NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in an interview with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on Monday that the league will never "jump the line in any form whatsoever" when it comes to its players receiving COVID-19 vaccines and that the league plans to work with the government on public service campaigns to promote the importance of taking a vaccine."There's no way…

The Milwaukee Bucks have lost their 2022 second-round draft pick for violating rules governing the timing of this season's free-agency discussions.The decision was announced by the NBA after a thorough investigation regarding the Bucks' failed sign-and-trade agreement to acquire Bogdan Bogdanovic.The league found that the team had discussions with Bogdanovic and/or his agent before the date when free-agent discussions were…

With the NBA season tipping off this week, here's a look at the betting market around the country -- including the teams attracting the most and least action, the biggest bets and some of the odds that have been on the move.Lots of Lakers love• The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are the consensus favorites to win a second straight…

IT WAS THE summer of 2000, and to New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, it felt about 104 degrees in the shade. He decided to move summer league workouts from his Westchester base to Fairfield University, home to an air-conditioned gym. He also decided to let assistant Tom Thibodeau run the young Knicks through two practices in one day,…