Adrian Wojnarowski

NBA teams in Orlando will scrimmage against a team in opposite conference or an unlikely first-round playoff opponent in same conference, league tells teams in a memo.

No decision has been made yet on the status Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry, 65, according to sources. https://t.co/QkYeCwlwtW

New Orleans Pelicans associate head coach Jeff Bzdelik, 67, won’t be joining the team in Orlando, his agent Warren LeGarie tells ESPN. The organization is supportive of the decision.

The @NBA & @NBPA have come to an agreement on the social justice messages that can be used on the back of jerseys during the NBA re-start in Orlando starting July 30, sources told @TheUndefeated. The list of approved messages and more here in @ESPN: https://t.co/Jtf9i4P6kb

New ESPN story: Gordon Hayward will leave the bubble, if Boston is still playing, for the birth of his fourth child in September. Story includes details on the procedures in place for a player leaving the bubble for an approved reason: https://t.co/h1EDjN4Uze

Fantastic window into @DeandreAyton’s talent and growth with @Mike_Schmitz. Excited to see Ayton play with Monty Williams’ upstart Suns in Orlando. https://t.co/oW1M0YEhWx

ESPN story on Clippers shutting down practice facility today after positive coronavirus test: https://t.co/L8LXHccdyN

After a positive test for the coronavirus in the Los Angeles Clippers traveling party headed to Orlando next week, the organization closed its practice facility to players and staff as a precaution today, sources tell ESPN.

ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan reporting on the 8 non-Orlando teams moving toward a ‘second bubble’ in Chicago. https://t.co/9Vs9Nt0x87

The NBA is closing in on signing off on a second “bubble” in Chicago for the eight teams that were not invited to play in Orlando, enabling mini-training camps and subsequent games against other clubs with a target date of September, sources tell ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan.

The Woj Pod with @Malika_Andrews and @BobbyMarks42: Setting the stage for the Orlando restart, including the Lakers and Clippers, the Eastern contenders and much more. ESPN: https://t.co/9RwqGGIMJf Spotify: https://t.co/M8JB7bxkwY

Kokoskov was Luke Walton’s top assistant with Kings. As Slovenia’s head coach, he was part of a EuroBasket title in 2017 with Luka Doncic leading the way. Kokoskov replaces the legendary Zelijko Obradovic with Fenerbache. https://t.co/0GlwCLvNoy

Sacramento Kings assistant Igor Kokoskov has agreed in principle to become the next head coach of Fenerbahce in Istanbul, sources tell ESPN. Kokoskov had been the Suns head coach and is currently the Serbian national coach.

NBA on further testing of players and staff: https://t.co/694TamEWWB

NBA: In tests of 344 players between June 24-29, nine more players have tested positive for the coronavirus.

New on E+: The restart rules in Orlando: 🗓️The calendar moving forward 🏀Can teams still add players to the roster? 😷What happens to a player that tests positive? 🤕Can an injured player get replaced? 🏀Are non-playing teams allowed to make trades? https://t.co/4z2NK2CnDG

ESPN story on Houston's Thabo Sefolosha opting out of NBA's Orlando restart: https://t.co/XEQQ1PMMb7

Houston Rockets F Thabo Sefolosha is opting-out of Orlando restart, sources tell ESPN.

Nikola Jokic is not back in the United States yet. Michael Malone: "Next Tuesday, we depart for Orlando. The hope and expectation is that Nikola Jokic will be with us on that plane... From everything that I have heard and talked to him, he feels great and is excited."

Free agent guard JR Smith has signed his contract with the Lakers, agent Rich Paul of @KlutchSports tells ESPN. Story: https://t.co/qnFJiyqJKk