(CNN) — Minnesota Timberwolves player Karl-Anthony Towns took to Instagram to share his mother’s fight with Covid-19 in hopes it would encourage others to follow precautions to stop its spread. “This disease is real,” he said. “This disease needs not to be taken lightly. Please protect your families, your loved ones, your friends, yourself.” There are more than […]
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(CNN) — Kevin Durant is among the four members of the Brooklyn Nets who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Only one player has shown symptoms while the other three are asymptomatic. All four players are currently isolated and under the care of team physicians, according to a statement by the team. It is unclear […]
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(CNN) — The NBA has suspended its season after a player preliminarily tested positive for coronavirus, stunning fans and players who heard the plan at stadiums Wednesday night, and adding to a list of daily events and activities altered by the virus’ spread nationwide. Utah Jazz all-star center Rudy Gobert tested positive, according to ESPN and […]
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Don’t expect to see any more LeBron James post- game locker-room interviews for awhile. Amid growing concern about the coronavirus, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League announced Monday the leagues will be limiting access to team locker rooms. “After consultation with infectious disease and public health […]
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(CNN) — Sometimes you can say a lot without saying much at all. Nike released a touching tribute to Kobe Bryant on Monday, released just as the public memorial service honoring Bryant and his daughter Gianna got underway. The simple yet effective tribute featured no videos or images. Rather, with various audio clips playing in the background, […]
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(CNN) — Kawhi Leonard was the first recipient of the Kobe Bryant MVP Award Sunday. The MVP award for the NBA All-Star Game was renamed Saturday to honor the basketball legend. Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed when their helicopter, headed to a youth basketball game, crashed on January 26. “It means a […]
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(CNN) — Kobe Bryant is on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame list of finalists for enshrinement this year. Bryant was in his first year of eligibility. Other notable names on the list with Bryant, a five-time NBA champion and the fourth all-time leading scorer in league history, are former San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan […]
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With the Lakers reeling from the death of Kobe Bryant, the NBA postponed the team’s scheduled game Tuesday night against the Clippers at Staples Center. “The decision was made out of respect for the Lakers organization, which is deeply grieving the tragic loss of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people […]
