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Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford reacts during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Associated Press
April 02, 2020 - 6:43 pm

The Waiting Game: For NBA Coaches, That's The New Schedule

MIAMI (AP) — Orlando’s Steve Clifford figures he’s like every other NBA coach right now: Wake up, go to whatever now serves as the office, study his own team, maybe think about possible opponents, and resume planning. Of course, nobody knows what they’re planning for — or when these plans will get...
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FILE - In this March 6, 2020, file photo, New York Knicks owner James Dolan, center, watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Knicks and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Madison Square Garden in New York. Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company and owner of the Knicks, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Knicks announced Dolan’s diagnosis Saturday night, March 28. It is not clear when he was tested or when he received the diagnosis. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Associated Press
March 28, 2020 - 7:44 pm

Knicks Owner Dolan Has Coronavirus

James Dolan, the executive chairman of Madison Square Garden Company and owner of the New York Knicks, has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Knicks announced Dolan’s diagnosis Saturday night. It is not clear when he was tested or when he received the diagnosis. Dolan is the first U.S. major...
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver applauds after Team LeBron beat Team Giannis 157-155 in the 69th NBA All-Star Game
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Mark Thomas
March 27, 2020 - 1:07 pm

NBA Exploring Options To Restart Season In Las Vegas

The NBA - which has been off the courts since March 11th - is exploring creative ways to bring its season back around.
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is introduced during an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. Silver said in an interview Saturday, March 21, 2020 that the league is considering all options, best-case, worst-case and countless ideas in between, as it tries to come to grips with the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Associated Press
March 21, 2020 - 9:05 am

NBA's Adam Silver Seeking Answers, Which Are In Short Supply

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver finds himself almost constantly looking at financial numbers and projections. And like the rest of a world that is dealing with the seismic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, he still isn’t sure how bad things will get. Silver said Saturday the league is considering...
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FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past the Barclays Center, which is home to the Brooklyn Nets, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Nets announced on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, that four players have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Associated Press
March 18, 2020 - 6:06 pm

Silver Says NBA Will Consider Many Ideas If Play Can Resume

The NBA is considering an idea where some players would be quarantined or isolated for purposes of being able to compete against one another and provide basketball fans with some sort of diversion from the coronavirus pandemic. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed that notion as one of several...
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Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood (35) dunks on Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Associated Press
March 14, 2020 - 6:45 pm

AP Source: Pistons' Christian Wood Tests Positive For Virus

Christian Wood of the Detroit Pistons has tested positive for the coronavirus, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said Saturday night. Wood is feeling fine, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the Pistons nor Wood had...
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FILE - In this Saturday, March 7, 2020, file photo, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) talks with guard Donovan Mitchell, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, in Detroit. Both players have tested positive for the coronavirus. Gobert's test result forced the NBA to suspend the season. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Associated Press
March 14, 2020 - 1:44 pm

Gobert Pledges $500,000 To Help With Relief, NBA Shutdown

Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz offered the first of what he said will be “many steps” he will take to help with the coronavirus pandemic, pledging Saturday to donate more than $500,000 to relief efforts. Gobert, who was the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19 — a diagnosis that prompted...
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Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka (9) guards against Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) in the first half during an NBA basketball game Monday, March 9, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Associated Press
March 12, 2020 - 1:31 pm

Gobert Health Scare Shuts Down NBA, Teammate Tests Positive

Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz confirmed Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, publicly saying that he is personally dealing with the pandemic that has temporarily shut down the NBA and other major sports leagues. Later, his Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert — the first NBA player to...
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John Healy
March 12, 2020 - 11:49 am

NBA Season Suspended Likely At Least 30 Days After Positive Coronavirus Tests

A Utah Jazz player received a preliminary positive test for coronavirus and the NBA has decided it will suspend the season until further notice.
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Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka (9) guards against Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) in the first half during an NBA basketball game Monday, March 9, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Associated Press
March 12, 2020 - 3:30 am

NBA Suspends Season Until Further Notice, Over Coronavirus

MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league's owners were leaning toward playing games without fans in arenas. Now there will be no games at...
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