Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Disney World emerges as potential site for NBA season relaunch
The NBA confirmed on Sunday that it is considering finishing the suspended season at Disney World in Florida. “The NBA, in conjunction with the National Basketball Players Association, is engaged in exploratory conversations with the Walt Disney Company about restarting the 2019-20 NBA season in late July at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex…
Read MoreBasketball Bundesliga to stage playoffs in June
Pro basketball is returning to Germany on June 6 as the Basketball Bundesliga resumes its season, heading straight to the playoffs. The German Basketball Bundesliga will stage a 10-team playoff tournament, it was announced earlier this week. The 35-game competition is set to wrap up on June 28 in Munich. The 2019-20 BBL campaign has…
Read MoreGeorge Karl says NBA should abandon push for season relaunch
With no finalized plans in place for how or when to relaunch the 2019-20 NBA season and/or playoffs, George Karl voiced his opinion on the matter. In a weekend tweet sent out to his 90,200-plus Twitter followers, Karl insisted that it’s time for the NBA to turn the metaphorical page and begin preparations for next…
Read MoreNBPA conducts poll to see if players want to relaunch season
An informal NBPA survey shows most NBA players want to get back on the court for games. The National Basketball Players Association sent it in a text message to players on Tuesday, according to published reports. The NBPA poll contained one question (“yes” or “no”) to gauge if players wanted to complete the 2019-20 season.…
Read MoreCBA chief Yao Ming outlines options to relaunch season
Yao Ming, the Chinese Basketball Association president, said there are three potential plans for the league to resume its season. Appearing on CCTV last weekend, the CBA boss outlined the 20-team league’s options as follows: complete the full schedule, alter the schedule and cancel some games to shorten the season, or declare the regular season…
Read MoreNBA 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 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 MoreAustralian NBL to slash salaries by up to 50%
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause widespread disruption to the global economy, forcing the Australian NBL and other leagues to cut costs. In a business decision announced on Sunday, the Australian NBL, the circuit’s nine teams and the Australian Basketball Players’ Association finalized a salary plan for the 2020-21 campaign. Player contracts for less than…
Read MoreHORSE fills void during NBA shutdown
Nobody could have predicted that HORSE, the playground game, would be a hot topic and the most-hyped hoops competition on Easter Sunday. Strange days, indeed. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the shutdown or postponement of nearly every basketball league around the world, the made-for-TV relaunch of HORSE, featuring eight current and past NBA…
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