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Minnesota Timberwolves owner exploring sale of team; Kevin Garnett interested
Glen Taylor purchased the Minnesota Timberwolves for $88 million in 1995. This week, Taylor confirmed he’s looking to sell the team. The price tag? At least $1.2 billion. Several groups have already made bids for the team. One includes former Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Kevin Garnett, who retired in 2016. What’s more, Taylor is working with…
Read MoreTracy McGrady, Jermaine O’Neal to start basketball agency
Between them, Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O’Neal appeared in more than 1,900 NBA games, making a combined 13 All-Star appearances. And now, the 41-year-old retired players have a new mission as partners: a plan to launch a basketball agency. Plans are underway for McGrady, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, and O’Neal to set…
Read More2019-20 NBA season relaunch to begin with 10-minute quarters for first exhibition games
It’s not an earth-shattering development, but just one more thing that’ll be different during early preparations for the relaunch of the 2019-20 NBA season. Instead of 12-minute quarters at Walt Disney World for their first exhibition games back, NBA teams will play 10-minute quarters. Indeed, this will help players get acclimated to competition again, according…
Read MoreTim Duncan won’t join Spurs at Disney World
Tim Duncan isn’t participating in the NBA restart in Florida. Instead, the San Antonio Spurs legend, who’s in his first season as an assistant coach under Gregg Popovich, is staying in Texas for a different team-related task. Duncan and other team staff are involved in leading veteran forward LaMarcus Aldridge’s rehabilitation program in San Antonio,…
Read MoreLos Angeles Lakers are still title contenders despite Rajon Rondo’s injury
The Los Angeles Lakers were one of the prohibitive favorites to win the title before the 2019-20 NBA season began. It is also worth mentioning that the Lakers had the second-best record in the league before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. But with the season about to resume in Orlando later…
Read MoreKawhi Leonard joins Clippers in Florida
Kawhi Leonard has arrived in Florida. The NBA superstar joined his Los Angeles Clippers teammates two days after they arrived at the Walt Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida. Upon arrival at Disney World, Kawhi Leonard is going through the required quarantine protocol, which should take up to two days. That means if all goes…
Read MoreBradley Beal, Spencer Dinwiddie to skip NBA restart
Standouts Bradley Beal and Spencer Dinwiddie will skip the NBA relaunch later this month. Beal, the Washington Wizards’ leading scorer this season (30.5 points per game, No. 2 in the league), and Dinwiddie, one of the Brooklyn Nets’ top players, won’t play at Walt Disney World in Florida, where NBA teams begin practicing on Friday.…
Read MoreTwo more Brooklyn Nets players test positive for COVID-19
Spencer Dinwiddie and DeAndre Jordan of the Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for COVID-19, the players said on Monday. Previously, four Nets players, including injured superstar Kevin Durant, tested positive for the coronavirus, in March. Jordan, a 31-year-old center, posted the news on Twitter. He tweeted: “Found out last night and confirmed again today that…
Read MoreLos Angeles Lakers working on a deal to sign JR Smith
The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a playoff berth before the NBA season was suspended indefinitely back in March. Additionally, the Lakers will head into the restart with the second-best record in the league at 49-14. Unfortunately, one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ key players, Avery Bradley, has decided not to travel to Orlando when…
Read MoreNikola Jokic, several other NBA players test positive for COVID-19
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and several other NBA players have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days, according to published reports. The Serbian veteran is one of the NBA’s premier big men. Jokic is averaging a career-best 20.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 65 games this season. Sacramento Kings players Jabari Parker,…
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