Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James announced that he went to Orlando (Florida, USA), where he plans to finish the NBA season. At the same time, he made it clear that he was not happy about having to leave the house.
“Just left my warm crib to go to the bubble. It feels like shit, like I’m going to jail. I hate leaving home, ” LeBron wrote on his Twitter page.
A bubble is a territory where basketball players will live and play matches for the rest of the season. Recall that the rest of the season should be held in Orlando. All matches will be played without spectators. The matches are expected to resume on July 30. 22 teams will take part in the final stage of the championship. 13 from the Western conference and 9 from the Eastern conference.
“Brooklyn” will sign two stellar veterans of the NBA
The NBA club “Brooklyn nets”, which lost 7 players to the restart of the season, is looking for strengthening in the free agent market, bleacher Report reports.
According to a source,” Brooklyn ” will sign two players at once-40-year-old defender Jamal Crawford and 31-year-old forward Michael Beazley. Contracts with basketball players will be signed before the actual end of the 2019/2020 season.
Jamal Crawford last appeared on the floor as a member of the Phoenix suns in the 2018/2019 season. He appeared in 64 games and averaged 7.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists with 39.7% accuracy in the area, 33.2% outside the arc, and 84.5% from the free throw line. In April 2019, he managed to score 51 points in a game against the Dallas Mavericks.
Michael Beasley, like Crawford, last received practice in official games in 2019, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2018/2019 season, he played 26 games, in which he averaged 7 points and 1 assist and 2.3 rebounds.
Two Washington players were infected with the coronavirus
Two Washington wizards basketball players were infected with the coronavirus, according to journalist Ava Wallace on Twitter.
According to the source, Thomas Bryant and Gary Payton received positive test results. In this regard, the players did not go with the team to Orlando, where the season will restart. It is also reported that for personal problems, Harrison Matthews did not go with the team.
Interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA season will resume on July 30 with 22 teams participating. The matches will take place at three venues in the sports complex of the Disney world amusement Park in Orlando, Florida, USA. Before the start of the playoffs, 22 teams will play 88 regular season games. The start of the playoffs is scheduled for August 17.