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Oladipo to ramp up activity, then decide on return
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Saturday, 20 June 2020 14:33
All-Star guard Victor Oladipo plans to ramp up activity with the Indiana Pacers starting next week and evaluate his repaired torn quad tendon prior to making a final commitment to playing in the season's restart in Orlando, he told ESPN on Saturday.Oladipo, 28, is hopeful to return to play with the Pacers, but wants to limit the risk of significant…
Memo: NBA sets Aug. 17 early-entry deadline
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Saturday, 20 June 2020 11:29
Potential early-entry candidates for the 2020 NBA draft will have until Aug. 17 to declare that they are entering the draft, according to a memo obtained by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday.The new deadline is pending the NBA finalizing an agreement with the players' union on system rule changes in the collective bargaining agreement related to the resumption of the…
Basketball restarts in China after virus shutdown
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Saturday, 20 June 2020 08:56
BEIJING -- The Chinese basketball league has restarted after an almost five-month shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic, with fewer foreign players and no fans in the stands.The CBA was suspended on Jan. 24 after the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, a week before it was scheduled to return following a spring break at the end of the regular season. The semifinals…
Embry: Players should never shut up and dribble
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Saturday, 20 June 2020 08:56
NBA Hall of Famer Wayne Embry, who was the first African American to become a general manager in pro sports, believes players should use their voices by continuing to play during the current protests while supporting the Black Lives Matter movement."I've always been a proponent of sports being a model of a greater society because we come together from different…
Heat's Butler opens up on racist incident as youth
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Friday, 19 June 2020 21:44
In a candid and passionate online town hall discussion hosted by the Miami Heat, All-Star forward Jimmy Butler recounted one of his first experiences with racism and declared that "now is the time to change."Butler was one of several Heat players who shared their deeply personal experiences and engaged in difficult discussions about racism, social injustice and police brutality facing…
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