- A televised game of H-O-R-S-E featuring basketball’s biggest stars is in the works.
- The NBA and ESPN are in talks to air a shooting competition between some of the league’s high-profile players, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
- Players would compete while remaining in isolation, matching the shots of their opponents remotely from home gyms or driveway courts.
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The NBA and ESPN are reportedly taking unique measures to bring basketball back to fans.
The league and sports network are working to finalize plans to air a H-O-R-S-E competition featuring some of the NBA’s biggest stars, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to force everyone – including basketball’s biggest names – to practice social distancing and stay in their homes, players would compete in the shooting contest while remaining in isolation.
Whether shooting in a home gym or on a court in their driveways, the NBA's elite would be tasked with matching each of their opponents' shots "in the traditional playground game," Wojnarowski reported.
ESPN and the NBA - in conjunction with the NBA players' association - are still working to confirm scheduling and which players would participate in the event. And while we don't know exactly who is in talks to play, at least one NBA legend wants in on the action.
I’m in
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) April 4, 2020
The entire sports world has come to a screeching halt in light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The NBA was the first major professional sports league in the United States to shut down due to the pandemic after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on March 11.
And while NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the leaders of some of the country's other major sports enterprises reportedly spoke with President Donald Trump on Saturday about when competition could resume, it appears increasingly unlikely that the league will be able to resume any time in the immediate future.
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