Trail Blazers Fire Team President After Workplace Conduct Inquiry

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Neil Olshey, who had been with Portland since 2012, was fired after a review of the workplace environment at the team’s practice facility.https://nyti.ms/3GcK31X

LeBron James cleared to play after false positive Covid test.

By BY TANIA GANGULI from NYT Sports He will participate in the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.https://nyti.ms/3G6Fw15

Lakers Search for Answers, With and Without LeBron James

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA AND TANIA GANGULI from NYT Sports James could miss multiple games because of coronavirus protocols, but the Lakers have struggled even when he has played.https://nyti.ms/3pBmtp9

Even With Fewer Stars in Beal’s Orbit, the Wizards Find Their Way

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports A roster overhaul prioritized depth over big names to surround Bradley Beal in Washington. The new guys — with chips on their shoulders — have come through.https://nyti.ms/3DRkov4

Why the ‘Scariest’ Night Didn’t Keep LaMarcus Aldridge Out of the N.B.A.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Aldridge, the veteran Nets center, briefly retired after 15 seasons because of a heart issue. He was depressed — then determined to return.https://nyti.ms/3kerfH0

It’s Good to Be Golden State, Even Without Klay Thompson

By BY TANIA GANGULI from NYT Sports Golden State is among the N.B.A.’s best teams, even without one of its best players in the injured Thompson. And it’s not just because of Stephen Curry.https://nyti.ms/3GPAxCZ

Klay Thompson Finally Found Love. With His Boat.

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Injury woes sent Thompson, the Golden State guard, looking for solace. He found it on the water. No bananas allowed.https://nyti.ms/30Tacn9

Magic Johnson: le business, la NBA et son erreur avec LeBron

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports Johnson prédit le nom des prochaines grandes équipes rivales au sein de la N.B.A, et évoque son seul regret du temps où il dirigeait les Los Angeles Lakers.https://nyti.ms/3nhxHh3

The Knicks Are Ready for a Sequel. The Good Kind.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports The Knicks are positioned to build on last season’s success after an off-season of smart moves.https://nyti.ms/3E0d0Nl

Magic Johnson Talks Business, Basketball and a Big Mistake With LeBron

By BY JONATHAN ABRAMS from NYT Sports Johnson predicted the N.B.A.’s next great rivalry and said he has only one regret from his time running the Los Angeles Lakers.https://nyti.ms/3G42JSo

LeBron James and Stephen Curry Test Different Paths Back to N.B.A. Peak

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports James’s Los Angeles Lakers revamped their roster in a bid for another championship. For Golden State and Curry, familiar faces were just fine.https://nyti.ms/3lR7yGA

The Nets Had a Chance to Win Over New York. Now, They’ll Try Again.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Viewed by some as gentrifiers, the Nets finally may have the starpower to win a championship and loosen the grip the city’s other N.B.A. team has on the region.https://nyti.ms/3p9Z7s3

An N.B.A. Female ‘First’ Hopes It’s Not Such a Big Deal Soon

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports Lisa Byington, the league’s first full-time female play-by-play broadcaster, with the Milwaukee Bucks, said she’s proud but hopes the novelty has a short shelf life.https://nyti.ms/2YKEwPM

N.B.A. star Kyrie Irving could lose at least $380,000 over vaccination status.

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports New York requires most teens and adults to have at least one vaccination shot to enter facilities such as sports arenas, and Irving has not practiced with the Nets in Brooklyn.https://nyti.ms/3ako8rA

Warriors coach says Andrew Wiggins has gotten a Covid shot.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Wiggins will be able to play in home games in San Francisco, since city ordinances require individuals to be fully vaccinated to enter facilities such as indoor gyms.https://nyti.ms/3A7Tb4k

Warriors coach says Andrew Wiggins has gotten a Covid shot.

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports Wiggins will be able to play in home games in San Francisco, since city ordinances require individuals to be fully vaccinated to enter facilities such as indoor gyms.https://nyti.ms/3B80MBs

LeBron James said he had been vaccinated, after evading questions about his vaccination status last season.

By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports He also said he would not use his platform to publicly encourage others to be vaccinated.https://nyti.ms/3APfuNG

Most N.B.A. Players Are Vaccinated, but Skeptics Speak Out

By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports More than 90 percent of players have received at least one dose of the vaccine, but some, like Nets guard Kyrie Irving, won’t say if they have been or plan to be vaccinated.https://nyti.ms/2Y45Poc

Nets Rookie Goes Apartment Shopping. Needs Ice Cream.

By BY DAVID GARDNER from NYT Sports Day’Ron Sharpe, the 29th overall pick in this year’s N.B.A. draft, is making himself at home in New York as he gets ready for his first season alongside the Nets’ big stars.https://nyti.ms/2VWmLfp

Investigation Confirms Abuse of Female Basketball Players in Mali

By BY JERÉ LONGMAN AND ROMAIN MOLINA from NYT Sports But investigators said they could not confirm The Times’s reporting that the sport’s top global official, Hamane Niang, knew about the abuse.https://nyti.ms/2Xj16Oy