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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2020, file photo, Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers in Milwaukee. The Bucks believe they can build on the momentum they established while producing the NBA’s best record before the pandemic-imposed hiatus. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Game on: NBA finally set to see games that count again

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020

FILE - Members of the Los Angeles Clippers celebrate from the bench as Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton, left, walks away during the second half of an NBA basketball game in a Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 file photo, in Los Angeles. At the NBA restart, where the only fans inside the building are the ones wearing uniforms, enthusiasm from players on the bench is most definitely getting noticed. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Say Cheese: Bench energy is real, and loud, at NBA restart

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2020, file photo, Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson speaks to the media at the EJI Legacy Pavilion in Montgomery, Ala. Stevenson was scheduled to meet with the NBA’s coaches over a Zoom call for a half-hour a few weeks ago. The call went more than three times that long, and from there a running dialogue was born. ( Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

To NBA coaches, racial equality is a priority of the restart

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJuly 22, 2020July 22, 2020

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, shoots as Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, in Los Angeles. The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers already have just about guaranteed themselves the top two playoff seeds and face a delicate balancing act when the NBA returns to action. They must try to shake off the rust after a 4 ½-month hiatus while also staying as healthy as...

LeBron James speaks out: ‘Nothing is normal in 2020’

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJuly 20, 2020July 20, 2020

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, left, dribbles next to Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. Westbrook said Monday, July 13, 2020, that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season. Westbrook made the revelation on social media. As recently as Sunday, the Rockets believed that...

Houston Rockets’ Russell Westbrook says he tested positive for coronavirus

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJuly 13, 2020July 13, 2020

This photo provided by Jacob Diamond shows the second bedroom inside Magic equipment manager Jacob Diamond’s suite at the team hotel on the Disney complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Thursday, July 9, 2020. All 22 teams in the NBA restart had to pack more than ever, for a road trip like none other. Every team is assured of spending at least five weeks at Disney, and some could be there for three months. The challenges for players and coaches are obvious, but the challenge for equipment managers — among the unsung heroes of this restart plan — aren’t anywhere near as visible to those watching games from afar. ( Jacob Diamond via AP)

At the NBA restart, team equipment is a challenge to manage

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich talks with the media during NBA basketball media day in San Antonio. Freshmen at the United States Air Force Academy are called doolies, and the experience for those first-year cadets can be extremely difficult. Popovich, class of 1970, hasn’t forgotten those days. And for the San Antonio coach, a couple days of lockdown at Walt Disney World brought back the memories of doolie life. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Popovich had reservations, but Spurs coach ready for restart

by Tim Reynolds AP Basketball WriterJuly 12, 2020July 12, 2020

FILE - In this June 6, 2006, file photo, college players scrimmage during an NBA pre-draft basketball camp at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex in Kissimmee, Fla. Most of the 22 remaining NBA teams were taking the court for the first mandatory workouts in nearly four months Wednesday, July 1, 2020, as the league continued prepping for the restart of the season at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida. Workouts are still individual in nature, but are no longer voluntary....

Asterisk on the NBA title? Coaches, players say not a chance

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJuly 2, 2020July 2, 2020

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks at a news conference before an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. It’s been over three months since the commissioners of major sports cancelled or postponed events because of the coronavirus. Enough time for us to grade them on how they’ve handled the virus so far. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

NBA, players sign off on final terms for restarted season

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

FILE - In this May 26, 1999, file photo, Toronto Raptors Vince Carter, left, gets a kiss from his mother Michelle Robinson-Carter after receiving the NBA Rookie of the Year Award during a news conference in Toronto. Carter made his retirement official Thursday, June 25, 2020, announcing on his podcast that his 22-year NBA career has come to an end. The announcement was largely a formality, since the 43-year-old Carter had said many times over the course of this season that this would be his last in the NBA. His 22 seasons are the most in league history, and he became the first NBA player to appear in four different decades. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)

Vince Carter, 43, retires after record 22 NBA seasons

by Tim Reynolds Associated PressJune 25, 2020