Day: December 23, 2020

Wednesday’s Rockets and Thunder game postponed

Staff

From ESPN: The Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thundergame for Wednesday night has been postponed, the league announced. The NBA said three Rockets players have returned tests that were either positive or inconclusive for coronavirus under the NBA’s testing program. In addition, four other players are quarantined at this time under the contact tracing protocol. Contact tracing protocols caused the Rockets to send home three players Wednesday after rookie teammate Kenyon Martin Jr. returned a positive coronavirus test and needed to be tested again for confirmation, sources told ESPN. John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins and Martin were…

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John Wall amongst Houston Rocket players sent home while team traces COVID-19

Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, John Wall and s few other Houston Rockets players were sent home Wednesday due to another teammate testing postive. To be clear, Wall himself tested negative , but the tracing stems from rookie Kenyon Martin , Jr, who is “not with the team, self isolating”, per the team’s injury report. It is reported that John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Martin Jr were amongst a group of Rocket players who were at an apartment away from the team facility getttting haircuts. This is apparently what lead…

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NBA Opening Night 2021 takeaways

Brandon King

After a mere 72-day offseason the 2020-21 NBA season tipped off Tuesday night. Considering the lack of an actual combine, summer league, and a very truncated training camp, my expectations for the early to mid portion of this season are very low. Nonetheless, here are may takeaways from Tuesday’s on court action. Game 1, Brooklyn Nets 125, Golden State Warriors 99 With the unfortunate injury to Klay Thompson the Warriors went from a potential contender to a playoff question make. Thrown in the absence of Draymond Green , who not…

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The PG 5 is officially unveiled

Brandon King

The latest signature of Clippers star forward Paul George, the PG 5, was officially unveiled by Nike. The depicted PG 5 seems to have a slightly lower profile that that of it predecessor, the PG$, sporting a lightweight mesh and synthetic build at the upper. Returning is the full-length Air Dot Weld Strobel cushioning from the PG4. According to the brand it consists of “a lightweight footbed made up of a full-length Nike Air unit, sewn onto the upper so that the foot is directly atop the cushioning.” The aim…

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Jordan Why Not Zer0.4: Official Images

Brandon King

The newly tipped off NBA season will feature new things for both Russell Westbrook and his signature line. Brodie will debut with the Washington Wizards and will do so with his latest model on his feet, the Jordan Why Not Zer0.4. One of the initial colourways is called “Upbringing” as it pays homages to the places, teams and schools that helped shaped Westbrook as an athlete an a person. It’s multi-coloured upper in constructed of a combination of mesh, leather and synthetic materials. The graphic that is seen on the…

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