NBA Players Receive Up to 25% Pay Cut
On March 11th, 4 NBA games were played. Little did the league know at the time, that those 4 games could be the last of the season.
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Thanks to Jaylen Brown’s 78-Year-Old Grandfather, He’ll Be Ready to Go Once the NBA Season Is Back in Full Swing
“On one hand, it’s great that he’s comfortable being here, but on the other, he’s making me work my (butt) off.”
Sebastian Telfair’s Mother and Brother Tragically Pass Away Due to Coronavirus
Sebastian Telfair was born on June 9th, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York. He was a phenom point guard at Abraham Lincoln High School and decided to go pro instead of playing for the University of Louisville.
Ball Brothers Sign Lucrative Deal with Jay-Z’s Company, Roc Nation
ESPN’s Jonothan Giveny announced Monday that the Ball Brothers will be signing with Roc Nation and Raymond Brothers, Roc Nation’s President of Basketball.
Vanessa Bryant Reveals She Found a Letter Her Late Husband Kobe Bryant Wrote to Her on Birthday
“Yesterday I found an envelope labeled ‘To: The Love of my Life. From, Tu Papi.’ I waited to open one more letter on my birthday. It gave me something to look forward to today.”
Is Zion Williamson Poised to Be the Next Face of the NBA?
The New Orleans Pelicans have been an uninspiring team for the entirety of their existence. While they hit the lottery with Anthony Davis in 2012, they were unable to surround him with enough talent to form a championship roster.
Los Angeles Lakers Return $4.6 Million to the U.S. Government; Secretary of Treasury Not Pleased
Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers returned a $4.6 million loan that they had received from the federal government. The Lakers acquired this loan through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, which is a program put out by the government in order to curb the financial effects of COVID-19. Clearly, the Lakers are not a small business.
Believe It or Not, But Stephen Curry Didn’t Have a Basketball Hoop at His House Until After This Quarantine Started
“Dude, you talk about taking situations for granted, being able to go to our brand new Chase Arena, our practice facility every day.”
Are Sports Returning? The NBA Is Starting to Open Up Its Practice Facilities to Players
With the NFL draft passing by last week, there is no foreseeable future for when sports can come back. The NFL and MLB have both made plans on what their season will look like, but no one can be sure that the seasons will happen, and no one knows when the coronavirus epidemic will be over. However, the NBA, who played their last game on March 11th, was the first major sports organization in America to begin to start again.
“The Last Dance,” a Michael Jordan Documentary, Had Insane Success With Over 6 Million Viewers
According to an ESPN statement released Monday, the network’s “The Last Dance” docuseries covering the Chicago Bulls’ NBA dynasty averaged 6.1 million viewers Sunday night in its primetime premiere.