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Kelly Oubre was acquired by the Warriors to replace Klay Thompson. But nine games into Golden State’s campaign, coach Steve Kerr should be looking to replace Oubre in the team’s starting lineup. The move to acquire Oubre had a price tag of $80 million for the season, prodigious luxury taxes included. It’s fair to say…
Kurtenbach: The Warriors have an $80 million problem — Monterey Herald
Missing the feeling of in-person games this season, fans are creating their own watch parties.
Kings Fans Find New Way To Support The Team During COVID Safety Measures — CBS Sacramento
MAPLE LEAFS ANNOUNCE 2020-21 RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today the club’s 2020-21 regular season broadcast schedule. All Maple Leafs’ games will be televised live on Sportsnet (38 games) and TSN (18 games), while Sportsnet 590 The FAN and TSN Radio 1050 will once again divide games evenly between the two radio networks. The club’s radio broadcast schedule for games following March 6, 2021 will be provided at a later date.
Calling the action for all games on both Sportsnet 590 The FAN and TSN Radio 1050 Toronto are the longtime Maple Leafs radio duo of play-by-play commentator Joe Bowen and radio analyst Jim Ralph.
Broadcast coverage of the Maple Leafs will begin on January 9 at 7 p.m. when the team plays the Blue vs. White Game presented by Canadian Tire. The game will be held at Scotiabank Arena and broadcast on both Sportsnet and TSN.
This season Leafs Nation Network will continue to provide fans all the access and analysis they need as the season unfolds. The Leaf: Blueprint will take fans behind the scenes while, on Good Morning, Leafs Nation and Countdown, Joe Bowen, Danielle Emanuele, Scott Willats, Bob McGill and guests will provide in-depth pre-game news and notes as the 2021 NHL season unfolds.
A rundown of the Maple Leafs regular season schedule, with broadcast information, is available below.
Can James Wiseman be Golden State’s No. 2 option, and does Kelly Oubre Jr. have a future with the Warriors?
Mailbag: Should the Warriors feature James Wiseman more? — East Bay Times
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The NBA G League has announced that 18 teams – including the Fort Wayne Mad Ants – will hit the court in February at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, creating a bubble similar to what fans saw at the end of the […]
Mad Ants to play at Disney as NBA G League season tips in February — WANE 15
The Red Claws, who are owned by the NBA’s Boston Celtics, revealed that the team will opt out of the season because of COVID-19 concerns.
Celtics opt to withdraw Red Claws from G League ‘bubble’ season — Bangor Daily News
NBA commissioner Adam Silver is talking more seriously about expansion.
Seattle mayor ‘optimistic’ about getting NBA expansion team after talking to Adam Silver — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
Walking into Staples Center on Thursday night, LeBron James wore a shirt with a message: “DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW?” It’s something James has been asking for years, since he took up the cause of protesting lethal violence against Black people. And while he was concerned about the Wednesday storming of the Capitol – in part…
Lakers’ LeBron James upset by Capitol Hill storming: ‘We live in two Americas’ — Whittier Daily News
The Celtics will go into tonight’s game against Washington and for at least the next week a considerably smaller team due to league coronavirus precautions. A league source confirmed a published report that center Robert Williams has tested positive for COVID-19, and will be in quarantine for a minimum of seven days. Williams, who played…
Robert Williams tests positive for COVID; Grant Williams and Tristan Thompson also in quarantine — Boston Herald
As the team’s training camp continues this week in preparation for the start of the 2020-21 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced details for its Blue vs. White Game presented by Canadian Tire to be held at Scotiabank Arena at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 9th and broadcast on both Sportsnet and TSN.
The club’s roster will be divided into two teams for the game with the Team Blue and Team White rosters announced on Friday.
“We are thankful to have the approval of all government branches and health authorities to begin our season at Scotiabank Arena,” said Maple Leafs General Manager Kyle Dubas. “We understand that these are very challenging times for our health systems, local businesses and the community at large. Though we will not be permitted to host fans at our games, we wanted to be able to include our fans in every way that we can, including our training camp festivities and the Blue vs White Game on Saturday night.”
The game’s broadcast will be produced by the Toronto Maple Leafs and MLSE and will include talent familiar to Maple Leaf and hockey fans including Joe Bowen as play by play announcer; two-time gold medalist and professional player Cheryl Pounder with colour commentary; Toronto Marlies play by play announcer Todd Crocker between the benches; Maple Leaf alumni Bob McGill as a rinkside analyst; Maple Leaf in-arena hosts Danielle Emanuele and Scott Willats as pre-game and intermission panel hosts and special panel guest Jayna Hefford, one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians and Chairperson of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association.
The Maple Leafs will open their regular season schedule on Wednesday, January 13 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto when they take on the Montreal Canadiens.
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Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. was ruled out for Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks hours before tip-off, due to health and safety protocols. After being expected to return to the lineup one day earlier, Porter was not with the team Thursday, according to the Nuggets’ injury report. His absence is not an extension…
Michael Porter Jr. out for Thursday night’s game against Mavericks; not extension of prior COVID-19 protocol — The Denver Post
The insurrection by supporters of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol weighed heavily on the minds of members of the Golden State Warriors, coming just hours before the team tipped-off against the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday night.
Steve Kerr, Draymond Green Rail Against Trump-Fueled Insurrection Before Warriors-Clippers Game — CBS San Francisco
The view from left field 