Recent NBA Stories

August 3, 2020

• Referee says flagrant in Raptors-Heat game was a mistake
• Warren scores 34 more, leads Pacers past Wizards, 111-100
• VanVleet scores career-best 36, Raptors top Heat 107-103
• Kings badly need win as they face Mavericks
• Magic's Isaac now staring at another, longer knee rehab
• Clippers aim to put an end to Suns' 2-0 restart
• LeVert, Nets face tall order against Giannis, Bucks
• WCC institutes new rule to increase diversity
• 76ers, Spurs headed in different directions
• Pelicans, Grizzlies still looking for 1st bubble win
• Lakers, Jazz hoping to rebound after lackluster losses
• Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubble
• Magic build big lead, stay on roll in 132-116 win over Kings
• Suns make it 2 straight in restart by topping Mavs 117-115
• Westbrook scores 31 as Rockets get 120-116 win over Bucks

August 2, 2020

• Spurs edge Grizzlies 108-106, move into 9th place in West
• Tatum has 34 as Celtics beat Trail Blazers 128-124
• Caris LeVert's 34 lead Nets past Wizards, 118-110
• Relaxed: Dressed-down look is making NBA coaches happy
• Nuggets seek better effort against surging Thunder
• Butler misses Heat practice, teammate hints he's isolating
• Lowry scores 33 to lead Raptors to 11th straight over Lakers

August 1, 2020

• Warren scores career-high 53 as Pacers beat 76ers 127-121
• George, Clippers rain 3s on Pelicans in 126-103 blowout
• NBA fines Smart $15,000 for comments about foul on Giannis
• Gilgeous-Alexander scores 19 to help Thunder top Jazz 110-94
• Butler, Adebayo score 22 each as Heat top Nuggets 125-105
• AP Interview: Heat's Leonard stands for anthem, explains why
• Harden has 49 to lead Rockets over Mavericks 153-149 in OT
• DeRozan scores 27 points to lead Spurs past Kings, 129-120

July 31, 2020

• Popovich, Isaac choose to stand for anthem in NBA bubble
• Antetokounmpo, Bucks return with 119-112 win over Celtics
• McCollum, Lillard help Blazers get past Memphis in OT
• Booker scores 27 points, Suns beat Wizards 125-112 in return
• Thunder, Jazz finally get to play 20 weeks after shutdown
• Magic beat Nets 128-118 in restart opener, move up to 7th
• Heat ready to compete again vs. Nuggets
• Virus testing turnaround times reveal wide disparity
• Players, coaches kneel before NBA's re-opening night
• James' layup late lifts Lakers past Clippers, 103-101
• Zion Williamson starts, but doesn't finish, for Pelicans

July 30, 2020

• Gobert lifts Jazz past Pelicans 106-104 in NBA restart
• Grizzlies fight to hold playoff spot begins against Blazers
• Knicks bring Tom Thibodeau back to New York as new coach
• As NBA returns, so must an NBA writer in early hot spot
• Here's 10 things to know about the NBA season restart

July 29, 2020

• Jordan announces first donations from $100 million pledge
• Ex-Wizards, Capitals co-owner Irene Pollin dies at 96
• Davis, Williamson say they're ready for re-opening night
• Pistons agree to buy Suns' G League team for Detroit
• Game on: NBA finally set to see games that count again
• For the NBA, it's time to play, kneel and demand change

July 28, 2020

• Davis could miss Lakers' 1st game back after poke in eye
• Zion Williamson practicing, could play in Pelicans' opener
• Pippen downplays rift with Jordan in wake of 'Last Dance'
• Top NBA rookies poised to close out debut seasons in style
• NBA restart likely to provide TV audience new sights, sounds

July 27, 2020

• It's in the bag: Even whistles now are safer at NBA restart
• Clippers' Williams will serve 10-day quarantine, miss games
• Irving commits $1.5 million for WNBA players skipping season
• Depth could be even more critical in teams' NBA title chase
• Say Cheese: Bench energy is real, and loud, at NBA restart
• Embiid misses Philadelphia scrimmage with calf tightness

July 26, 2020

• Clippers’ Williams will serve 10-day quarantine, miss games

July 25, 2020

• Williamson back in NBA quarantine, could be out on Tuesday
• AP source: Knicks close to deal to make Tom Thibodeau coach

July 24, 2020

• Zion Williamson lawyer asks judge to disregard affidavit
• Williamson returns to bubble, as others dealing with issues
• The Latest: Detroit latest city to cancel marathon
• AP Sources: Afflalo headlines group bidding to buy Wolves
• West preview: It'll be a wild race for eighth — and ninth
• Down in Disney, Bucks hope to finish the job this season

July 23, 2020

• Masked man: Spurs' Popovich wears face covering for game
• Pelicans eye playoff push with or without Zion
• Suns longshot for playoffs but relish bubble experience
• Blazers return key pieces in Nurkic and Collins for restart
• Kings enter NBA restart as long shot to end playoff drought
• Lakers won't allow bubble to burst their championship push
• Leaner version of Jokic ready to carry load for Nuggets
• Mitchell, Gobert patching up rift for playoff-bound Jazz
• The champs are back: Leaner Raptors eyeing another title run
• Clippers look to pick up where they left off in NBA restart
• Restart sets up Mavs' Doncic, Porzingis for playoff debuts
• Celtics eager to find out what they can be entering restart
• Study: NBA earns high marks for diversity hiring practices
• Spurs' 22-year playoff streak on line as NBA restart begins
• Nets a depleted team heading into NBA's restart at Disney
• Grizzlies eager to speed up rebuilding with West's 8th seed
• At home, sort of, the restart is most peculiar for Magic
• Heat hoping their 'culture' pays off at NBA restart

Updated August 3, 2020