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With the May 19 NBA draft lottery postponed, the draft order won’t be determined until June at the earliest. Following last year’s smoothing of the lottery odds, the amount of shuffling after the ping-pong balls roll is considerable. League sources are hearing about a late August/early September draft. Some agents are being told there could …
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The new normal at NBA practice facilities began Friday, featuring temperature checks at the door, latex gloves and an outfit in a bag. The Cavaliers were among the first teams to open back up for voluntary workouts after the league was suspended March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Four players — Kevin Love, Larry …
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Small businesses in Brooklyn have a new chance to score a coronavirus loan — and they won’t have to negotiate the US government’s Paycheck Protection Program to get it. Starting Tuesday, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce will give out loans of up to $30,000 to any shop owner who has been hurt by the pandemic …
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Tom Thibodeau has quarantined in Connecticut — unclear of his next move, just like everyone else in the NBA. Since being ingloriously ousted in Minnesota amid his third season as coach/president, Thibodeau had attended various NBA/college practices. He has spent lots of hours imbedded with the Clippers, Warriors and Celtics, among others, trying to keep …
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Nets general manager Sean Marks left the door open slightly for Kevin Durant to return to the court should the NBA season resume after shutting down on March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic. “That’s a $110 million question,” Marks told Newshub of his native New Zealand. “In all seriousness, we’ve tried not to talk …
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Brooklyn rapper Smoove’L was busted with a loaded gun after running a red light, cops said Tuesday. The rhymester, whose real name is Lefty Sanders, was driving a 2015 black Suburban on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bed-Stuy just before 5:45 p.m. when he blew through the light at Green Avenue and pulled over, according to …
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Even after Georgia governor Brian Kemp reopened his state, the Atlanta Hawks aren’t going to reopen their facilities prematurely amid the coronavirus pandemic. Two days after reports stated the NBA planned on allowing players to return to team facilities in states with loosened stay-at-home restrictions, the league sent a memo pushing back the reopening date …
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If NBA commissioner Adam Silver goes through with a plan of opening up practice facilities to players on May 1 in cities no longer under coronavirus lockdown, the Knicks and Nets would face challenges. A Friday reopening for the two local teams doesn’t jibe well with Gov. Cuomo’s timetable. At his press briefing Sunday, Cuomo …
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In a step of progress to the reopening of the season, the NBA is planning on allowing teams in cities in which there is no longer a lockdown to open their practice facilities May 1 for players to stage informal workouts, according to ESPN. This won’t hold true for the Knicks and Nets, because Gov. …
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Ansel Elgort has some serious balls. “The Fault In Our Stars” actor used a nude photo to get donations for COVID-19 relief on Tuesday. In the steamy shot, Elgort, 26, poses naked in an outdoor shower using just his hand to cover himself. “OnlyFans LINK IN BIO,” he captioned the pic, referring to the subscription …
With the May 19 NBA draft lottery postponed, the draft order won’t be determined until June at the earliest. Following last year’s smoothing of the lottery odds, the amount of shuffling after the ping-pong balls roll is considerable. League sources are hearing about a late August/early September draft. Some agents are being told there could …
