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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Wednesday said he doesn't think the NBA will miss President Trump as a viewer after the president recently declared his lack of interest in the league because of players kneeling for the national anthem.

Professional sports leagues have incorporated inventive ways to help replace the lack of fans in the stands due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rather than the traditional bench area, players and coaches will sit in chairs 6 feet apart near the court.

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association say 16 players tested positive for coronavirus in the first wave of mandatory tests done in preparation for the restart of the season.

The plan, once approved, would have 13 Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams going to Disney, and the cutoff being that teams must be within six games of a playoff spot at this point. Playoffs would start in August, and the NBA Finals will likely stretch into October, the person said.

May 1 marks what would have been rising basketball star Gianna “Gigi” Bryant’s fourteenth birthday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Monday that Jacqueline Cruz, the mother of star Karl-Anthony Towns, has died from complications due to Coronavirus.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he and his team will do their part to help the community during the coronavirus pandemic.

Four Brooklyn Nets players have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the team.

The retired NBA star opened up about a candid conversation with his child during a recent appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."