• The part of Rachel Nichols-Maria Taylor ESPN feud that’s angering Adam Silver

    The part of Rachel Nichols-Maria Taylor ESPN feud that’s angering Adam Silver

    Commissioner Adam Silver showed support for ESPN’s NBA personality Rachel Nichols in her feud with colleague Maria Taylor, saying the whole episode is “disheartening’’ and appeared angry the...
  • NBA responds after senator’s grilling over reported China TV deal

    NBA responds after senator’s grilling over reported China TV deal

    After a U.S. senator grilled the NBA over its purported new contract with China’s state-sponsored CCTV – and any free speech concessions such a deal might’ve required – The Post obtained a
  • NBA expecting players to agree to Dec. 22 start date

    NBA expecting players to agree to Dec. 22 start date

    So much for a Martin Luther King Day opener. According to NBA sources and Jared Dudley, the players are expected to vote Thursday and Friday for a Dec. 22 season opener to take advantage of the
  • MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    MLB’s return marked with poor play and deceptive commentary

    This has been a confusing summer. Even my flip-flops keep changing their mind. Clearly, what’s left of this baseball season is being played exclusively for TV revenue. When we last left, 10 months ago, The Game was in a badly diminished state, record-breaking home runs and record-breaking strikeouts, little baseball played in between. That condition …
  • Adam Silver: ‘Significant’ coronavirus spread could end NBA season

    Adam Silver: ‘Significant’ coronavirus spread could end NBA season

    In less than two weeks, NBA players will begin to arrive in Orlando. On July 30, the regular season will resume for 22 teams willing to spend as long as three-plus months in the isolated campus surrounding Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. “We believe we’ve developed a safe and responsible way to restart …
  • Angry old coaches are NBA’s first return controversy

    Angry old coaches are NBA’s first return controversy

    It’s now for real. And already a touch of Covid-19 controversy. The NBA Board of Governors voted 29-1 Thursday to bring back their season, with training camp beginning June 30 and the season reopener July 31 with a 22-team format in Orlando, Fla., the league announced. However, on TNT Thursday night, commissioner Adam Silver touched …
  • The NBA has its target return date: July 31

    The NBA has its target return date: July 31

    The NBA is next in line for a comeback. Days after the NHL announced its plan for a 24-team playoff tournament, NBA commissioner Adam Silver informed the board of governors that the league is targeting resuming play on July 31, according to The Athletic. The NBA, which was the first major sports league to suspend …
  • This NBA playoff idea could leave Knicks, Nets in trouble

    This NBA playoff idea could leave Knicks, Nets in trouble

    One of the various play-in tournaments the NBA is considering includes one scenario that would keep the Knicks home and the Nets possibly having to play their way into the playoffs. According to an NBA source, Thursday’s annual GM meetings, held over video-conference, gave no clear indication as to which way commissioner Adam Silver was …
  • Knicks may get huge edge amid NBA’s coronavirus cap chaos

    Knicks may get huge edge amid NBA’s coronavirus cap chaos

    Bobby Marks, ESPN’s cap guru, predicts NBA free agency this summer will “slow to a crawl” and all players with opt-outs in their contracts will choose to opt in. That’s one economic fallout from the potentially massive salary-cap reduction because of the season’s March 11 shutdown. If all players are forced to opt in, that …
  • NBA restart plans heat up with crucial meeting, player polls

    NBA restart plans heat up with crucial meeting, player polls

    The NBA’s push to restart the season seems to be gaining momentum. Several star players, including union president Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook and Jayson Tatum were set to hold a call with the league Tuesday to discuss strategies to resume the season that went on hiatus due to the coronavirus, according to The Athletic. Paul …