Archive for 2020
NBA Board of Governors mulls December start for 2020-21 season
While the current NBA season is suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league’s Board of Governors is mulling the possibility of moving the start of the 2020-21 campaign to December. The big reason? League officials and NBA owners are concerned about attendance. And, clearly, finding a way to boost attendance is a priority. According…
Read MoreHow Michael Jordan was convinced to pursue a deal with Nike
Sometimes a mother knows best, and the story of Michael Jordan agreeing to entertain Nike’s endorsement deal offer falls in that category. In short, all the stars aligned. For Nike, the Jordan Brand quickly became a magnificent money-making machine. Led by its high-flying pitch man, Nike also became a global status symbol. So what happened…
Read MoreNBA Draft lottery postponed
The NBA Draft lottery and NBA Draft combine have been postponed. Both were scheduled to take place in Chicago later this month. This news came as no surprise. It’s obviously not possible to even do the NBA draft lottery when we don’t have final standings for the season yet. Perhaps, the NBA may have to…
Read MoreAthens, Belgrade, Cologne and Kaunas reportedly the candidates to host the final stage of the EuroLeague
Athens, Belgrade, Cologne and Kaunas are the candidates to host the final stage of the EuroLeague, per Eurohoops.net. The league wants to conclude the season with the 18 teams playing all remaining regular-season games and then the top eight teams participating in a Final Eight tournament. The EuroLeague will make a decision by May 24. If…
Read MoreJordi Bertomeu wants to resume the EuroLeague season only if players are 100% healthy and safe
Jordi Bertomeu talked about the criteria under which the EuroLeague is planning to resume and finish the season in the summer. The CEO and president of the competition made it clear that games will be played only if players are 100% healthy and safe. If everything goes according to the plan, then games will be…
Read MoreTaiwan SBL finals heads to Game 6 clincher
Yulon Dinos star Marcus Keene sparked his team with 46 points, including seven 3-pointers, in a sink-or-swim Game 5 of the Taiwan SBL finals on Tuesday in New Taipei City. With a 99-81 victory, the Dinos forced a decisive Game 6 in the Super Basketball League finals. (Taiwan Beer entered the championship series with an…
Read MoreLos Angeles Lakers get, return $4.6M small business loan
The Los Angeles Lakers are worth $3.7 billion. Even so, they applied for and received a $4.6 million loan from the U.S. government’s newly implemented Paycheck Protection Program. The government implemented the program to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that’s not the end of this bizarre story. The Lakers have returned the…
Read MoreSome NBA teams to reopen training facilities on Friday
With states and local governments beginning to loosen lockdown restrictions in the United States, the NBA authorized the reopening of some team training facilities starting Friday. However, The Washington Post noted that different states’ timelines for reopening sectors of the economy would affect the NBA’s plans. Case in point: Georgia “reopened gyms and other nonessential…
Read MoreTulane’s Teshaun Hightower charged with murder
Tulane junior guard Teshaun Hightower, who declared for the NBA Draft earlier this month, was arrested and charged with murder over the weekend. Hightower, 22, is being held without bail at Henry County Jail in McDonough, Georgia. Teshaun Hightower was scheduled to appear in court on Sunday. The alleged murder happened on April 8 in…
Read MoreEuroLeague players react to the competition’s plan to resume the season
Some of the top EuroLeague players expressed their disagreement with the competition’s plan to resume the season. The EuroLeague will make a decision by May 24 and if the season resumes, then games will be played in July (4-26). Fenerbahce guard, Nando De Colo, talked to Radio Marca about the league’s decision to resume play in July.…
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