Tag: H-O-R-S-E

Former Ohio State guard Mike Conley to participate in NBA virtual H-O-R-S-E competition

Former Ohio State and current Jazz guard Mike Conley, Jr. has been confirmed as a participant in ESPN’s NBA H-O-R-S-E contest.

The absence of live sports on television has made everyone go a little stir crazy. Now ESPN and former Buckeye point guard Mike Conley are here to help.

You’ve likely heard the rumors about the potential of a H-O-R-S-E game from various basketball personalities, and it now is locked in. Eight participants will compete virtually, recorded from their own locations in a single-elimination tournament format starting Sunday on ESPN.

And yes, one of those contestants was confirmed to be Mike Conley, Jr. His first-round opponent Sunday will be WNBA Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings. The other contestants include Chauncey Billups, Trae Young, Zach LaVine, Paul Pierce, Chris Paul, and Allie Quigley.

Tune in Sunday for the first-round games, then come back on Thursday at 9 PM Eastern for the semifinals and finals.

Chris Paul, Trae Young and Zach LaVine Plan to Play H-O-R-S-E on ESPN

Chris Paul, Trae Young and Zach LaVine Plan to Play H-O-R-S-E on ESPN The NBA and ESPN have finalized plans to
televise a H-O-R-S-E shooting competition. NBA stars Chris Paul, Trae Young and
Zach LaVine are all expected to participate. A number of WNBA stars, including
Tamika Catchings and Allie Quigley, as well as recent NBA alumni, Chauncey Billups,
Mike Conley and Paul Pierce, will also
take part in the competition. Players will be filmed from their home
locations and compete shot-for-shot. First-round match-ups will be held on
Sunday, April 12, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The semifinals and championship will take place on
Thursday, April 16, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The potential first-round match-ups
include Young vs. Billups, Catchings vs. Conley, LaVine vs. Pierce, and
Paul vs. Quigley.

Chris Paul, Trae Young and Zach LaVine Plan to Play H-O-R-S-E on ESPN The NBA and ESPN have finalized plans to
televise a H-O-R-S-E shooting competition. NBA stars Chris Paul, Trae Young and
Zach LaVine are all expected to participate. A number of WNBA stars, including
Tamika Catchings and Allie Quigley, as well as recent NBA alumni, Chauncey Billups,
Mike Conley and Paul Pierce, will also
take part in the competition. Players will be filmed from their home
locations and compete shot-for-shot. First-round match-ups will be held on
Sunday, April 12, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The semifinals and championship will take place on
Thursday, April 16, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The potential first-round match-ups
include Young vs. Billups, Catchings vs. Conley, LaVine vs. Pierce, and
Paul vs. Quigley.

Chris Paul, Trae Young and Zach LaVine Plan to Play H-O-R-S-E on ESPN

Chris Paul, Trae Young and Zach LaVine Plan to Play H-O-R-S-E on ESPN The NBA and ESPN have finalized plans to
televise a H-O-R-S-E shooting competition. NBA stars Chris Paul, Trae Young and
Zach LaVine are all expected to participate. A number of WNBA stars, including
Tamika Catchings and Allie Quigley, as well as recent NBA alumni, Chauncey Billups,
Mike Conley and Paul Pierce, will also
take part in the competition. Players will be filmed from their home
locations and compete shot-for-shot. First-round match-ups will be held on
Sunday, April 12, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The semifinals and championship will take place on
Thursday, April 16, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The potential first-round match-ups
include Young vs. Billups, Catchings vs. Conley, LaVine vs. Pierce, and
Paul vs. Quigley.

Chris Paul, Trae Young and Zach LaVine Plan to Play H-O-R-S-E on ESPN The NBA and ESPN have finalized plans to
televise a H-O-R-S-E shooting competition. NBA stars Chris Paul, Trae Young and
Zach LaVine are all expected to participate. A number of WNBA stars, including
Tamika Catchings and Allie Quigley, as well as recent NBA alumni, Chauncey Billups,
Mike Conley and Paul Pierce, will also
take part in the competition. Players will be filmed from their home
locations and compete shot-for-shot. First-round match-ups will be held on
Sunday, April 12, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The semifinals and championship will take place on
Thursday, April 16, from 7-9 p.m. EST on ESPN. The potential first-round match-ups
include Young vs. Billups, Catchings vs. Conley, LaVine vs. Pierce, and
Paul vs. Quigley.

Woj: NBA, ESPN ‘working on televising’ H-O-R-S-E competition

The NBA, ESPN and NBPA are working together to broadcast an online H-O-R-S-E tournament in the absence of live team basketball to watch.

The NBA is working with ESPN to air a high-profile player H-O-R-S-E competition in the absence of a safe environment for team basketball, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Ongoing talks between the league, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and ESPN have focused on televising the popular basketball shooting game with participants going shot-for-shot remotely.

What sort of facilities might be used (likely home gyms, as team practice facilities remain off-limits), which stars might participate, and other important details have yet to be revealed — and perhaps negotiated.

At this time, NBA guidelines prevent players from being in the same place at one time for safety reasons, which is undoubtedly just one of several issues in need of amelioration to move forward with such a tourney.

 

But, all parties are working to provide fans with an outlet for the sport they absent from their lives with so many other things in the midst of the pandemic that has suspended league activities and much else in life.

In the meantime, the league has organized the NBA Players 2k Tournament, where NBA players compete in a one-on-one, single-elimination tourney the winner of will be able to choose which charity will receive a $100,000 donation.

Fans may see other ideas to that can help fans scratch their basketball itch emerge in the coming days and weeks as creative minds continue to devise ways to overcome the physical distance needed to prevent overloading global healthcare infrastructure.

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