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The Amount of Money the NBA Could Lose Due to COVID-19

The Amount of Money the NBA Could Lose Due to COVID-19

Posted by | Apr 12, 2020 | | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesEven before COVID-19 and the postponement of the NBA season, insiders in the NBA organization were already projecting losses of $400M in revenue. This initial decrease was because of Daryl Morey, since he got China furious at the NBA, and most of the Chinese sponsorships disappeared. Because of the suspension, the NBA is facing a much larger depreciation. The NBA generates about $8B each year, and many experts project that the NBA will lose about $1.2B if the season is canceled. The NBA makes the most money from sponsorships, merch, ticket sales, and TV contracts. Since...

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How Kobe Bryant Almost Landed in Boston

How Kobe Bryant Almost Landed in Boston

Posted by | Apr 2, 2020 | , , , | 0 |

Reading Time: 3 minutesKobe Bean Bryant was drafted in the 1996 NBA offseason, in a draft that most considered to be a six-player draft, aka the “Super Six of ’96”. Kobe was not one of those top six. It is now considered to be one of, if not the, best draft classes of all time. Players like Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Peja Stojakovic and many more. There were 10 players in that draft named to an All-Star team. The Celtics had the ninth pick in that draft, but they traded up to number six and selected Antoine...

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The Best Athletes Turned Politicians

The Best Athletes Turned Politicians

Posted by | Mar 23, 2020 | , | 0 |

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe United States of America has two long standing constants. One being our political system — though often criticized, our republic has fared quite well compared to other nations — and the other being our sports. Legend has it that the first jersey swap happened between Aaron Burr and founding father Alexander Hamilton before their infamous duel, which resulted in the death of the New York lawyer and outspoken federalist.  But, while these events and people are mutually exclusive, what happens when an athlete joins the realm of politics? The list of athletes who have dabbled...

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Why Derrick Rose Should Not Have Won His MVP

Why Derrick Rose Should Not Have Won His MVP

Posted by | Mar 22, 2020 | , , , | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore we start, let me take you all the way back to the 2010-11 NBA season. LeBron’s first year in Miami The year Dirk finally got his ring MVP finalist Dwight Howard and the No. 1 seed Spurs lost in the first round KD averaged 27.7 points per game Kevin Love snagged 15.6 rebounds per game, a league-high. Back to D-Rose. There’s a problem with the MVP award in the NBA. And that problem is that the best player isn’t picked every year. More often than not, the MVP award is all about narrative and story,...

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How the NBA Should Handle their Suspension

How the NBA Should Handle their Suspension

Posted by | Mar 12, 2020 | | 0 |

Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore we get into the answers, we have to understand the full timeline of events. The first time the NBA acknowledged the dangers of COVID-19 was on March 3rd, when they advised players to start fist-bumping instead of high-fiving. At that point, the US had 124 confirmed cases, but 48 of them were outside of the country. On March 7th, there were 435 confirmed cases in the U.S. and so the NBA sent a memo to teams that basically told them to prepare for the scenario that they would have to play without fans, and to...

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