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In this March 25, 2020, fikle photo, medical personnel from BayCare test people for the coronavirus in the parking lot outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Nobody can say with precise certainty how many coronavirus tests that the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball would need before those leagues can resume playing games. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) **FiLE**

For sports, coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 13, 2019, file photo, Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team executive Marc Eversley smiles while talking to reporters during a pre-draft workout at the Sixers Training Complex in Camden, N.J. New Chicago Bulls general manager Marc Eversley addresses the media for the first time since he was hired this week to replace the fired Gar Forman. Eversley -- who will work under new executive vice president of basketball operations -- becomes the franchise's first black GM after four seasons in Philadelphia's front office. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Marc Eversley joins Bulls as GM from 76ers’ front office

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

In this March 11, 2020 photo, fans leave the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., after the NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings was postponed at the last minute over an &quot;abundance of caution&quot; after a player for the Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus. A person with knowledge of the situation says NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, May 1 provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) ** FILE **

NBA pushes back draft combine, draft lottery

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020, file photo, Mickey and Minnie Mouse perform during a parade as they pass by the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Florida tourism officials say cases of the new coronavirus are having little visible impact on the state's biggest industry so far. Disney officials said in a statement that extra hand sanitizers were being placed throughout its four parks and more than two dozen hotels. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

NBA looks at finishing season at Disney World

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) dribbles during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ** FILE **

LeBron James against NBA canceling season, wants basketball back ‘as soon as it’s safe’

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

A team attendant uses protective gloves to wipe down seats in the players' bench area during an NBA basketball game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks in San Antonio, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

NBA team presidents operating with intent to resume season

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

n this Jan. 29, 2019, photo, Georgia guard Teshaun Hightower (1) against Arkansas during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Fayetteville, Ark. Hightower, now Tulane University’s leading scorer, was booked into jail Saturday, April 25, 2020, on multiple charges, including murder and aggravated assault, Henry County Jail records show. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)

Tulane basketball player charged with murder in Georgia

Associated Press

In this file photo dated Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, Georgia guard Teshaun Hightower plays against Vanderbilt in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Nashville, USA. Hightower, now Tulane University’s leading scorer, was booked into jail Saturday April 25, 2020, on multiple charges, including murder and aggravated assault, Henry County Jail records show. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, FILE)

Teshaun Hightower, Tulane basketball player, charged with murder

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Weekend Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this March 11, 2020 photo, fans leave the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., after the NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings was postponed at the last minute over an &quot;abundance of caution&quot; after a player for the Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus. A person with knowledge of the situation says NBA players will be allowed to return to team training facilities starting Friday, May 1 provided that their local governments do not have a stay-at-home order prohibiting such movement. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) ** FILE **

NBA pushes plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at earliest

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Spain's Rafael Nadal makes a backhand return to Austria's Dominic Thiem during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are among 12 players confirmed to play in the virtual Madrid Open tennis tournament this month. There will be 150,000 euros ($164,000) distributed in prize money for each of the men’s and women’s events. The winners then decide how much they want to donate to tennis players who are having a hard time financially without any tournaments to play. Another 50,000 euros ($55,000) will be donated to reduce the social impact of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

Nadal does’t see tennis back soon, is worried about injuries

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Gonzaga’s Petrusev will enter NBA draft, but not hire agent

Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is introduced during an NBA preseason basketball game between the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors in Saitama, near Tokyo. Silver said in an interview Saturday, March 21, 2020 that the league is considering all options, best-case, worst-case and countless ideas in between, as it tries to come to grips with the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) **FILE**

AP Source: NBA facilities will begin to reopen Friday

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning leaves the court after the team lost to North Carolina in an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C. On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Wake Forest announced it has fired Manning after six seasons in which the Demon Deacons had a winning record only once. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Wake Forest fires coach Danny Manning after losing stretch

By AARON BEARD - Associated Press

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this June 11, 1997 file photo, Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen, right, embraces an exhausted Michael Jordan following their win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, in Salt Lake City. The flu-like illness Jordan fought through to lead the Bulls to a crucial victory in the 1997 NBA Finals created instant fodder for the virtue of perseverance. Pushing past boundaries, overcoming obstacles and adversity — that is part of the ethos of major competitive sports. That is how elite athletes become wired to win. (AP Photo/Jack Smith) ** FILE **

Mental stress for athletes: From ‘let’s play’ to ‘stay home’

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Washington State’s Elleby will go through NBA draft process

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 1998, file photo, NBA Champions, from left: Ron Harper, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan and coach Phil Jackson are joined on stage by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, second from right, during a city-wide rally in Chicago to celebrate the Chicago Bulls 6th NBA championship. Jordan described his final NBA championship season with the Chicago Bulls as a “trying year.” “We were all trying to enjoy that year knowing it was coming to an end,” Jordan told Good Morning America on Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser, File)

How ‘The Last Dance’ started with a simple idea in 1997

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Fans leave the Golden 1 Center after the NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings was postponed at the last minute in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The league said the decision was made out of an &quot;abundance of caution,&quot; because official Courtney Kirkland, who was scheduled to work the game, had worked the Utah Jazz game earlier in the week. A player for the Jazz tested positive for the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

NBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press