Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Kansas, Virginia, and Duke pull out of Tournament
A year to the day after COVID-19 brought the college basketball postseason to a halt, the pandemic continues to disrupt the sport, with three premier programs forced to abandon their conference tournaments because of positive coronavirus tests. No. 16 Virginia — the most recent national champion — and No. 11 Kansas were forced out of…
Read MoreDennis Schroder out due to COVID-19 quarantine
Dennis Schroder will miss a minimum of four games while under quarantine due to possible exposure to COVID-19, according to Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel. The announcement, made on Saturday evening, means that Schroder won’t play in the Lakers’ next two contests: against the Washington Wizards (on Monday) and the Utah Jazz (on Wednesday).…
Read MoreTop NBA players hesitant to promote coronavirus vaccine
With the coronavirus vaccine rolling out across the USA the NBA had hoped to put together a string of public service announcements encouraging people to sign up and get the shot. Particularly people of color. NBA legends Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have gotten the coronavirus vaccine and done PSAs, as have a couple of coaches. However, the league’s top active players have…
Read MoreNBA putting security onto the court to enforce COVID-19 rules
The NBA tightened its coronavirus protocols significantly, limiting players’ interactions with people outside their households and not involved in team activities. The league also implemented trivial rules like prohibiting hugs, handshakes, and daps. Fist and elbow bumps only. And the NBA is serious about that. After witnessing some opposing players disregarding new league rules against unnecessary contact…
Read MoreNBA mulls adding two expansion teams
The NBA is considering adding a pair of expansion teams, which would increase the number of clubs in the league to 32. Expansion is viewed as a big revenue creator for the league during a period of economic upheaval. Front Office Sports, which sums up its work as “the business of sports,” explained the NBA’s…
Read MoreNo. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Baylor canceled
About 90 minutes before the marquee matchup between No. 1 Gonzaga University and No. 2 Baylor University was set to start on Saturday, the game was called off due to positive COVID-19 tests. One Zags player and one of the team’s staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 in the run-up to the game against…
Read More8.8 percent of NBA players test positive for COVID-19
In a joint statement with the NBPA, the league announced that 48 out of 546 players tested from Nov. 24-30 were infected with the coronavirus. That’s 8.8 percent. A similar round of testing in June ahead of the league’s Disney World bubble resulted in a 5.3 percent positivity rate (16 of 320 players). COVID-19 is spreading at a…
Read MoreBasketball Africa League’s inaugural season to be delayed until 2021
The Basketball Africa League will delay its inaugural season until 2021 due to the global pandemic, according to basketball insiders. An announcement is imminent. Which means details will emerge about the new league’s plans for next year. The NBA- and FIBA-backed BAL was to begin play with 12 teams in March, but the COVID-19 pandemic…
Read More11 BC Lietkabelis members test positive for COVID-19
BC Lietkabelis’ EuroCup contest against Virtus Bologna will be played at a later date after 11 players and staff from the Lithuanian Basketball League team tested positive for COVID-19. The match was scheduled for Wednesday. Initially, two Lietkabelis players had positive tests for the virus on Friday, according to published reports. Since then, three staff…
Read MoreCOVID-19 forces leagues to reschedule games.
The 2020-2021 season has just started, and we are already getting a glimpse of what we can expect in the coming months. First, the Spanish ACB had to reschedule a game because several players had tested positive for COVID-19. Then the Adriatic league, VTB, French Pro A, and the Eurocup followed. Those are just a…
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