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For Kevin Durant, a Rush to Return Had No Upside
The Nets star might be healthy enough to play this summer, but his decision to focus on being as healthy as possible for next season is the right one. More
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Shut Out of Disney World, Where Do These N.B.A. Teams Go Next?
The eight teams that will not be part of the league’s conclusion in Florida now shift their attention to the future. And some have much brighter futures than others. More
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W.N.B.A. Union Mulling Plans to Start Season as Early as July
The union representing the players of the W.N.B.A. is mulling over proposals to start its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season, with the league hoping to begin play as early as next month. The season was postponed because of the pandemic in early April, before training camps even opened. The league has been formulating plans for an abbreviated, […] More
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As N.B.A. Mulled Return, Financial Needs Emerged as Central
“Lots” of key variables remain uncontrollable during the coronavirus pandemic. But the league will also lose roughly $1 billion in revenue if it doesn’t stage playoff games for TV. More
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N.B.A. Owners Set a July 31 Restart, All in Florida
N.B.A. owners on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a restart plan featuring 22 of the league’s 30 teams at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in July to complete what the league described as the “first formal step among many required to resume the season.” The single-site proposal was ratified by a vote of 29 to 1, […] More
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The 6 N.B.A. Updates to Know
In this week’s newsletter, Stein discusses the N.B.A.’s plans to try to return from the coronavirus pandemic, with the backdrop the continuing reaction to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. More
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N.B.A. Team Owners to Vote on 22-Team Plan to Resume Season
The N.B.A. will formally present a return-to-play plan to its team owners on Thursday that calls for 22 of its 30 teams to resume the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in late July, according to several people familiar with the league’s intentions. The single-site, 22-team format requires the voting support of […] More
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Sacramento Kings TV Announcer Resigns Over ‘All Lives Matter’ Tweet
LOS ANGELES — The Sacramento Kings announced on Tuesday that Grant Napear, their longtime television play-by-play broadcaster, had resigned, two days after tweeting “All Lives Matter” in an exchange with one of the team’s former players. In addition, Bonneville International, which owns the Sacramento radio station at which Napear had co-hosted a sports show, announced […] More
