Nearly a month removed from the indefinite suspension of the NBA season due to COVID-19, the league is proposing ideas to keep its fans entertained from home. They put together a video game tournament with 16 players battling it out over NBA 2K. ESPN has already begun airing this NBA …
Read More »One and done: UK’s Maxey declares for NBA Draft
April 6 was bound to be special for Tyrese Maxey. It was plastered to his wall where he saw it every day. Initially, it signified the date of the 2020 NCAA basketball championship. But when that was ripped away thanks to the outbreak of Covid-19, the former Kentucky Wildcat was forced …
Read More »Duncan and Garnett inducted to Hall of Fame
Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are among nine honorees in this year’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. The star-studded class also included: a four-time National Coach of the Year Eddie Sutton, two-time NBA Champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich. Also, 10-time WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Tamika …
Read More »NBA Talks to Turn to Cancelation
The NBA is considering cancelling the remainder of the 2020 season, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports. The news comes nearly one month after the league suspended play due to COVID-19, when Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s positive test for the disease on March 11 pushed the NBA into a sudden hiatus. Pregame …
Read More »NBA Analyst Doris Burke to Donate to COVID-19 Plasma Project
On Friday NBA analyst and reporter Doris Burke announced she plans to participate in a COVID-19 convalescent plasma project. The project aims to investigate plasma from people who recovered from COVID-19 Burke announced on March 27 that she tested positive for COVID-19. However, she no longer feels symptoms. According to …
Read More »Former Gator Al Horford donates $500,000 in COVID-19 relief
A Gator great doing greater things Former Florida Gator basketball sensation Al Horford made an enormous contribution to the community to aid coronavirus relief efforts. The global pandemic that has put the world on pause these last few months has affected millions worldwide. While using Horford’s assistance, he made a …
Read More »Cuban Remains Hopeful for Season
COVID-19 continues to surge through the U.S., but Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban remains hopeful for the NBA season and that sports will make a comeback. NBA Closure On March 11, a game between the Utah Jazz and OKC Thunder changed everything for the NBA and sports in the United …
Read More »NBA looking at alternatives as regular season suspension continues
The NBA is weighing in several alternatives after its 2020 regular season was cut short. The growing health concern of COVID-19 resulted in the league pausing its regular-season games. However, the league officials are unsure whether it will be able to resume it’s regular-season as the pandemic continues to spread …
Read More »COVID-19: Redick talks NBA season
JJ Redick has been in the league for 14 seasons now. If the playoffs were to start without finishing the regular season, it will be his first time not playing in the NBA Playoffs. NBA Season* After playing his college career at Duke, the 2006 College Player of the Year …
Read More »NBA Players 2K Tournament to air on ESPN
The NBA, NBPA, and 2K have come together and produced an NBA 2K tournament. Sixteen NBA players will compete in the tournament that will air on ESPN and ESPN 2. Ranking and Scheduling Player rankings are based on their rating in the 2K game. The same rating tie was decided …
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