Tag: COVID-19

Devin Booker enters health and safety protocols

Brandon King

Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, according to The Athletic ans Stadium’s Shams Charania. This means the Suns will be without their starting backcourt, as point guard Chris Paul, who is expected to be out for 6-8 weeks with an avulsion fracture in his right thumb. This will be Booker’s second tour in the health and safety protocols; he missed media day and the start of training camp in September for the same reason.

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Delaware State announces plan to allow limited fan attendance at indoor sports events

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The University is pleased to announce restoration of near-normal spectator attendance at indoor athletic events. After limiting attendance at indoor sporting events for the month of January due to the rise of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the University has announced a new policy.  Up to 600 spectators can attend the games, including 300 Delaware State University students. Up to 150 tickets will be reserved for Hornets’ season ticket holders and special guests, and 150 seats will be offered to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis.   There will be…

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Albany State v Savannah State Men’s basketball game postponed

Brandon King

Saturday’s men’s basketball game between Savannah State and Albany State has been postponed by SSU due to COVID-19 protocols. However the women’s game between the two schools will play their game as scheduled this Saturday at Tiger Arena with tip=off scheduled for 1p.m.

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Maryland Eastern Shore v Longwood game postponed

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Courtesy of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletic Communications PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s men’s basketball game with Longwood University that was scheduled for Friday, Dec. 31 is being postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests among Eastern Shore Tier 1 personnel. The NCAA classifies Tier 1 personnel as the highest exposure tier and it consists of student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers and physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials. The date of the rescheduled game is to be determined. With the postponement, the Hawks will now play their next…

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Jackson State v Southeastern Baptist men’s hoops game cancelled

Brandon King

COVID-19 has claimed year another HBCU’s basketball game, the latest being Jackson State’s home opener against Southeastern Baptist, which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. This is the second consecutive contest that have been cancelled for the Tigers, their December 21 tilt against Stephen F. Austin cancelled for the same reason. Despite the setback, the JSU men’s hoops( 2-9) team is expectant to resume action when they tip-off Southwestern Athletic Conference play Monday, January 3 against the Tigers of Bethune-Cookman.

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NBA postpones Bulls next two games in lieu of additional health protocols incidents

Brandon King

To say the Chicago Bulls have been affected by COVID-19 is an understatement. The team has absolutely been ravaged by the the virus, with the announcement of Alize Johnson’s entry into league Health and Safety protocols, the team now has ten players in such protocols. The other nine, which have all been added since Dec. 1. are Coby White, Javonte Green, DeMar DeRozan, Matt Thomas, Derrick Jones Jr., Ayo Dosunmu, Stanley Johnson, Zach LaVine and Troy Brown Jr. Rather than the Bulls have to sign people off the street or…

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The Aaron Rodgers vaccine lie exposes Stephen A. Smith and others hypocrisy once again

Brandon King

When the news regarding Aaron Rodgers ,not only testing positive for COVID-19 but also the fact that he had previously lied about his vaccination status, broke I intentionally waited before immediately grabbing my iPad to type an article because I was curious to see what the response from the media, but the sports media in particular, would be, particularly juxtaposed with the response they have had to the Kyrie Irving situation. Sure enough they did not let me down with their response, or lack thereof. The media has had Kyrie…

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Kyrie Irving’s vaccination status spawns fake media outrage

Brandon King

Right now Kyrie Irving is the most talked about name in the national basketball Association and unfortunately it has nothing to do with his prodigious on-court exploits.  It has already been publicized ad nauseum that Kyrie is one of the few players in the NBA who has chosen not to undergo the COVID-19 vaccination and because of a vaccine mandate in New York he cannot participate in home games or practices due to his unvaccinated status. The Brooklyn Nets, in showing that they are the player-focused franchise that they are, have…

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Nets says Kyrie won’t play or practice until he meets vaccination eligibility requirements

Brandon King

There is a very real possibility that the basketball will not get treated to the basketball genius that is Kyrie Irving, at least not this season. Tuesday, Sean Marks announced that star guard Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he fulfills local COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Marks said this in a statement: “Kyrie has made a personal choice, and we respect his individual right to choose. Currently the choice restricts his ability to be a full-time member of the team, and we will not permit any…

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Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid out of All-Star Game

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from the NBA: NEW YORK — Prior to traveling to Atlanta, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons had contact with an individual who is confirmed today to have tested positive for the coronavirus.  As a result, Embiid (Team Durant) and Simmons (Team LeBron) will not play in tonight’s NBA All-Star Game. Participation for other All-Stars and members of the 76ers coaching staff in Atlanta is not affected because they were not exposed to the individual in Philadelphia.

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