Cal Ripken played and played, through pain that would have forced others to stop. Why? Because that is what his father taught him.
Towns is a grad transfer that graduated from Harvard on Friday.
“I’m here because they’re not gonna demean the character of George Floyd, my twin.”
“We have successfully proved that we can protest in peace, despite all the stories that they’ve shown on the news lately.�
The NBA is planning a Thursday vote of the league’s board of governors — with owners expected to approve commissioner Adam Silver’s recommendation on a format to restart the season in Orlando, sources tell ESPN.
Stephen Jackson, a 14-year NBA veteran who became friends with George Floyd while growing up in Texas, spoke at a rally in memory of Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in police custody after pleading that he could not breathe.
In a survey of all 30 NBA general managers, which was viewed by ESPN, 16 said they would prefer the league come back with just the typical 16 playoff teams, with the teams and seeds based on the standings when the season was suspended March 12.
Even in the middle of a pandemic, when nobody is playing, Bradley Beal’s name still emerged in trade rumors. The New York Daily News last week reported that the Nets have had “internal discussions” about pursuing the 26-year-old Wizards guard.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker says Boston pro teams’ reopening of their practice facilities next week must be done in accordance with the health and safety rules that each of the leagues is developing.
