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Bucks close practice facility amid COVID-19 test results

July 5, 2020July 6, 2020 Brandon King

According to reporting from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Milwaukee Bucks have closed their practice facility after the team received results of recent round of COVID-19 tests. The NBA testing protocol heading into the resuming of the season in Orlando is spread over six phases. From Tim Bontemps of ESPN: Phase 1, which goes from now through Monday, includes deadlines for players to report to their home cities: June 15 for players returning from overseas and June 22 for players returning from other places in the U.S. This does not apply…

The Basketball Tournament 2020 Round of 24: July 5 Schedule and Game Previews

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 Brandon King

from thetournament.com : GAME 5: (10) PEORIA ALL-STARS VS. (23) HERD THAT – 2 PM, ESPN The Peoria All-Stars return for a third straight year in TBT, this time with a revamped roster filled with newcomers to the single-elimination tournament. Last summer, the All-Stars bowed out in the first round to KBC. Jon Elmore leads Herd That, a Marshall University alumni squad. Elmore, a four-year starter at Marshall who finished his collegiate career as the school’s all-time leader in points, assists and three-pointers made, has one year of TBT experience under his belt, having played for…

Victor Oladipo will not join team in Orlando

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Brandon King

When the Indiana Pacers take the court to resume the season on August 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers, Victor Oladipo will not amongst their ranks. The All-Star guard told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski Friday that he would not be participate in the resumed season . Oladipo had been reticent in his commitment to take part in the games, citing concerns over reinjuring his quadriceps tendon. At the end of the day, it takes time for your body to heal. … We’ve had an extensive period of time off and to go…

The NBL’s tenth club will be in Tasmania

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Brandon King

from NBL.com.au : The people of Tasmania now have a team all of Tasmania can get behind after the league finalised its agreement with the Tasmanian Government to issue a licence to participate in the 2021/2022 Hungry Jack’s NBL Season. The agreement includes a new home for the team with the Tasmanian Government providing $68.5 million for the upgrade of the Derwent Entertainment Centre, including $20 million for a community four court multisport facility. Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein said the milestone agreement paved the way for Tasmania to have a…

No.1 in ‘22 class, Emoni Bates, commits to Michigan State

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Brandon King

From Kyle Boone of cbssports.com: Emoni Bates, the No. 1 basketball recruit in the Class of 2022 and considered by some to be the top basketball recruit regardless of classification, committed to the Michigan State Spartans in a bombshell announcement on Monday. The 6-foot-8 Ypsilanti, Michigan native chose the Spartans over a host of other offers, citing his longstanding relationship with Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. “They get all my respect,” he said on ESPN’s SportsCenter. “I love how they coach, coach Izzo, I like how they focus on…

How To Make A Statement In Hoops

June 29, 2020July 17, 2020 worldofbc

“BOOMSHAKALAKA!!” When you heard that catch phrase, then you knew that you had pulled off one of the highlights of the game, if not the highlight of the game. It was almost as if the announcer had to verbalize the non-verbal statement that the players in the game made after their superhuman dunks that could only be done in a virtual world. To no one’s surprise, however, those non-verbal b-ball statements are made in the world of flesh, blood, leather, and rubber as well as the pixelated world of those classic 16-Bit…

George Mikan: Defining NBA Star Power

June 29, 2020July 11, 2020 worldofbc

More than any other professional team sport in America, the NBA has maintained a symbiotic relationship with its stars. The NBA–or “The League”, as it’s known by many–has been widely recognized as a star-driven league. Whether you’re a fan of the NBA, or just a casual observer, you can’t help but to identify the National Basketball Association with some of the greatest and entertaining players to ever have earned an NBA paycheck. Just in case you’re wondering about how long this star-driven system has been in place, we have to…

NBA Dominance: Highlighting Seven Decades of Basketball Excellence

June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 worldofbc

DOMINANCE.This is a word that is only reserved for the greats. To be more precise, this is a word that is reserved to describe the all-time greats. Many basketball pundits and experts have discussed the idea of placing such dominant basketball gods on a “Mt. Rushmore” of sorts—as a means of properly gauging their legendary contributions to the sport. As the National Basketball Association celebrates its 70th anniversary, it is only right that we highlight ten individuals whose indelible imprints on the game of basketball transcend the game itself. The…

Memphis Grizzlies announces seeding schedule

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Brandon King

Via the Memphis Grizzlies: The Memphis Grizzlies will resume the 2019-20 season on Friday, July 31 against the Portland Trail Blazers at The Arena at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, the NBA announced tonight. The Grizzlies are one of 22 teams that will be resuming the season and will compete in eight “seeding games” to determine the participants and order for the 2020 NBA Playoffs. Earlier today, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced that they have finalized a comprehensive…

NBA to test for PEDs

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Brandon King

When the NBA season resumes later this summer in Orlando, players will be subjected to testing for performance-enhancing drugs, according to The Athletic and Stadium’s Shams Charania. The NBA announced a plan to resume the season via a 22-team return to play format where playoff seeding and participation will be sorted out over an eight game stretch. The timing of and even the announcement itself is interesting. I will surmise that there will not be many players who test positive considering how far in advance players have been made aware.