The Clippers have signed on Joakim Noah for the NBA’s restart to the season beginning next month. The 6-foot-11 center was signed to a 10-day contract shortly before the season went on hiatus on March 11. A source confirmed to Southern California News Group that Noah had signed a contract for the rest of the…
Clippers sign Joakim Noah for restart with an option for next season — Press Telegram
LeBron James, 35, of the Los Angeles Lakers was one of the winners at the 20th Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards on June 28, 2020. The Sportsman of the Year award was given to the professional basketball player who has been competing in the National Basketball Association since 2003. Aside from James, three more NBA […]
LeBron James is 2020 BET Awards’ Sportsman of the Year — CONAN Daily
The Brooklyn Nets will be down yet another player when the NBA resumes the 2019-20 season at Disney World in Florida.
Report: Wilson Chandler ‘opting out of playing’ at Disney — Nets Wire
Another member of the Brooklyn Nets’ roster will not be with the team when they take part in the league’s resumption of the 2019-20 season in late July.
Heading into Sunday, the Nets were already set to play without Kevin Durant (right Achilles), Kyrie Irving (right shoulder) and Nic Claxton (left shoulder) with Brooklyn’s two stars still in the middle of rehab and the Nets rookie fresh off of surgery.
Wilson Chandler is the latest member of Brooklyn to decide to sit out the NBA’s restart at Disney World in Florida, according to Malika Andrews of ESPN.
Andrews is reporting Chandler is “opting out of playing,” and he has informed the organization. Chandler also told Andrews:
As difficult as it will be to not be with my teammates, the health and well-being of my family has to come first. Thank you to the Nets organization for understanding and supporting me in this decision, and I will be watching and rooting for our team in Orlando.
Wilson Chandler has informed the Nets that he is opting out of playing in Orlando, the forward tells ESPN.
It’s been 3 1/2 months since the NBA suspended its 2019-29 season after Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. But the Utah Jazz star says he’s still feeling the effects of the virus. During a recent interview with French outlet L’Equipe, Gobert said he’s regained his sense of taste, but his sense of smell hasn’t…
Rudy Gobert Hasn’t Fully Regained Sense Of Smell Since Getting COVID-19 — NESN.com
It’s been 3 1/2 months since the NBA suspended its 2019-29 season after Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. But the Utah Jazz star says he’s still feeling the effects of the virus.
During a recent interview with French outlet L’Equipe, Gobert said he’s regained his sense of taste, but his sense of smell hasn’t completely returned. Loss of taste and smell, of course, are two key signs of the coronavirus. “The taste has returned, but the smell is still not 100 percent. I can smell the smells, but not from afar,” he said, according to NBC Sports via Google Translate. “I spoke to specialists who told me that it could take up to a year.” Yikes. Gobert and Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell were the first two NBA players to test positive for the coronavirus March 11.
The two were medically cleared March 27, though Gobert’s carelessness surrounding the virus put a major strain on the pair’s relationship.
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The NBA’s plan to make money and engage fans in the Disney ‘bubble’ — The Latest News
The Milwaukee Bucks were dominating the Eastern Conference before the NBA paused its 2019-20 season in mid-March due to COVID-19. Now, with the league preparing to resume the season in July, some former NBA stars believe the Boston Celtics are the “best” threat to derail the Bucks. Make no mistake: Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins…
Paul Pierce, Kendrick Perkins Think Celtics Are ‘Best’ Threat To Bucks — NESN.com
Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant recently. TMZ published pair of photos showing Parker playing tennis without a mask, and said the photos were taken earlier that day. The outlet […]
Kings’ Jabari Parker seen playing tennis after positive test: Report — Canoe
Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant recently.
TMZ published pair of photos showing Parker playing tennis without a mask, and said the photos were taken earlier that day.
The outlet also reported, “Jabari was recently seen out at a restaurant there in the Windy City.”
Jabari Parker Out Playing Tennis Mask-less After COVID Announcement https://t.co/9AVLfAlx04— TMZ (@TMZ) June 27, 2020
While it is unknown exactly when Parker tested positive or the current status of his recovery, the club released a statement to the Sacramento Bee on Saturday afternoon after the TMZ report surfaced.
“We are aware of the report and are gathering additional information,” the statement read. “We have no further comment at this time.”
The NBA requires any player who tests positive for COVID-19 to refrain from physical activity for a minimum of 14 days.
Parker, 25, said in a statement Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19 “several days ago” and that he was isolating in Chicago. He added he planned to join his teammates next month at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla., when the NBA season resumes.
Teammate Alex Len also announced Wednesday that he, too, tested positive for the virus. Fellow Kings player Buddy Hield also reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, though neither the Kings nor Hield have made any announcement.
Teams will begin arriving in Florida for training camp by July 11, and the season will resume July 30.
The NBA season went on a hiatus on March 11.
[ad_1] Three days after announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, Sacramento Kings forward Jabari Parker was spotted playing tennis in Chicago without a mask, after reportedly going out to a restaurant recently. TMZ published pair of photos showing Parker playing tennis without a mask, and said the photos were taken earlier that day. The […]
Jabari Parker seen playing tennis after positive coronavirus test — piinions
The threat of a global pandemic has meant a lot of people have gotten used to being under restrictive living situations. NBA players are not very different, spending much of the last few months in their homes or apartments, in some cases with their families. But ahead of the NBA’s restart in Orlando next month,…
How the NBA is addressing mental health, social justice concerns of players for the restart — Press Telegram
Promoting social justice has been a major issue in the NBA, especially since protests began across the United States following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Now, the league is giving players a new way to promote their chosen message. The NBA and National Basketball Players Association plan to allow players…
NBA Rumors: Players Can Swap Name On Jersey For Social Justice Message — NESN.com
While the United States continues to see a surge in coronavirus and in the state of Florida, the Republic of Disney continues to be moving forward with a plan to host the National Basketball Association and its players as they attempt to conclude the 2019-20 season beginning on July 30 with a night-game featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. And as part of the preparations at Walt Disney World, workers were spotted bringing in supersized beds measured to the needs of NBA players who will be on the campus.
The fine folks at MickeyBlog have photos of workers bringing in massive, custom-made beds to the Disney World Grand Floridian for NBA players to sleep in. Many hotels along the NBA circuit pride themselves on having these special accommodations for players. The Grand Floridian is where most teams are playing, whereas the Lakers are at the Gran Destino and the other teams invited to Disney but currently out of the playoff picture will be staying at the Yacht Club.
The state of Florida, where Disney World is located, totaled over 9,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
It’s been quite a while since Jayson Tatum got a haircut thanks to COVID-19. But his first trim since quarantine began in mid-March is getting him some attention on social media. A video of Tatum’s first post-quarantine cut was posted to Twitter on Saturday showing the Boston Celtics star rocking some natural curls and a…
Twitter Roasts Jayson Tatum After Celtics Star Reveals New Haircut — NESN.com
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