World Nov 23 NBA players hailed by pope at Vatican for demanding justice Pope Francis lauded a delegation of NBA players who met with him at the Vatican on Monday as “champions" and said he supported their work on addressing social injustice.
Nation Aug 26 NBA playoff games called off amid player protest, reverberates through other leagues The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds reportedly decided not to play as scheduled Wednesday and WNBA players also are not playing three regular season games in Bradenton, Florida.
Nation Jun 04 NBA owners approve 22-team season restart plan in Florida The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. The notion passed "overwhelmingly," said a person familiar with the situation.
Nation Mar 11 NBA suspends season until further notice over virus fears The NBA has suspended its season "until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus.
Nation Feb 17 All-Star weekend, as expected, was about honoring Kobe This All-Star weekend was Michael Jordan's longtime home of Chicago, highlighted by a game where LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo served as captains — but it was, predictably and understandably, overshadowed by the mourning of Bryant.
Nation Jan 30 Vanessa Bryant ‘completely devastated by the sudden loss’ of Kobe Bryant, daughter The Bryants would have celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary this April. They had four daughters including Gianna, the 13-year-old who died in the crash.
Nation Jan 27 Gianna Bryant, 13, would have carried on her father’s basketball legacy Gianna Maria Onore Bryant was going to play at Connecticut and head to the WNBA. But her promising life came to a shocking, sudden and sad end Sunday. Everyone who saw her play said she was a promising young star,…
Nation Oct 10 China cancels media events for NBA preseason game It's the latest salvo in the rift between the league and China stemming from a since-deleted tweet posted last week by Daryl Morey.
Nation Oct 08 NBA says it supports freedom of speech after Hong Kong tweet The league is not apologizing for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey's since-deleted tweet showing support for anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
Politics Jun 06 LeBron James, Stephen Curry say they’re not going to White House No matter whose team wins the NBA championship, neither superstar will be at the White House anytime soon.