Author: Brandon King

NBA disseminates 2020-21 health and safety protocols

Brandon King

from Steve Aschburner of nba.com The league has distributed to teams a health-and-safety protocol guide for the 2020-21 NBA season, outlining procedures for how it will deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily testing began this weekend in advance of training camps opening next week. Individual workouts through Monday will be voluntary, followed by required individual workouts Tuesday through Saturday, with required group workouts scheduled for Dec. 6-10. Among other key provisions in the document: • Occurrence of independent cases (not spread among players or staff), or a small or “expected…

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Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett moved to May 13-15

Brandon King

From Sam Quinn of cbssports.com: The 2020 Pro Basketball Hall of Fame is set to have one of the most star-studded classes in its history. Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are all slated for induction, but their enshrinement ceremonies had all been delayed due to COVID-19 precautions. It was originally slated to take place during the summer of 2020, but it was delayed indefinitely as the virus raged. But as the NBA moves forward with its 2020-21 season without a vaccine, other basketball activities are moving forward with…

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Denver QBs Bortles, Lock and Rypien ruled out for Week 12 after close contact with Jeff Driskel

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From nfl.com: Acccoding to the NFL Network’s James Palmer, Denver Broncos quarterbacks Drew Lock, Rypien, and immortal Blake Bortles all have been ruled out for week 12. The decision to pull the QBs from the team’s Saturday practice to be further evaluated due to close contact with fellow quarterback Jeff Driskel, who Thursday, was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday.

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Detroit Lions break off GM Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia

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Detroit Lions fan, this should come as good and long-awaited news for you. From Michael Baca of nfl.com: The Detroit Lions have fired coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn, the team announced Saturday. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell will serve as the Lions’ interim coach, per an informed source. Patricia’s firing comes two days after the Lions suffered a blowout loss to the Houston Texans on Thanksgiving Day, which put the team’s record at 4-7. Patricia was asked about his job security in the…

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The Knicks announce 2020-21 preseason schedule

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The New York Knicks announced their preseason schedule for the upcoming 2020-21 season. It will commence December 11 in Detroit with two tilts against the Detroit Pistons and the culminated at MSG with a pair of runs with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The complete preseason schedule is listed below: Friday, December 11 @ Detroit Pistons | 7:00 p.m. ET Sunday, December 13 @ Detroit Pistons | 7:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, December 16 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | 7:30 p.m. ET Friday, December 18 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | 7:30 p.m. E

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Making a Difference: Michael Jordan makes $2 million donation to Feeding America

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From. NBA.com: Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan has never been one to shy away from philanthropy and is donating some of his money once again as Thanksgiving nears in the United States. Feeding America announced on Wednesday that Jordan had donated $2 million to help those facing hunger. The proceeds of the donation have come from the highly successful ESPN documentary about Jordan’s Chicago Bulls team in the 1997-98 season, “The Last Dance”. In a tweet released by Feeding America, Jordan said: “In these challenging times and in a year…

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NBA releases 2020-21 preseason docket

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From the NBA: The NBA today released its game schedule for the 2020 preseason, which will tip off on Friday, Dec. 11 and conclude on Saturday, Dec. 19. 2020-21 NBA preseason schedule Each NBA team will play a minimum of two and a maximum of four games as part of the league’s 49-game preseason schedule.  Every team will play at least one home game and one road game in the preseason.  The national television schedule for preseason games will be announced at a later date. The 2020-21 regular season will tip…

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NC Central gets by Southern in OT

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from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference : IOWA CITY, Iowa – North Carolina Central University and Southern University needed a second-helping of basketball to decide a winner, and the Eagles shot over 80 percent in overtime to down the Jaguars, 85-78 in a Thanksgiving Day nail-biter at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. NCCU (1-1) and SU (0-1) were evenly matched in the first half, and both teams took turns going on runs.  The Eagles sprinted ahead with an 11-0 run to lead 22-14 with 9:26 left in the first period, and held the Jaguars without a…

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November 26, 2020 SWAC Men’s Basketball Scores

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NC Central and Southern needed overtime to settle their contest, while another day, another absolute thrashing for Mississippi Valley State. SWAC Men’s Basketball Final Scores  Thursday, November 26North Carolina Central 85, Southern 78 OT North Texas 116, Mississippi Valley State 62 About the SWACThe Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams. Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball,…

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November 25, 2020 SWAC Men’s Basketball scores

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Wednesday saw the SWAC men’s basketball teams take to the court and all of them came away defeated. Some, such as Texas Southern and Prairie View who fell just by 4 points to Washington State and 5 to UALR respectively while UAPB and Alcorn State were ran out of the gym by 39 points. However the biggest ass-kicking of the evening was taken by Mississippi Valley State, who lost by a mind-blowing 80 points to Arkansas, 142-62. SWAC Men’s Basketball Final Scores  Wednesday, November 25UALR 71, Prairie View A&M 66UAB…

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