Before the coronavirus pandemic forced the NBA to put a hold on its season, the Portland Trail Blazers were sitting at 29-37, just 3.5 games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. During a regular 82-game season, they would have had 16 games to try to catch the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies, but … Continue reading Damian Lillard Won’t Play If The Trail Blazers Don’t Have Playoff Hopes →

Major League Baseball is still trying to clear a number of hurdles to begin the 2020 season, and there remains confidence that the campaign will not be canceled altogether. If it were, however, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league and its owners would be missing out on several billion dollars. Manfred estimated during an … Continue reading Rob Manfred Claims MLB Owners Will Lose $4 Billion If No Season Is Played →

NBA commissioner Adam Silver informed the board of governors that the league is targeting resuming play on July 31. The NBA, which was the first major sports league to suspend its season on March 11 after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the novel coronavirus, appears likely to hold all games at the … Continue reading NBA Target Return Date is July 31 →