NBA Draft Held Virtually Tonight

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Published on November 18 2020 5:53 am
Last Updated on November 18 2020 5:59 am

The National Basketball Association Draft is being held virtually tonight after delays due to the pandemic, with Commissioner Adam Silver announcing picks from ESPN’s studios without players or fans there.

Among the leading players are Georgia guard Anthony Edwards, Memphis center James Wiseman, and Lamelo Bal, who skipped college to play professionally overseas. 

 

NBA Season Will Be Delayed, Shorter

The 2020-21 National  Basketball Association season will again be disrupted by the pandemic. The delayed season will begin December 22, be shortened to 72 games, and players will be traveling as usual, not in a “bubble” like that used when play resumed after the coronavirus suspension.

There will be a play-in tournament after the regular season from May 18-21 in which the teams with the seventh through 10th-best records in each conference, will play for the last two playoff spots in the East and the West.

 

Wichita State Coach Resigns

Wichita State basketball coach Gregg Marshall resigned Tuesday after a probe into allegations of verbal and physical abuse.

Former player Shaq Morris claimed he’d been hit twice by Marshall during a practice in 2015, and also charged he’d seen him choke an assistant coach, both claims Marshall denied.

During his tenure, Wichita State made a run to the Final Four in the 2012-13 season, went unbeaten during the regular season, and finished 35-1 the following year.