If you don’t understand the killing of George Floyd is the product of centuries-old systemic wrongs–if you’re somehow uneasy about the protests--that’s on you. You haven’t tried. You haven’t thought beyond your own experiences and privilege. Change requires empathy and action.
Understanding the plight of young African American men is a requirement to making the necessary connection to coach in the NBA, but he believes it is even more than that: It's a requirement of an American citizen who wants this carnage to end.
Scene from the Lowe house tonight: Interviewing NBA head coach, daughter barges in and demands to say hi to whoever is on the phone so relentlessly there is no solution other than to give in. "Ok, say hi to the coach." "HELLO, MR. POOP!" Coach: "I've been called worse."
Pat Riley: "He's the Zo. He's the UD. He's the Dwyane. They were standard-bearers. He is the real deal." A mother, a son, and the fire burning inside Bam Adebayo, Miami's new All-Star:
He might flop, he might irritate, he might exploit every rule and loophole, he might be unwatchable when his team is in the bonus, he might alert the refs to your jersey being untucked, but he is, once and forever, the Point God.
This Butler practice is going to become an urban legend. "Remember when Butler, three guys from the sales office, and Crunch the mascot beat the Minnesota starters? And then Towns started crying into Crunch's furry arms? I was there, man. I saw it!"
Really proud of my garage sale contribution today: convinced a woman from Seattle she should not sell a Sonics hat and T-shirt she got going to games at Key Arena as a kid with her father. She removed them from the sales table.
Free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are taking less than the max to allow DeAndre Jordan to get the $10M annual salary with Brooklyn, league sources tell ESPN.
Pascal Siakam last season: 29% of 3-point attempts came from above the he break. He shot 27% on those.
Pascal Siakam this season: 75% of 3-point attempts have come from above the break. He's shooting 42% on those.
Two seasons ago, Pascal Siakam averaged 7 points per game
7-time All-Star, retires with 19,951 career regular-season points. Anyone who has been a fan of the NBA for the last 15 years can close their eyes and see LA operating in his office on the left block. Enjoy that family time, stay healthy, will miss watching you play.
Gordon Hayward and the Celtics are working to extend the deadline on Hayward to decide on his $34.2 million player option for the 2020-21 season from today at 5 p.m. to Thursday afternoon, league sources tell ESPN.
Can we not do this? I wouldn't suspend Tristan either for connecting with Draymond's face. He meant to shove the ball at him, and the refs let Draymond taunt the world for 10 minutes. Let these guys play, please.
Hi, my name is Zach. I am a 41-year-old adult father. I just watched the Top Gun trailer and I'm going outside to lift some cars and scream at people. Goodbye.
The FDA just authorized a saliva test for COVID-19 created by Yale and funded by the NBA and
@TheNBPA
. How that partnership came to be, and how the test works
There is no structural damage to Giannis Antetokounmpo's left knee after his awkward landing last night in Atlanta; ligaments are sound, sources tell
@wojespn
and I. Timetable to return is unclear.
I went to Portland last season to write something on how the Blazers had recovered from that sweep against New Orleans. I heard *a lot* of stories about Dame's leadership -- how he wouldn't tolerate finger-pointing or negativity. Here's how he put it (from the story):
After Boston's loss last night, the Sacramento Kings -- that's the Kings franchise located in Sacramento, California -- have the No. 1 offense in the NBA.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been cleared from health and safety protocols; he's expected to get on the court today and decide tomorrow whether to play on Christmas against the Boston Celtics, sources tell
@wojespn
and me.
The league has rescinded Giannis Antetokounmpo's 10th rebound last night--and thus his triple-double, sources tell ESPN. League rules say that for a field-goal attempt to count as official, the player has to shoot "with intent to score a field-goal" -- i.e. to make the shot.
Another important playoff update: my daughter asked if LeBron's team won today. I told her he wasn't going to win this year. She asked why. I was like, "Long story, please go to bed, there are more playoff games on."
so i ask
@ZachLowe_NBA
when he thinks he's coming home from the finals and he replies with a whole paragraph including the likelihood of Klay & Durant playing, the Warriors' % of winning Game 4 at home and damn i was just trying to figure out if i should cancel Blue Apron or not
ESPN Sources with
@royceyoung
: Oklahoma City, Carmelo Anthony will part ways this summer, likely saving team over $100M. Thunder working with 'Melo's reps on exits that include trade, stretch provision. Story:
If that wasn't the best game Luka Doncic has ever played, it was close. The list of better games than that, if it exists, is really short. Some of the best passing you will ever see -- plus 36 points.
Sixers are a problem. Starting five remains one of the league's best lineup. That was just a good, solid win. Nothing nutty about it. Just a good team going on the road and doing business.
Social distancing update: daughter now going around the house announcing she is having various guests (the Beard, "Goat Curry," LeBron) on her podcast, and then asking me when LeBron is coming on my podcast. So, I guess, the ball is in your court
@KingJames
Weirdest NBA stories of the season, updated.
1. Magic Quits press conference
2. Draymond-KD Spat
3. AD throws away a year of his prime
4. Carmelo doesn’t make it to 2019
5. Butler vs. Minnesota
6. Bulls create a Leadership Committee
7. Anything James Dolan did
This is not a joke: I am somehow 0-7 against my daughter in Chutes and Ladders since the quarantine started. Her luck is unbelievable, but I am in danger of becoming the 2015 Sixers of Chutes and Ladders.
Bam Adebayo's deal is for the full 5 years -- no player option in Year 5. Once the Heat committed the maximum salary to him, Adebayo was ready to commit the full five years to them, his agent, Alex Saratsis, tells ESPN.
I will reserve judgement on that Suns trade until I see what they do with the resulting cap space. I will reserve judgement on that Suns trade until I see what they do with the resulting cap space. I will reserve judgement on that Suns trade until I see what they do with the resu
Sources: Kobe Bryant was on his way to a travel basketball game with his daughter Gianna when the helicopter crashed. Those aboard the helicopter also included another player and parent.
Seriously -- intention from league/Nike is that teams cycle through new "city edition" jerseys every year. We cannot let this one go after just one season. It is too good. It needs to be permanent.
Heat put
@DwyaneWade
jerseys on sale at 5pm yesterday. Received orders from more than 100 countries in 15 hours. Team merchandise sales are up 8000% from the previous two days.
Spoke exclusively with Pau Gasol today about his hopes of an NBA comeback, his brother Marc signing with the Lakers, his arduous recovery process, and how someone rehabs during a pandemic:
Lonzo Ball shooting 45% from the line and averaging one free throw attempt per game seems like a thing that isn't getting enough attention considering everything Ball/Lakers/etc gets so much attention.