The good news: the NBA is on track to start the season on July 30. The bad news: the COVID-19 is still an issue. While there are no protocols to stop the season, NBA commissioner Adam Silver admitted that COVID-19 is problematic. Decisions going forward could be tricky. This return …
Read More »Florida Greats Join NBA Teams
Two former Florida Gators will see action in the NBA’s return. Joakim Noah signed to stay with the Clippers and Corey Brewer is staying Sacramento. Both players were coasting on 10-day contracts as of late, especially Brewer, before getting contracts that last until the end of the season. Both get …
Read More »NBA Orlando Plan has COVID Troubles
The NBA nears its resumption of the season in Orlando, Fla. COVId-19 cases in the State of Florida are hitting record highs at the same time. Orange County, where Orlando is, has seen the number of new cases per day increase consistently since June 8. With the NBA season starting …
Read More »NBA set to return July 31 At Disney
After months of talks and negotiations, NBA owners voted almost unanimously to approve a plan to resume the season on July 31 in Orlando. The only team to vote “no” was the Portland Trailblazers. There will be a conference call today with each team’s representative to approve the plan from …
Read More »Still No Definite Plans for NBA Return
Once sports started getting cancelled mid-March due to the coronavirus, many organizations set a date of return. Sports organizations were hopeful to finish their seasons or for some cases, to start them. But as we reached these return dates, many, if not all, had to be extended. One of the …
Read More »Love and basketball: LeBron talks future of NBA season
LeBron James misses basketball. The whole world wants to see him reunited with the game, almost like a tragic love story. James hopes that this story — and this season — has a happy ending. https://twitter.com/KingJames/status/1246231740378517504 Unfinished business for LeBron In the final weekend before the season got put on …
Read More »Haslem recounts Game 6 of the Heat-Spurs 2013 NBA Finals set to re-air Wednesday night
Former Florida Gator and current Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem recounts his final moments of the 2013 NBA Game 6 playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs on the Golic and Wingo show on Wednesday morning. The thriller will re-air on ESPN at 7 p.m. EST on Wednesday. Haslem also …
Read More »NBA wanting to play before Labor Day
The NBA put their season on hold a month ago after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, other sports have also postponed their seasons until further notice. The NBA’s plan Commissioner Adam Silver said decisions made about the season won’t happen until at least the …
Read More »April Showers: No NBA until May
There will be no showering of threes during April in the NBA. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced on April 6 that the earliest possible time for the NBA to make a decision about starting back would be on May 1. Silver Makes Decision Silver made this decision clear during his …
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 …
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