Coronavirus Outbreak: EuroLeague cancels remainder of season without winners' trophy being awarded
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: EuroLeague cancels remainder of season without winners' trophy being awarded

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The EuroLeague, which is composed of 18 teams across 10 European nations, had been suspended since 12 March. League officials said they “explored every possible option” in trying to find a way to resume the season. Europe’s top basketball league cancelled the remainder of its season Monday because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying health concerns had to be paramount despite numerous attempts to find ways to resume play. “Due to reasons beyond our control, we have been forced to cut short the most successful and exciting season in European basketball history.” The news came only two days after the NBA announced it, along with the National Basketball Players Association, has entered discussions with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July. “That is our commitment and our passion every single season, and so falling short due to forces beyond anyone’s control is what saddens us most.” Click here to follow LIVE updates on coronavirus outbreak

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NBA has ‘no plans’ to pause season as COVID cases rise among players
3 years ago

NBA has ‘no plans’ to pause season as COVID cases rise among players

LA Times  

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday there are “no plans” to pause the season, even as numbers of players entering the league’s health and safety protocols related to the coronavirus continue to rise. That’s what we’re experiencing in the league right now.” Silver’s remarks came on the same day that the 10 NBA teams with games scheduled on Christmas were …

NBA targets October finish for virus-hit season
4 years, 7 months ago

NBA targets October finish for virus-hit season

The Hindu  

The NBA is aiming to complete the 2020 season by mid-October, reports said on Tuesday, as the league edges towards a return from the coronavirus shutdown. ESPN reported that according to a timeframe due to be voted on by NBA’s Board of Governors on Thursday, Game 7 of the NBA Finals would take place no later than October 12. 'We …

Coronavirus: EuroLeague season cancelled, no 2019-20 champion
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: EuroLeague season cancelled, no 2019-20 champion

The Hindu  

Basketball's EuroLeague season has been abandoned and there will be no 2019-20 champions, it was announced on Monday. Anadolu Efes Istanbul sat top of the standings, ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona, with CSKA Moscow fourth and Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv in fifth place. However, the EuroLeague Commercial Assets executive board declared the season over, announcing the 2020-21 EuroLeague will …

NBA to wait 2-4 weeks before deciding on return: reports
4 years, 7 months ago

NBA to wait 2-4 weeks before deciding on return: reports

The Hindu  

NBA commissioner Adam Silver will study coronavirus outbreak and testing developments for another two to four weeks before the league decides about a return to competition, according to multiple reports. The NBA will wait a month to decide after getting more tests and data to show how serious the virus is,” Los Angeles Lakers forward Jared Dudley tweeted. It’s coming.” …

Coronavirus: NBA players polled about return, stars want to resume
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: NBA players polled about return, stars want to resume

The Hindu  

The National Basketball Players Association has informally polled players to gauge their appetite for resuming a season halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, US media reported on Tuesday. ESPN was among multiple outlets reporting the players' union had begun asking players to respond to a “yes or no” question about whether the season should resume. The NBPA told The Athletic that …

Coronavirus: NBA, players to hold conference call
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: NBA, players to hold conference call

The Hindu  

NBA commissioner Adam Silver and the head of the players union, Michele Roberts, will host a conference call on Friday as the league attempts to map out a possible return to action, ESPN reported. The call between Silver and NBA Players Association executive director Roberts is an opportunity for players to air concerns and quiz basketball chiefs about how the …

Coronavirus: LeBron James insists NBA season will continue
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: LeBron James insists NBA season will continue

The Hindu  

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James said on Thursday he's ready for the NBA to return, refuting a report some agents and team executives want the league to scrap the 2019-20 season. READ | “It is the responsibility of the league office to explore all options for a return to play this season,” an NBA spokesman told CNBC. The league …

Coronavirus: NBA not in a position to make any decisions
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: NBA not in a position to make any decisions

The Hindu  

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league is not in a position to make any decisions as there is still too much uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic. we are not in a position to make any decisions," Silver said in a conference call on Friday. "I'll add that the underlying principle remains the health and well-being of NBA players and …

Coronavirus: NBA commissioner Silver says no decision until May
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: NBA commissioner Silver says no decision until May

The Hindu  

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league will not be able to make any decisions about possibly completing the 2019-20 season until May amid the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on the NBA's Twitter account on Monday, Silver said there are too many different factors to consider with coronavirus to formulate a potential plan of resuming the campaign. "Essentially, what I've told …

NBA’s next steps hinge on US results in coronavirus fight
4 years, 9 months ago

NBA’s next steps hinge on US results in coronavirus fight

The Hindu  

America’s level of success at overcoming coronavirus and how fast that happens are likely the key factors in deciding when and how the NBA and other sports leagues return. NBA commissioner Adam Silver imposed an indefinite hiatus on the league season on Wednesday after Utah’s Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus, with every other major North American sports organisation following …

Amick: The NBA needs to avoid its own coronavirus Patient Zero
4 years, 9 months ago

Amick: The NBA needs to avoid its own coronavirus Patient Zero

New York Times  

Avoiding the NBA’s Patient Zero. What’s more, every person within the organization who had come into contact with their Patient Zero would likely need to be quarantined as well. Yet it’s comfortable with 17,000-plus fans sitting inches apart – literally rubbing elbows as they share the armrest – all in the name of sustaining the bottom line? The Washington Wizards …

How the coronavirus is affecting sports leagues and events
4 years, 9 months ago

How the coronavirus is affecting sports leagues and events

LA Times  

The Tokyo Olympics are postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak. The season was originally scheduled to start March 15 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. PGA/Golf: The British Open, scheduled to be played in July at Royal St. George’s in England, has been canceled. Bundesliga: The German soccer league suspended its season March 13, but the league …

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