Coach Mike Budenholzer has been cautiously optimistic that both will be ready when games begin, and the Bucks tweeted out a video Wednesday night indicating Bledsoe had arrived. Former Kentucky Wildcats guard Eric Bledsoe has been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to Yahoo Sports reporter Chris Haynes. Some players are going to have trouble staying fit and dealing with shared training space in the socially distanced world of the bubble. The NBA promised stiff penalties for players who broke quarantine, and for a moment, it looked like the Bucks’ center rotation was in trouble. The 7-foot-4 Boban is best as a change of pace and a matchup nightmare, but he averages under 10 minutes a game. Let's hope he's asymptomatic and ready to tear up defenses in a cloud of dust in 14 days. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Bucks can afford to play it safe in the seeding games as they gear up for the postseason. It’s still far too early to call 22-year-old Markelle Fultz a bust, but that didn’t stop people in his first two disappointing years, where his shot was completely broken. Will James Harden chafe at the restrictions of the bubble? 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.
All this for a short-handed Jazz team that's a 66-to-1 long shot to win the title. After all, he wants to impress his best friend, Tobias Harris. With four days off, he should be thriving and showing the clutch shooting that won him an NCAA title in college and won many games no one remembered in Charlotte. Most people are going to remember DeAndre Ayton’s 25-game PED suspension to start the season, but the second-year center was putting up numbers when he came back — 19 points and 12 rebounds per game, with 1.7 blocks. In fact, it doesn’t matter if or how often he shoots from outside. Yes, that means he’ll hit two, but still! The NBA says it’s for a minimum of four days, but given the incubation period of COVID-19 is 14 days, it’s unlikely Hayward can safely return. It’s not a great sign that he’s the only active NBA player who’s had his jersey retired at a strip club. Philadelphia has had some buyer’s remorse with Al Horford’s four-year mega-deal, after he struggled to fit in alongside Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Ray Allen ate a chicken and rice meal at the exact same time before every game. He’s easily the Magic’s best forward, with a big dropoff to backups James Ennis III and Wesley Iwundu, but at least he’ll be playing his best position: the four. 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. They’re still an underdog in the Western Conference, but with the league’s most efficient offense, the Mavericks have a great chance to move up the standings and even steal a first-round series.
Never Scrub Another Toilet AgainShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. The absence of Jonathan Isaac and Al-Farouq Aminu puts a lot of pressure on the greatest second-place finisher in dunk contest history, Aaron Gordon. But not Jimmy Butler, because he'll have the gym all to himself when he wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to work out. Twenty-two NBA teams will be restarting the season in Orlando, all isolated in one huge facility. And it’s good that he got the rest. He already won a game this year after reporting an untucked jersey. Bucks Suki Hobson is NBA's best strength coach because of expertise in sport, injury and attention to detail ... “She just brightens it up,” Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe said. In the remainder of the regular season and playoffs, Ben Simmons will double his career three-point totals. Connaughton provided depth on the wing, averaging 5.1 PPG and 4.2 RPG in 61 contests (18.3 MPG).The duo hasn’t been ruled out beyond Friday, so it’s possible one or both of them will be ready to go on Sunday night when the Bucks face Houston.At least 150 hospitalized due to salmonella outbreak in 48 states When LeBron first came back to the Cavs in the 2014-15 season, he took a two-week break from the team in January. And if he makes a three, ESPN should do a courtside interview where he declares, “I’m going to Disney World!” He has a total of 24 Badges.
Eric Bledsoe. Joe Harris is a former Three-Point Contest winner who is a fantastic secondary option on offense. Davis has been dominant all season, and he may not have to deal with a legitimate defensive big man until the Finals. Walker missed six of Boston’s last 10 games before the season shut down and struggled with a bad knee when he did play.