“It’s going to be a lot of pressure because we did get the memos, and one of the things that was on there was if your kids have games during this time, we can’t attend it,” Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said. “That’s going to be hard for guys that like supporting their kids in basketball and anything else that they do outside of their home.”

The two teams have played each other 410 times since 1950 when the Sixers became part of the NBA. This includes 21 playoff series–13 won by Boston and seven won by Philadephia–as well as six rubber match games, and the victory of these matchups and ten times the winner has gone on to win the championship.Los Angeles Lakers Face Masks

Several 60-and-older coaches feared the policy would end up targeting them, jeopardizing their participation in the restart and even their future employment opportunities, sources told ESPN at the time. Age has been considered one risk factor, among many others, for worse coronavirus outcomes. Under the league’s guidelines for the Orlando restart, every participant — players, coaches, staff — was subject to the medical review, which considered preexisting health conditions and other risk factors beyond age.

“Anytime the media would ask questions about Kyrie — and we had multiple times when the media wanted to s— on Kyrie — I was the buffer,” James said. “I was like, ‘No, listen, you guys are tripping. This kid is young, he’s great, he’s going to learn, I’m here to help him learn, and I know what he’s going to become.’Orlando Magic Face Masks Face Masks

“My mom never had nothing that she could call her own,” Adebayo said during a Monday video conference with reporters. “So growing up and being able to do something different with basketball and be a special player, that was something that I’ve always had in my mind, I’ve always wanted to do. And just having the opportunity to do it for my mom is an incredible experience.”

“We’ll mix it in, take it game by game and see what happens,” Davis said. “We were very successful when I was at the 5, so maybe it’s something that we still kind of wait for the playoffs again, then over the course of the season kind of toy with it game by game.”Boston Celtics Face Masks

The Rockets won’t enter 2021 on the NBA’s top shelf. But if Harden stays put, Wood can help turn them into a dark horse title contender. If Harden is traded, Houston already has an integral building block in place to kickstart the rebuild. But until either scenario becomes reality, it’s not hard to picture Wood making life easier for everyone on the roster. The Rockets also suddenly have incoming first-round picks to bolster their chances in the short term, via the trade market.Chicago Bulls Face Masks