The coronavirus didn’t want the smoke. Marcus Smart was recently diagnosed as the only Boston Celtics player to test positive for COVID-19. The guard reported no symptoms, and now, he’s already been cleared. “Corona Free as of two days ago,” Smart said in a Tweet on Sunday evening. “Cleared by Mass Dept of Health. Thanks…
Celtics’ Guard Marcus Smart Announces He’s Finally ‘Corona Free’ — NESN.com
A worker on the site of the Rams’ and Chargers’ new stadium in Inglewood tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and others who were in close contact with that person are in self-quarantine, the construction companies said Sunday. The Turner/AECOM Hunt construction team said in a statement that the infected worker is “doing well” and…
SoFi Stadium construction worker has coronavirus, others enter self-quarantine — Daily News
Canada set an NBA record for most non-American players on opening day rosters this season. Read More
THE NBA’S BEST CANADIANS: Jamal Murray — Toronto Sun
Stephon Marbury, who played 13 NBA seasons before becoming a hoops legend in China, says he’s found a supplier there for much-needed N95 masks.
Former NBA star Stephon Marbury working to get 10M coronavirus masks to New York City —
The NBA seems to be the league impacted most by the COVID-19 virus. A number of players have been infected, including Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart, and it hasn’t discriminated against team staffers or league broadcasters like Doris Burke. Now, it’s reached a team owner. The New York Knicks on Saturday announced that owner James Dolan has…
New York Knicks Owner James Dolan Has Tested Positive For COVID-19 — NESN.com
Watching life flash before your eyes can change a person. Just ask Carmelo Anthony. The Portland Trail Blazers star took to Instagram Live on Friday where he spoke with former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade about their longtime friendship when Wade’s wife, actress Gabrielle Union, asked Anthony to tell the story about how LeBron James…
Carmelo Anthony Claims LeBron James Saved Him From Drowning In Bahamas — NESN.com
Watching life flash before your eyes can change a person. Just ask Carmelo Anthony. The Portland Trail Blazers star took to Instagram Live on Friday where he spoke with former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade about their longtime friendship when Wade’s wife, actress Gabrielle Union, asked Anthony to tell the story about how LeBron James once saved his life. So, naturally, he obliged. “We jumped off the boat in the Bahamas, everybody swam to the little grotto over there, underneath. Then we came out. All y’all went to the boat,” Anthony told retired star Dwyane Wade via Instagram on Friday, as transcribed by SB Nation. “It was my fault though, because I’m still trying to see the last little bit of the barracudas snorkeling and all that. It was my fault. Then I look up, and the current is taking me in the middle of the ocean opposite from the boat.” Anthony said his mind was racing until James came to the rescue. “Then I look up at the boat, and I see Bron jump off the boat like he’s MacGyver. He
Read more at: https://nesn.com/2020/03/carmelo-anthony-claims-lebron-james-saved-him-from-drowning-in-bahamas/
Canada set an NBA record for most non-American players on opening day rosters this season. Read More
THE NBA’S BEST CANADIANS: Shai-Gilgeous Alexander — Toronto Sun
In the hunt for the silver linings of social distancing, there’s never been a better time for Danny Green to run outside. Under normal circumstances, the Lakers guard wouldn’t be able to run in his South Bay neighborhood without running into someone who wants to stop him for a picture or an autograph. But last…
How the Lakers stay in shape under coronavirus quarantine — Daily News
The Red Sox are doing their part in order to help their employees while the Major League Baseball season is on hold. Boston on Friday announced a plan to expand its funding to $1.5 million to help pay Aramark workers for as long as the season is suspended, according to MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo. Red Sox…
Red Sox Will Expand Funding To Pay Aramark Employees During MLB Pause — NESN.com
The L.A. Sparks’ Sydney Wiese said Friday on social media that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Other than experiencing minor symptoms, including the possible tell-tale loss of taste and smell, she said she’s doing well and remains quarantined with her parents at their Phoenix home. The 24-year-old guard returned home to Phoenix from Spain…
Sparks’ Sydney Wiese tests positive for the coronavirus — Daily News
Toronto FC fans dreaming of some day seeing Sebastian Giovinco back in a Reds’ uniform may be in for a rude awakening. Read More
Former TFC star Giovinco says he wants to return to Italy — Toronto Sun
The Lakers vaulted to title contenders the moment they added Anthony Davis last summer — now a Los Angeles-based charitable effort to feed medical workers is looking for the same kind of infusion. Davis, the 27-year-old All-Star forward of the Lakers, has pledged up to $250,000 in matching donations for Help Feed the Frontline Fighting…
Lakers’ Anthony Davis pledges support to help healthcare workers, Staples Center employees — Press Telegram
The view from left field 