Posted on 06/14/2020 1:23:28 PM PDT by Libloather
Dwight Howard has all the basketball reasons in the world to want to jump on a plane and head to Orlando to be part of the NBAs restart of the season. Hes a key big man on a Lakers team that is the odds-on favorite to win it all, and a ring would be the cherry on top of his Hall of Fame career.
But Dwight Howard says players should not play right now, there are far more critical things to focus on in society.
Howard was part of Friday nights 80-player call, led by Kyrie Irving, discussing whether players should be part of the restart. Howard told CNN he thought the NBA should not play right now. Heres Howards statement, via his agent, to CNN.
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Hope they lose it ALL. and ncaa football...and ncaa basketball...and baseball...all them games and bowl games....yay! They tried to monopolize it all...no one really wants espn. You can livestream a game on internet and sell your own commercial time. Same with schools will bulls××× majors. No need to GO and stay at school to learn how to critique a movie....Goodbye phoney false veneer toothed hosts. And ex athletes pontificating....and that diversity and inclusive stupidity...as if diversity ALONE guarantees success..old broadcasting model is dead...killed by virus...
Good one.
Mr Howard is right. It’s time for baseball.
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