Author: Heather Tucker, USA TODAY

Florida coach Dan Mullen announced Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19. Gators’ game against LSU already was postponed due to outbreak.

Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday at 43, portrayed Jackie Robinson in “42” and starred in a number of other sports movies in his brilliant career.

The New Orleans rookie pledged to cover the salaries of Smoothie King Center workers for the next 30 days, the initial length of the NBA shutdown.

Adam Silver reiterated remarks from his first public comments since the league shut down and encouraged fans to follow coronavirus health protocols.

Vanessa Bryant reacted on Instagram to the two empty seats at Staples Center the Lakers draped with jerseys: A No. 24 for Kobe and a No. 2 for Gianna.

LeBron James made headlines with his remarks Monday about China, Hong Kong and a pro-Hong Kong tweet, some would say for all the wrong reasons.

Former NBA star Tim Hardaway, a finalist, says he realizes it was ‘really bad of me to say that’ and he has worked to turn ‘a wrong into a right.’