Chicago Bulls winger Horace Grant lambasted Michael Jordan after the mini-documentary aired The Last Dance dedicated to this legendary club and broadcast on Netflix. Horace Grant, winner of three NBA titles with Michael Jordan on the basketball team, criticized “the lies” told by the basketball legend in what he does not consider to be a […]
Michael Jordan criticized for “lying” comments in “The Last Dance” — Archyde
Month: May 2020
Alexander: Angels legend Rod Carew peels back the curtain — Press Telegram
There was a time in his life, during his incomparable baseball career, when Rod Carew wasn’t particularly keen on revealing a lot about his thoughts or feelings, especially with the writers who covered baseball on a day-to-day basis. “It’s funny,” he was saying the other day in a phone conversation. “I didn’t talk to the…
Alexander: Angels legend Rod Carew peels back the curtain — Press Telegram
Helene Elliott: Mental health no longer dirty words in macho world of NHL — Kankakee Connected
LOS ANGELES – Hockey players are celebrated for their toughness. It’s common for a player to absorb a booming hit without flinching, or to lose a row of teeth to an errant puck and say he’s sorry he had to… Read More: https://ift.tt/2ys8njf
Helene Elliott: Mental health no longer dirty words in macho world of NHL — Kankakee Connected
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La Liga Given Green Light From Spanish Prime Minister To Resume On June 8 — NESN.com
World class athlete Lionel Messi and Barcelona could be returning to the pitch in just a few weeks. And whether you argue that he or Cristiano Ronaldo is the best footballer on the planet, you’ll be happy to hear that Spain’s La Liga has received the green light to resume play very soon. The soccer…
La Liga Given Green Light From Spanish Prime Minister To Resume On June 8 — NESN.com
Report: Knicks have LaMelo Ball as top point guard on draft big board — Lonzo Wire
Maple Leafs Get Roasted Over Potential Matchups In NHL’s 24-Team Proposal — NESN.com
The last decade-plus or so haven’t been particularly kind to the Toronto Maple Leafs. For one, they’ve made the postseason just four times since reaching the second round in 2004, and all four appearances resulted in first-round exits. Three of said exits have been to the Boston Bruins (2013, 2018 and 2019), with the series…
Maple Leafs Get Roasted Over Potential Matchups In NHL’s 24-Team Proposal — NESN.com
The last decade-plus or so haven’t been particularly kind to the Toronto Maple Leafs. For one, they’ve made the postseason just four times since reaching the second round in 2004, and all four appearances resulted in first-round exits. Three of said exits have been to the Boston Bruins (2013, 2018 and 2019), with the series ending each time in a Game 7 at TD Garden. This Maple Leafs season has been plenty bumpy, but they started to look like they might’ve been getting on track a bit, as they were sitting in third place in the Atlantic Division when the NHL season paused. Had that result held, they would’ve avoided playing the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs for a change. However, the Covid-19 pause on the NHL has forced the league to get creative, and the players on Friday agreed to a 24-team playoff format. Based on what the reported seedings would be, the Leafs would have to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in the “play-in” round in order to get to the traditional 16-team playoff. If the Leafs did that, do you know who they would face in what technically would be the first round? You guessed it, the Bruins.
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NBA in talks with Disney to resume season in Orlando — Press Telegram
The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can continue amid the coronavirus pandemic. The National Basketball Players Association is also part of the talks with Disney. Games…
NBA in talks with Disney to resume season in Orlando — Press Telegram
James Harden not comfortable playing in games until pandemic has ‘calmed all the way down’ — The Sports Daily
It appears that the majority of NBA players want the season to resume sooner than later, but not all of them feel that way. The longer the (…)
James Harden not comfortable playing in games until pandemic has ‘calmed all the way down’ — The Sports Daily
It appears that the majority of NBA players want the season to resume sooner than later, but not all of them feel that way.
The longer the layoff goes, the more difficult it will be for players to just “flip the switch” and get back into game shape. It could be even more difficult for veteran players, as they’re not really built to transition back and forth so quickly. Younger players, however, are more suited to react to change on the fly, with their bodies cooperating, and responding well.
But not everyone is prioritizing time before everyone else, apparently.
Rockets superstar James Harden doesn’t want to play games until the coronavirus has “calmed all the way down,” which he told CNBC’s Jabari Young.
“I want it to be safe,” said Harden when asked about returning. “I want it to be entertaining for the fans and players to get out there and compete. As soon as we can get this ramped up, I’m ready to go. I feel like the majority of the players feel the same way.
He did add that he isn’t comfortable playing until the pandemic has “calmed all the way down,” and we commend Harden for putting the safety of himself and others before money. However, that may not happen until 2021, when there’s a vaccine, so by that logic, the NBA would need to cancel the 2019-20 season for Harden to feel comfortable. SHARE TWEET EMAIL
Raptors among some NBA teams that want to go straight to ‘bubble’: report — Canoe
At least four teams are asking the NBA to have players travel directly to the league’s proposed “campus” site to resume training rather than having them first come to the clubs’ home cities, ESPN reported Friday. The NBA reportedly is looking at using one or a few venues to house multiple teams ahead of a […]
Raptors among some NBA teams that want to go straight to ‘bubble’: report — Canoe
At least four teams are asking the NBA to have players travel directly to the league’s proposed “campus” site to resume training rather than having them first come to the clubs’ home cities, ESPN reported Friday.
The NBA reportedly is looking at using one or a few venues to house multiple teams ahead of a resumption of play amid the coronavirus pandemic. Orlando and Las Vegas have been mentioned prominently as candidates to host teams in a bubble-like environment in which all players and staffers would receive regular COVID-19 tests.
At issue is the plan for teams whose areas have been hard hit by the pandemic.
According to ESPN, as part of a Thursday call with NBA general managers, the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors were among the teams who stated their desire to avoid having players come back to their usual team training sites.
In theory, some players might need a quarantine period of up to 14 days before they would begin training at team facilities. They then might be subject to another quarantine stretch when the team heads to the site where it would resume games.
Per the report, the NBA general managers discussed multiple restart options on Thursday. Continuing the regular season with all 30 teams ahead of the playoffs reportedly remains a possibility, as is a revised playoff format with a play-in round expanding the postseason field.
The New York Times’ Marc Stein tweeted Friday that the NBA is also leaning toward limiting teams’ traveling parties to the “campus” environment to a total of 35 players, coaches and staffers. Typical NBA road-trip parties feature more than 50 people.
The NBA suspended its season March 11 when Utah Jazz All-Star centre Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Teams have played between 63 and 67 games in the 82-game regular
NBA Rumors: Celtics Asking To Report Straight To Campus Site For Return — NESN.com
The Boston Celtics still haven’t been able to open their facilities due to Massachusetts regulations, and a few other teams in markets hit hard by the coronavirus are in the same boat. Meanwhile, players around the country are getting back into their buildings for voluntary workouts, and the NBA is hoping to have teams practicing…
NBA Rumors: Celtics Asking To Report Straight To Campus Site For Return — NESN.com
Celtics’ Gordon Hayward Remembers Former Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan — NESN.com
Gordon Hayward only was a rookie during Jerry Sloan’s final season as coach of the Utah Jazz. But he clearly left an impact on the Boston Celtics forward. Sloan died Friday at the age of 78. Hayward was just one of many NBA players to react to the death of the Hall of Fame coach.…
Celtics’ Gordon Hayward Remembers Former Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan — NESN.com
Liga MX, Mexico Soccer League, Cancels Rest Of Clausura 2020 Season — NESN.com
Liga MX is calling it a season. The Mexican soccer league announced Friday it has cancelled the remainder of its 2020 Clausura season and won’t declare a champion in its men’s and women’s competitions. Liga MX was 10 rounds into the Clausura campaign, when league suspended play in mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak, and…
Liga MX, Mexico Soccer League, Cancels Rest Of Clausura 2020 Season — NESN.com
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