’t play national anthem before home games this season
The Dallas Mavericks do not plan to play the national anthem before home games the remainder of this season, Mark Cuban says.
Sizing up the NBA season: What’s good and bad for each of the 30 teams
The emergence of Joel Embiid and the rise of teams like the Jazz and Suns have invigorated the early portion of the NBA season.
Nets’ Kevin Durant must quarantine seven days after contact with team employee who tested positive for COVID-19
Kevin Durant rode in a car three times Friday with a Nets team employee who later tested positive for COVID-19.
Opinion: NBA needs to permanently abolish marijuana testing
While it’s good the NBA stopped random testing for marijuana this season, it needs to permanently alter its policy on the substance.
Opinion: Toronto Raptors record-setting scorer Fred VanVleet continues to defy the odds
The unlikely NBA journey of Fred VanVleet added another incredible chapter Tuesday as he set a Raptors single-game scoring record with 54 points.
Opinion: With lost games, NBA could be heading toward competitive fairness issue
Miami and Washington are among the teams that have been impacted by the pandemic, which is calling into question the season’s competitive fairness
Sekou Smith, longtime reporter for NBA TV, dies from COVID at 48
Tributes pour in after the death of Sekou Smith. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, “Sekou was one of the affable and dedicated reporters in the NBA.”
NBA considering potential 2021 All-Star Game in Atlanta
The NBA and players union are discussing a potential game for March in Atlanta after initially scrapping plans before the season.