It’s always important to give credit where credit is due. You have to give it to the NBA, they always go the extra step or three. Years ago they loosened the rules and now three, four, and even five steps carrying the ball are no longer considered traveling. This late Spring they actually traveled to …
Pro sports are slowly returning. Did you notice? Did you watch any over the weekend? Unfortunately, the “great escape” that watching the games has provided, it doesn’t do so any longer. Intertwined are political statements and COVID-19 rules and precautions. Such is 2020, but hopefully not much beyond. We’ve got some nuggets on all of …
If you dribble a basketball on a hardwood floor and no one sees it, is it still an NBA game? It is. It’s just far less of a moneymaker. And it just might happen. These days aren’t normal days. These days are rightfully consumed with controlling the North American outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. And, …
It actually started Monday. Do you know what it is? It’s the grind. It’s the sports grind. What is it? It’s the time basically known as the month of February for sports fans. Sure, there is the NBA and the NHL. Both leagues are going full regular season throttle right now. The NBA is already …
Yesterday morning in unusually foggy conditions for the greater Los Angeles area nine people perished in a violent helicopter crash in Calabasas. Two of the victims were a 41 year old father of four and his 13 year old daughter. It’s always tragic when a death or deaths are so sudden. It’s even worse when …
LeBron James exercised his right to free speech yesterday. King James was holding court with reporters in LA after a workout on the court. In a 45 second answer to an inaudible question James said Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey, he of the tweet of support for the protesters in Hong Kong, “wasn’t educated …
Did you know who Daryl Morey was prior to last Saturday? The Houston Rockets General Manager brought analytical concepts similar to MLB’s Money Ball approach to the Rockets organization over a decade ago. Under his leadership the franchise has won plenty of games, acquired James Harden, but hasn’t won it all. But, Morey’s tweet of …
