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Earlier this week, Mark Cuban indicated that NBA games could be back by mid-May, but now he’s clarified that likely won’t be the case. As Dallas News reports, the Dallas Mavericks owner spoke about the suspension of the NBA season on account of the COVID-19 pandemic and seemed hopeful about it coming to an end soon. “I’m proud […]
There’s no way around it, being stripped of watching these Toronto Raptors has been rough. Kyle Lowry leading from the front playing at an All-NBA level, Pascal Siakam making the transition from MIP to The Guy, Fred VanVleet and Serge Ibaka making noise in a contract year, the list is truly endless. No one expected […]
The noticeable absence of sports isn’t forcing ESPN to speed up production on its highly anticipated The Last Dance documentary. The executive vice president of programming acquisitions and scheduling for ESPN, Burke Magnus, told Front Row that the docu-series’ production is not complete. Therefore, it’s unlikely that The Last Dance will get an early release date. “Overall, any […]
NBA commissioner Adam Silver told Rachel Nichols on ESPN’s The Jump Wednesday that the league is considering the possibility of holding an exhibition game for their fans and possibly charity as they wait for the 2019-20 season to resume. Adam Silver tells @Rachel__Nichols on SportsCenter the NBA has discussed having some sort of one-off All-Star […]
Somewhere in America, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are smiling right now. On Monday, the NBA and the NBA Players Association have reached an agreement to halt the random drug screenings while play is suspended, league sources tell Yahoo! Sports. The NBA and NBPA agreed to suspend player drug testing during the moratorium to address concerns […]
While it’s unclear how Rudy Gobert contracted the coronavirus, the Utah Jazz center is being treated like the league’s patient zero as the NBA suspended play shortly after his diagnosis was announced. Along with receiving heat from fans, Gobert also made things tense in the locker room. During an appearance on Good Morning America, Donovan […]
With sports in America being shut down due to the coronavirus, fans have taken to social media to grieve the premature end of these seasons. During this process, momentum started to swell behind the idea of ESPN expediting the release date for The Last Dance docu-series. It seems like the network has had its ear to the […]
Serge Ibaka stood slightly crouched at the centre of the Utah Jazz logo at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Monday. His arm, bent at the elbows arched upwards, readying itself to tap the orange basketball that would soon be mid-air away from Rudy Gobert. As referee Rodney Mott sent the ball on its course, the […]
In an unprecedented move Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the suspension of the 2019-20 season minutes after it was confirmed that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. Before coming to this decision, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Silver held a meeting with the league’s Board of Governors to try and determine how the remainder of the season should unfold. The […]
On Monday, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert spoke with reporters as the NBA implemented new media guidelines in response to concerns over COVID-19, and in an act of defiance, he got up and touched the mic and recorder of every reporter. As part of the Jazz’s COVID-19 response, shootaround availability was done in the […]
