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Watch: Steph Curry shows off his golf game with a trick shot from home during the NBA hiatus

During the NBA’s coronavirus pandemic, Stephen Curry is showing off his golf game.

It has been over a week since the NBA suspended the season due to the coronavirus. Since the announcement from the league, precautions for COVID-19 have only grown.

As positives test results for the virus continue to pop up around the league, the NBA has directed teams to close practice facilities. With limited options for basketball activities and California under a stay at home order, members of the Golden State Warriors are getting creative with their free time.

On Friday, Stephen Curry showed off his golf skills. Callaway Golf asked the two-time Most valuable Players how he’s “playing through.” Curry responded on Twitter with a video of him acing a trick golf shot from home.

Curry hit an off-the-wall chip shot directly into a standing cup. The Davidson product celebrated in a similar fashion to one of his vintage long-distance 3-pointers.

Via @StephenCurry on Twitter:

Curry nominated his former teammate Kent Bazemore, tennis player Mardy Fish and the popular trick shot group “Dude Perfect” to follow with golf videos of their own.

Whether it’s golf, watching his old highlights, pledging donations or advocating for social distancing, Golden State’s point guard has been active during the NBA hiatus.

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XFL officially cancels its 2020 season

The XFL is making a wise decision, canceling the rest of its season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Like the AAF, the XFL did not make it through its first season. However, the league headed by Vince McMahon and Oliver Luck has an excuse: the coronavirus pandemic.

The league announced Friday it is officially cancelling the rest of the 2020 season due to the pandemic plaguing the country. The XFL made it through five weeks before having to stop because of the virus that has gripped the United States.

The league brought interest to spring football, especially through its innovative approach to the game. The kickoff was reinvented by the XFL.

The end of the note looks forward to a 2021 season. No word on whether the undefeated Houston Roughnecks will be crowned champions. It will also be intriguing to see how many players are offered contracts by NFL teams.

Recent Warriors opponent announces positive test results for coronavirus

Three members of the Philadelphia 76ers organization have tested positive for coronavirus.

The Golden State Warriors’ early March contest against the Philadelphia 76ers was arguably one of their best wins of the 2019-20 season. Damion Lee paced Golden State with 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field with six rebounds and three assists.

Eric Paschall recorded 23 points and three assists off the bench in the Warriors’ furious comeback win. Golden State entered the final quarter of the game down eight points. However, timely shooting by Mychal Mulder rallied the Warriors’ upset victory.

Just days later, the state of the NBA drastically changed. The league suspended the season until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Twelve days after Philadelphia traveled to Chase Center, the Sixers announced three members of their organization received positive test results for COVID-19.

Before the NBA hiatus was underway, Golden State was slated to host the Brooklyn Nets as their next opponent in San Francisco. Members of the Nets have also tested positive for COVID-19, including former Warrior Kevin Durant.

The Sixers and Nets join the Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers as NBA teams with members who’ve tested positive for coronavirus.

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NASCAR, IndyCar drivers go digital with autographs during postponed seasons

With NASCAR and IndyCar on hold for the coronavirus pandemic, racing fans are missing out on the in-person interaction they can have with drivers at the tracks, a big part of the race-day experience.

With NASCAR and IndyCar on hold for the coronavirus pandemic, racing fans are missing out on the in-person interaction they can have with drivers at the tracks, a big part of the race-day experience.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton tests positive for coronavirus

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the NFL. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton announced Thursday he has tested positive for the Covid-19.

Payton was at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas over the weekend watching the horse racing. He was interviewed by NBC/TVG personality Britney Eurton.

 

Checking in on the Warriors: What are players up to during the NBA hiatus?

During the NBA coronavirus hiatus, members of the Golden State Warriors are finding a bevy of ways to fill their free time.

The Golden State Warriors won’t be returning to the court for the foreseeable future. The NBA has paused the 2019-20 season until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

With San Francisco’s shelter in place announcement, The Golden State training facility at Chase Center will remain shut down. With no place to practice their game, members of the Warriors are finding a bevy of ways to fill their time.

Damion Lee

With inspiration from hip-hop star Roddy Rich, Damion Lee is picking up a new hobby during the NBA’s hiatus. Golden State’s shooting guard posted a video on Instagram of him playing the piano.

Former Golden State big man DeMarcus Cousins approved of Lee’s musical skills, leaving “Tuff” in the comment section.

Eric Paschall

Golden State’s second-round draft pick Eric Paschall is getting creative with finding his basketball fix. Paschall is picking up the controller and going to the park on NBA 2K.

On Wednesday, Paschall linked up with his childhood friend Donovan Mitchell to play NBA 2K.

Ky Bowman

With nearly all live events on hold due to COVID-19, Ky Bowman is taking in a new rising sport on the internet. The rookie guard retweeted a video of marble racing.

Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry has already admitted to watching his own highlights during the NBA hiatus. On Wednesday, he switched to his teammate’s highlight reel — the two-time Most Valuable Player spent some time watching Klay Thompson.

NBC Sports Bay Area re-aired Thompson’s 60 point performance against the Indiana Pacers in 2016. Curry tweeted he was watching along with the game like it was live.

 

Watch: Buffalo mayor tells Bills fans to celebrate Tom Brady leaving AFC East responsibly

The Buffalo Mayor, Byron Brown, issued a warning to Bills fans not to create mass gatherings to celebrate Tom Brady’s exit from the Pats.

Well, this is the ultimate spin on the Tom Brady exit from New England. The Mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown, held a press conference Tuesday to explain to his people how they should behave during the pandemic.

He was quick to add that if Bills fans want to celebrate the G.O.A.T.’s exit from the Patriots and likely the AFC East there should be no mass gatherings and the jubilation should be done at home.

Simply, astonishing. But hope the Bills Mafia listens to the mayor.

Draymond Green gets ‘last court workout for the foreseeable future’ at Warriors facility

With San Francisco placing a shelter in place order due to coronavirus, Draymond Green got in one last workout at Chase Center.

The NBA has suspended the 2019-20 season until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the wake of the NBA going on hiatus, precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19 are continuing to grow.

On Monday, San Francisco announced a shelter in place order for the city for all non-essential needs. Residents across San Francisco will be staying home to slow down the spread of coronavirus.

After San Francisco’s shelter in place announcement, Draymond Green shared an Instagram story from the Warriors training facility. In Green’s story, the caption read, “last court workout for the foreseeable future.”

Via @DrewShiller on Twitter:

Before the NBA paused its schedule, Green has played less than 10 minutes in Golden State’s last nine contests. The former Defensive Player of the Year missed two games with a pelvic contusion. On return, he was ejected against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half. Green then missed the following six games with knee soreness.

When the NBA season returns, Green will have 17 games left on the calendar before the offseason.

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Report: NFL alerts teams on plans if coronavirus impacts 2020 season

Sports Business Journal reported the NFL is preparing teams should the coronavirus pandemic impact any part of its season.

The NFL is looking ahead and being proactive when it comes to the coronavirus, Sports Business Journal reported Monday.

If the pandemic continues and impacts the preseason and/or regular season, the league sent a memo Friday to all 32 teams alerting them to steps they should be prepared to take.

  • In the first indication that the coronavirus outbreak could jeopardize part of the NFL’s season, the league distributed talking points to teams about season ticket refunds if games are canceled, SBJ’s Ben Fischer has learned. The memo came to our attention as President Trump gave a revised time frame that would encroach into the NFL preseason.
  • The memo was sent to all 32 clubs on Friday, suggesting teams tell fans: “We have every expectation of playing a full schedule in 2020 and look forward to you joining us at [name of stadium] for an exciting season. But we also understand your concerns and want to be clear about our club’s policies, which will apply to season tickets purchased directly from the [club].”
  • If games are canceled and not rescheduled, or if games are played under “conditions that prohibit fans from attending (for example, if a public authority restricts gatherings to no more than a small number of people),” season ticket holders would get a prorated refund or credit to future purchases.

SBJ also reported Alex Chang, the CMO of the San Francisco 49ers is working on a latter to fans that all live draft parties in the Bay Area andVegas are off.  SBJ said other teams said they were taking similar steps.

The draft will go on as scheduled April 23-25 but without the big fanfare associated with it annually. The 2020 NFL Draft was scheduled to be a huge event in Las Vegas.

 

 

NFL keeps draft on schedule, cancels fan events in Las Vegas

The NFL announced on Monday that the NFL Draft is still taking place April 23rd through 25th in Las Vegas, but in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, all public events affiliated with the draft have been called off.

The NFL announced on Monday that the NFL Draft is still taking place April 23rd through 25th in Las Vegas, but in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, all public events affiliated with the draft have been called off.