With 23 games already postponed this season, the NBA will require players, coaches and staff to wear KN95, KF94 and FFP2 facemasks during games.
Author: Mark Medina, USA TODAY
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Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown continue to blossom into stars. But to reach the NBA Finals, they’ll need support from Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart.
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NBA announces plans for All-Star fan voting
The NBA detailed plans for fan voting for the All-Star Game. But it’s still not clear if a game will actually take place.
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Kobe Bryant launched The Mamba Sports Academy in 2018 in a venture with Chad Faulkner. But the facility was forced to change after Bryant’s death.
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Before he became a star with the Lakers, Kobe Bryant showed his confidence with the Lower Merion Aces, once saying Michael Jordan could not stop him.
‘I can care less about that’: Lakers’ LeBron James indifferent about defeating Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo
After the Lakers defeated the Bucks, LeBron James sounded apathetic over winning the head-to-head scoring matchup over Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Lakers’ LeBron James: ‘It would be great’ to visit White House to celebrate NBA championship
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