Even with social distancing, you still need a way to connect. Why not with sports?
We’re in this together,
The Last Night’s Game Team
NBA (National Basketball association)
There might be light at the end of the tunnel. On May 1, the NBA will allow players of teams in cities that have lifted quarantined restrictions to use the practice facilities again. Teams will not practice together, but players can engage in individual workouts. The season was originally scheduled to be wrap up in June but was stopped shortly after the all-star break (i.e. halfway through the season). No word on a restart date. IT’S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Overtime
Could quarantine have been the breaking point for Kristin Cavallari and former NFL (National Football League) quarterback Jay Cutler? The two announced that they’re divorcing after 10 years of marriage. The last time the world saw them together they were quarantined in Turks and Caicos with their children and friends. SAD NEWS
Sideline stat
The NFL Draft saw massive viewer numbers this year with over 55 million people tuning in to the three day extravaganza. Those numbers are up 35 percent from last year. Proof that even though it looked different with players and coaches participating from their living rooms and basements, the world is starved for any sort of live sports. FILLING THE VOID
Coaches’ corner
Tom Brady has had a rough start in Tampa Bay. First, there was the park incident and then he walked into the wrong house while looking for his new team’s offensive coordinator. That trespassing incident may have landed him in hot water. The NFL set strict quarantine rules and players cannot have face-to-face meetings with their coaches. Other teams are not happy about it and the NFL may punish the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for it. REBELLIOUS STAGE
What to watch
Recently retired NBA player Dwyane Wade is following in Steph Curry’s footsteps and is producing a documentary about the “Redeem Team,” the 2008 U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team. They were called the Redeem Team because in in the prior Olympics, the 2004 U.S. men’s team took home bronze after years of gold medal success. Wade shared on a podcast how Kobe Bryant was a “cold-blooded” competitor and would talk trash to other teams in their native languages. A MAN OF MANY TALENTS
