– Ben Simmons reportedly has been ignoring Joel Embiid's calls
– He reportedly doesn't want to go to Toronto or Portland

More: https://t.co/tR66qeNqqV pic.twitter.com/Z9GKvhb35Y

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) August 5, 2021

Free agent guard Lou Williams has agreed to a deal to return to the Atlanta Hawks, his agent Wallace Prather of @parlay_se tells @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 5, 2021

Masai Ujiri has agreed to a deal to become vice chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/A9MwmPlNQf

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 5, 2021

Ben Simmons has cut communications with 'basically everyone' on the Sixers.

He is open to joining the Warriors, per @JDumasReports pic.twitter.com/dcYlZ6u4p4

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 5, 2021

Who probably created a new variant of the f*cking coronavirus with 60,000 strong with NO MASKS OR CONDOMS? Your Milwaukee Bucks fanbase,” Burr said on Thursday’s episode of his Monday Morning podcast. “Jesus Christ they should have put f*cking Covid in liquid form and just put it into a crop duster and just f*cking flown right over that goddamn crowd.”

Bill Burr Lashes Out at Unmasked Milwaukee Bucks Fans: ‘Put F*cking Covid in a Crop Duster’ And Fly Over the ‘G*ddamn Crowd’

In July 2012, John Hollinger, the current
Memphis Grizzlies Vice President of Basketball Operations, was an ESPN NBA analyst who had a “this could never happen to me” attitude. For all the people who think they are invincible and will never be a biter, let this be a cautionary tale. Turns out, Hollinger is as susceptible as anyone else, and was zinged by an fake account purporting to be long time respected national NBA reporter Marc Stein (then with ESPN) announcing Grant Hill’s retirement. Instead of Stein’s actual handle at the time, @ESPNSteinLine, the faker ignored the “I before E except after C” rule to create @ESPNStienLine.

https://www.outkick.com/rehashing-best-nba-fake-account-tweets/

WHAT. A. GAME. 🤯

France advances to the Gold medal game after beating Slovenia, 90-89 in the semis

Luka suffers his first loss of international play pic.twitter.com/gsbWIXx1x8

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 5, 2021

The Nets were unwilling to trade DeAndre Jordan in the Spencer Dinwiddie 5 team deal, per @Krisplashed

"His bond with the Brooklyn Big 3 is too strong for a deal to consummate, per source." pic.twitter.com/FtSfJ0WH68

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 4, 2021

New York Knicks All-Star Julius Randle has agreed to a four-year, $117 million contract extension — elevating his deal’s total value to five years and $140 million, his agents Aaron Mintz and Steven Heumann of @CAA_Basketball tell ESPN: https://t.co/4q7EfERHsw

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 5, 2021

UFA Danny Green (@DGreen_14 ) has agreed to return to the Philadelphia 76ers on a 2-year/$20M deal.

Green shot 40% from 3 this season on 6.3 attempts. Green had 1.3 SPG (t-career best) and 0.8 BPG after playing in 69 of 72 regular season games.

— Harrison Sanford (@HarrisonSanford) August 5, 2021

The LAPD is launching an investigation into the possible excessive use of force in the arrest of New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes.

➡️ https://t.co/5ZhGdnWvAW pic.twitter.com/GVfU3lYMER

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) August 4, 2021

Leaked footage shows Jaxson Hayes excessively tased by the police

(Via TMZ / h/t @HoopAnalysisNet & @AhnFireDigital )

https://t.co/5uBX5oRXUz

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 4, 2021