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A rock on the court known for his indefatigable rebounding, he helped turn the Baltimore Bullets around. More

Leadership from every N.B.A. team — in some way, shape or form — has weighed in on the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Every team, that is, except the Knicks. And the franchise’s owner, James L. Dolan, made clear on Monday that […] More

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction for an exceptionally illustrious class, including the late Kobe Bryant, will be postponed from August to next spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of the Hall of Fame’s board of governors, said Wednesday. No announcement will be official until the board of governors convenes […] More

The N.B.A. is in the early stages of discussions with the Walt Disney Company to restart its suspended season in late July at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, a league spokesman said Saturday. The restart, said Mike Bass, the spokesman, would be at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, which would act […] More

Patrick Ewing, the Knicks great who is now coaching the Georgetown University men’s basketball team, announced on Friday evening that he had Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. “This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly,” Ewing said in a statement from the university’s athletic department. “I want to encourage everyone to […] More

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Portland Trail Blazers were the only clubs to unlock their practice facilities Friday, reflecting the cautious approach many franchises and players adopted on the first day that roughly half of the N.B.A.’s 30 teams had clearance to reopen after a shutdown of nearly two months. “It was wonderful,” said Cleveland’s […] More

Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein’s weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. For three straight Sundays, with virtually all live sports on hold indefinitely, we have bathed in the nostalgia of Michael Jordan’s heyday. Now it’s the Knicks’ and New York’s turn. Friday marks 50 years since the Knicks won their first […] More

When he kept getting the same downbeat message from various Miami Heat teammates about their long spell of inactivity, Jimmy Butler knew he had to do something. Again and again, Butler said, he heard them lament: “I feel like I’m getting worse.” Butler’s answer: He paid a company in Utah to send portable basketball hoops […] More