NBA Season Part 2: Life In The Orlando Bubble

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  1. KuzmoBall17

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    Karl Anthony Towns mother, Jackie, has died after a battle with COVID-19.

    Noordin Said, a beloved security official to NBA players and numerous musical artists, died Tuesday in New York after contracting COVID-19, his daughter confirmed to Yahoo Sports.

    Said’s mother, Anezia Clemons, who lived with him in New York, also died from COVID-19 approximately seven hours before her 56-year-old son, who died at 1:32 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
     
    KuzmoBall17, Apr 13, 2020
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    Damn
     
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    So brutal and sad.
     
    lakerjones, Apr 13, 2020
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    An update from Trevor on how things will go if the NBA starts back up:

     
    Barnstable, Apr 13, 2020
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  5. Savory Griddles

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    Damn. So almost a month to get prepared just to play? I can't imagine they have more regular season games if they are going that route. To ask a team like the Timberwolves to train for 25 days just to play 4-5 games? That seems pointless. Maybe they revamp the schedule to have only the top 10 teams from each conference play 5 more games to give teams battling for a playoff spot a shot at grabbing one, and to sort out the seeding?
     
    Savory Griddles, Apr 14, 2020
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    Even if it seems pointless for a lower seed team to come back and get bounced, I'm sure everyone is still eager to play 5 on 5 basketball again. Plus with a quick "return" to the season and likely shorter playoffs, there's a much greater chance for upsets.
     
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    I hope every member here and their family are safe... Anyways it's and going to be a LONG struggle which is and going to have bad repercussions on our mental health .

    Human beings can't live like this without enjoying life for many months .....
     
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    Little drastic. Nothing has changed business wise and health wise. Only sports has been the negative. People will be fine.
     
    OX1947, Apr 14, 2020
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    I'm all for giving these guys a few games to get back into a rhythm, but I'd still limit it to the playoff teams. The Wizards are 5 losses back, and the Blazers are 4 losses back. They had their chance, and they have losing records. Why waste their and everyone else's time?

    Get the 16 playoff teams together, do a 4-5 game warm-up, games won't count towards anything, and then get going.
     
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    A lot has changed business-wise for a lot of people. A lot of people have no business to speak of at this point.
     
    Savory Griddles, Apr 16, 2020
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    Life isn't just about business and health , it's about having and enjoying your passions , having fun with friends , traveling ... all of this go away right now ...
     
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    It's weird. I always thought it would be awesome to work from home. But I miss hanging out at work with my friends. We have an open workspace and spend half the day shooting the s***.
     
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    Optimistic update for salvaging the season

     
    Barnstable, Apr 16, 2020
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    Man I could watch me some more of this year's team make a run for a title. Oh hell yeah I could.

    :Noddingyes:
     
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    The league could just lie to me and say basketball's coming back and that would carry me for weeks.
     
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    Great news. I'm still optimistic that they can figure this out. There's too much at stake not to, I believe. Caveat, it will have to happen without fans in the stands though, IMO.
     
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    I'd love to watch some NBA basketball again. Yes, it's strange without the fans in the stands, but I'd go for anything at this point.
     
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    Update from Silver after the board of directors meeting:

     
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    As a Laker fan this is frustrating, we were almost there.
    Supposedly they're gonna start opening up states again, after a few protests have been happening.

    A rested LeBron is exactly what we need going back into the remainder of the NBA season.

    I honestly don't see any team beating us in the playoffs.
     
    Jazzygirl205, Apr 18, 2020
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