Vince Carter confirms he is officially retiring

Vince Carter officially confirmed he is done playing basketball on a podcast Thursday.

LeBron James forms group aimed at getting African-Americans to vote, tackling voter suppression

LeBron James and several other athletes announced Wednesday they are forming a group aimed at energizing black voters and tackling voter suppression in cities ahead of the 2020 election.

'Structurally racist': LeBron James responds to Georgia election lines

"Everyone talking about 'how do we fix this?' They say 'go out and vote?' What about asking if how we vote is also structurally racist?"

NBA owners approve plan to restart 22-team season in Orlando, AP source says

It is the most significant step yet in the process of trying to resume a season that was suspended nearly three months ago because of the coronavirus pandemic.

NBA presents players with plan for season restart in Orlando, source says

The plan, if approved, would have 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams going to Disney and the cutoff being that teams must be within six games of a playoff spot at this point.

Wes Unseld, 1969 NBA Rookie of Year and MVP, dies at 74

Wes Unseld, the NBA legend who led the then-Washington Bullets to the NBA championship in 1978 has died, his family says. He was 74-years-old.

Michael Porter Jr. urges people to ‘pray for the police officers’ involved in death of George Floyd

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. weighed on the death of George Floyd, who was killed during an incident with Minneapolis police officers on Monday, tweeting a call for people to “pray for the police officer(s)” involved as much as they were praying for Floyd’s devastated family.

Ewing out of hospital after being treated for COVID-19

Georgetown basketball coach and former NBA great Patrick Ewing has been released from the hospital and is recovering from COVID-19 at home, his son said Monday.

NBA talking with Disney about resuming season

The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July. It's the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Analysis: The NBA seems on the cusp of a comeback plan

It might not be a unanimously approved notion, but 2-1/2 months into this pandemic-caused shutdown, the NBA finally seems on the cusp of being able to move forward.

Orlando Magic begin voluntary, individual workouts

After a few days of waiting for COVID-19 test results to come back, Orlando Magic players were given the green light to return to their training facility for voluntary, individual workouts.

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After a few days of waiting for COVID-19 test results to come back, Orlando Magic players were given the green light to return to their training facility for voluntary, individual workouts.

Tacko Fall staying busy lockdown
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Former UCF star Tacko Fall has spent the lockdown in Boston meeting with children's groups and charities, but he is also conditioning for play when the season resumes.

NBA teams start to reopen, as testing plan begins emerging

A good sign: the Orlando Magic revealed that they have been authorized by health officials in Orange County, Florida to test players and staff.

Orlando Magic receive county permission to test players/staff for coronavirus

The Orlando Magic are targeting Tuesday, May 12 to reopen their training facility for individual workouts for players, according to a team spokesman.

Lakers return $4.6 million from stimulus loan program

The Los Angeles Lakers have repaid a loan of roughly $4.6 million from coronavirus business relief funds after learning the program had been depleted.

NBA to allow practice facilities to open May 1 in states with eased stay-at-home orders: report

The NBA is reportedly going to ease restrictions with regard to opening practice facilities in states that are beginning to relax their coronavirus stay-at-home orders, according to a report.