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 …
Read More »China restricts professional sports
China took the lead in how to get back and function after and during the coronavirus pandemic. However, the country is still hitting several bumps in the road to getting back to competitive sporting events as we know them. China’s Decision China was the first country with reports of the …
Read More »NBA determined to crown champion
If you ask the Houston Rockets’ general manager Daryl Morey, the NBA season is far from over. In fact, he and his team are actively prepping for a series against the Denver Nuggets. However, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to ramp up, not everyone is as optimistic as Morey. Jeff …
Read More »2020 NBA Draft Likely Postponed Until Conclusion of Season
The 2020 NBA Draft, originally scheduled for June 25, will likely be postponed according to ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. NBA Plans Return On March 11, the NBA officially suspended the regular season after a player tested positive for the coronavirus. The NBA shutdown with a little over a month before …
Read More »NBA Eyeing A Return to the Regular Season
The NBA plans to finish the regular season With the world undergoing the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, the NBA decided to cancel the remainder of its regular season. However, NBA commissioner Adam Silver proposed numerous ways in which the game we all love can return to the court. A Few Options …
Read More »Former Harlem Globetrotter Legend, Fred ‘Curly’ Neal, dies at 77.
Fred ‘Curly’ Neal, a once-great dribbling sensation for the Harlem Globetrotters, died on Thursday morning at his home in Houston at the age of 77. Ironically nicknamed Curly, Neal was a bald but flashy basketball player for the Globetrotters. Between 1963 and 1985, Curly was one of the most popular …
Read More »Magic Johnson Reacts to Virus
Former player and president of basketball operations for the Lakers, Magic Johnson, joined the many who are voicing their thoughts on the coronavirus. He spoke on social distancing, the impact of no sports, and thanked first responders. Magic Encourages Social Distancing Social distancing is a term used to describe remaining …
Read More »Mavs Owner Mark Cuban optimistic about NBA return
Mark Cuban, a billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner, said he believes the NBA will return to play in May. The league suspended its season two weeks ago, setting off a chain reaction of sports leagues postponing their seasons. During the onslaught of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S., Cuban …
Read More »NBA players continue to cope with COVID-19
As COVID-19 becomes ever more present in the United States, more NBA players cope with the disease as each day passes. One of the more prominent examples of this is Minnesota Timberwolves player Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns’ took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce his mother is in a coma after …
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