John Raoux / Associated Press The Orlando Magic laid off 31 full-time employees on Friday, nearly 10 percent of the organization’s general staff, as a result of a “dramatic loss of earnings” due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Josh Robbins and Shams Charania of The Athletic. Magic CEO Alex …
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Rusty Costanza / Associated Press New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson left the NBA campus in Orlando, Florida to attend to a personal matter. The Pelicans announced that Williamson had to attend to “an urgent family medical matter” and will join the team at a later date: New Orleans Pelicans …
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David Zalubowski / Associated Press San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich feels safer in the NBA campus-like environment at Walt Disney World Resort than in Texas, in part because he doesn’t have to deal with the “cowards” in charge of the state from your team. How Jason Owens Yahoo …
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Jeenah Moon / Getty Images Many NBA players are likely to bring marijuana to the Orlando bubble for the restarted NBA season, though not everyone wants to talk about it. “You’re asking about Fight Club,” an agent told Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. “There is no evidence for a …
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Jeenah Moon / Getty Images The NBA enacted strict protocols in the bubble environment that it developed at the Walt Disney World Resort outside Orlando, Florida to try to keep players and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. That included creating an anonymous hotline to report people who break the …
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