Field Level Media The NBA will not randomly test players for marijuana during the 2020-21 season. “Due to the unusual circumstances in conjunction with the pandemic, we have agreed with the NBPA to suspend random testing for marijuana for the 2020-21 season and focus our random testing program on performance-enhancing products and drugs of abuse,”…
NBA suspends marijuana testing for 2020-21 season — East Bay Times
The NHL and the players union reportedly made progress in their talks to begin the 2020-21 season, and are now targeting a Jan. 15 start, with training camps opening as soon as Dec. 26 for the Ducks, Kings and five other teams that didn’t qualify for the Return to Play last summer. The season could…
NHL targeting mid-January for starting new season — Daily News
New Rockets coach Stephen Silas didn’t talk a lot about James Harden and the rumors that he’s unhappy in Houston on Thursday.
Rockets’ coach on James Harden: “I’m confident that he will be all in” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Returning players from the 2020 championship team say the uncertainty of this season will be tougher than the bubble. It’s also limiting their ability to bond with new teammates.
Lakers brace for challenges of COVID-19, short turnaround in repeat bid — Orange County Register
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