Budenholzer returns from protocol as Bucks roll

PHOENIX (AP) The NBA may emerge from the pandemic on better financial footing than it first anticipated, though Commissioner Adam Silver warned Tuesday that it’s too early to declare things fully back to normal. Silver, at his annual pre-NBA Finals news conference, said he believes the league weathered the pandemic and all that came with it – including much less revenue from the lack of fans in arenas for much of the last 15 months – relatively well, noting that even he was surprised to see many teams were able to have full buildings during the playoffs. ”Financially, for the season, without getting into it too specifically, we did somewhat better than we initially projected,” Silver said.

John Collins is the Atlanta Hawks’ rookie power forward. He’s a great athlete with outstanding all-around offensive skill who slipped to No. 19 in the 2017 NBA Draft. He’s going to get a chance to start this year, which means he’ll likely be dunking on some opponents. Like … the Los Angeles