Per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the NBA’s restart bubble hosted at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Complex, a venue within the Walt Disney World Resort and the city of Orlando, will likely cost the NBA at least $150 million.
On Friday, the NBA announced it’s schedule for the “seeding games” to restart it’s 2019-2020 season. The first wave of games will tip-off July 30 – Aug. 14, and will be nationally televised via ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV.
In addition to Brogdon, another NBA star tested positive for COVID-19 this week, All-Star Nikola Jokic. However, his situation is very different from Brogdon’s. This is because Jokic is currently in Serbia. He is said to have got the virus while hanging out with fellow Serbian, and tennis legend Novak Djokovic, who also tested positive.
Irving revealed that he was “was strongly against going to Orlando, Florida, to resume the season.”
Kevin Love was selected 5th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2008 NBA draft. Since then, Love has been an All-Star 5 times, an NBA Champion once with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and has won a gold medal with the United States in the 2012 Olympics.
On Saturday, Florida reported a record-breaking 4,049 new cases for coronavirus immediately following Friday’s previous record of 3,822 new cases. New highs have been reported within the state in 7 out of the last 10 days. Florida, along with states such as Texas and Arizona, have been hit hard by the coronavirus in recent weeks as cases continue to surge in many states across the country.
Deni Avdija is a projected top-5 pick for the NBA draft, with some experts even saying he might go #1. However, he does not plan on coming to the US any time soon.
On January 26, 2020, news began circulating like wildfire that former NBA superstar, and future Hall of Fame Shooting Guard, Kobe Bryant, had died alongside his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, 6 friends, and the pilot.
“For I will never rue the love inside of my heart because I have a King to uphold and Queens to raise.”
San Antonio Spurs guard, Lonnie Walker IV, took to Instagram live earlier this week to share the cutting of his trademark hair, surprising basketball fans across the country.
