For New Orleans, he averaged only 68 games a season, and even this year he’s been banged up. Enlarge Image Gerrit ColeGetty Images Two women were caught flashing their breasts on live television during Game 5 of the World Series S... From injuries, to rest, to health issues, to player opt-outs, some players are getting a boost from the season's suspension and delay, and others are taking a big hit.
When LeBron first came back to the Cavs in the 2014-15 season, he took a two-week break from the team in January. Kemba Walker has played in four straight All-Star Games since 2015-16 and exactly zero playoff games in that stretch. With four months of rest, George should be closer to full strength, which was good enough for third place in the MVP vote last season. 1 seeded Lakers in the Western Conference as centre Dwight Powell (Achilles tendon surgery), Jalen Brunson (shoulder surgery) and Courtney Lee (calf) along with Willie Cauley-Stein and guards Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Trey Burke will not be playing in the scrimmage. Dallas is going to need more from him with Dwight Powell and Willie Cauley-Stein out for the season, and the shortened schedule won’t allow much time to recover. But the NBA hooked him up by making all six of the bubble restaurants Tilman Fertitta franchises. Here’s video of the energetic display.Los Angeles Lakers take the court as if it’s a packed arena. Here are the stars with the most to gain, the most to lose, and the most to prove when the NBA's Florida Project tips off.
Watch: Lakers players pretend to hype invisible crowd before scrimmageShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. And yes, the 35-year-old Paul will benefit from the long layoff. It’s admirable that Brandon Ingram didn’t hesitate at all to join the Pelicans’ push for a playoff spot. But he’s also going to have to face the weird body-shaming he’s endured even while he was a fourth-place MVP finisher last season. Walker missed six of Boston’s last 10 games before the season shut down and struggled with a bad knee when he did play. is risking a lot. Kyle Kuzma led the Lakers to win as LeBron James struggled in the NBA scrimmage against the Orlando Magic.
The bubble is going to be a challenge for Boban Marjanovic because of the Mavericks’ lack of frontcourt depth. Ray Allen ate a chicken and rice meal at the exact same time before every game. It’s win-win for him: Fertitta doesn’t have to pay arena workers, he makes money, and it gives him an excuse to cut payroll and dodge the luxury tax again. Luke Combs won Male Vocalist of the Year at the 2019 CMA Awards over Dierks Bentley , Thomas Rhett , Chris Stapleton , and Keith Urban . All told, George and Leonard played only half the Clippers games together. Davis has been dominant all season, and he may not have to deal with a legitimate defensive big man until the Finals. The Kings need Hield’s scoring off the bench, and Hield needs to prove his worth going into an offseason where Sacramento is poised to give Bogdan Bogdanovic big money to play Hield’s position of shooting guard. Tilman Fertitta was already over-leveraged as the cash-poor owner of the Houston Rockets, but he took a hit when many of his fast casual restaurants closed during the pandemic. Fairly or not, Rudy Gobert has become the poster boy for COVID-19 irresponsibility, after intentionally infecting microphones and hosting gatherings in the early days of the pandemic, before testing positive himself. He’s a free agent this summer and probably guaranteed himself a max extension — as long as he doesn’t get injured. He’ll probably be fine, and the Pelicans need him for their playoff run. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS But the real reason that Paul will thrive in the bubble is that the NBA has set up an anonymous tipline to report bubble infractions, and no one loves to snitch like CP3. After that, the Lakers will face the …
Let's hope he's asymptomatic and ready to tear up defenses in a cloud of dust in 14 days. Plus, the timing of his wife’s pregnancy means Hayward will have to quarantine when he leaves the bubble for his child’s birth.