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As rumors circulate that the NBA is “angling” toward shutting the 2019-20 season, commissioner Adam Silver isn’t ready to make any final decisions until May 1 at the earliest. In an interview with Ernie Johnson for the Twitter show #NBATogether, Silver explained that the uncertainty surrounding the effectiveness in the country’s response to combating the coronavirus pandemic has left […]
When it comes to the coronavirus screwing over sports, nobody lucked out on the timing better than the NFL. They were able to run out their full season, get their playoffs in, and even wrap up the Super Bowl (complete with that boring Pro Bowl week in between) without compromising. Now the world still has […]
Allen Iverson willed the 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals. Although he was able to steal a game from the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers and create a signature moment with “The Step-Over,” A.I. almost had a backcourt partner that could’ve shifted his time in Philly. On Saturday, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith confirmed a story that […]
After Night One of WWE’s WrestleMania 36 ended with The Undertaker defeating AJ Styles in a “Boneyard Match,” it was hard to tell what we’d be in for during Night Two. The WWE has successfully pulled off an empty arena (and other offsite locations) WrestleMania, mostly with the help of these movie-esque matches they weaved […]
All week, I’d been waiting for that WrestleMania feel to creep up. Since I was a child, WrestleMania has been a thing; I was three when Hogan teamed up with Mr. T. As I got older, the week leading into WrestleMania felt as big as Super Bowl Week. The way COVID-19 is hitting, the world […]
Though its immediate future remains in question, the NBA is doing its best to find ways to keep fans entertained. After kicking off its player-only NBA 2K tournament on Friday, the league will reportedly treat fans to a televised game of H-O-R-S-E featuring “high-profile players,” ESPN reports. Sources shared the news with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday, who reports that the competition would be […]
Donald Trump is reportedly convinced the coronavirus pandemic will not delay the NFL season. According to ESPN, the president expressed his optimism during a recent conference call with professional sports commissioners, including the NFL’s Roger Goodell and the NBA’s Adam Silver. Sources say Trump expressed his belief that fans would be “back in stadiums and arenas by August and September,” which would […]
Like most of us, Shan Panjwani remembers it like it was yesterday. Watching with bated breath alongside the family that got him addicted to sports, at his local AllStar Wings and Ribs, 4.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers. Four […]
The NBA has been suspended indefinitely since March 12 after Rudy Gobert became the first player to test positive for coronavirus. Since then, a number of NBA players have contracted the virus, including Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, Marcus Smart and Christian Wood. It’s why the NBA hasn’t returned to finish the season, as the COVID-19 […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspects Super Bowl LIV contributed to the state’s coronavirus outbreak. A day before issuing the stay-at-home order, the Republican lawmaker told reporters the deadly virus was likely spreading in Florida as far back as Super Bowl weekend. The event took place on Feb. 2 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. “The fact of the matter […]
