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By: Andrew Mercer Photo by: Andrew Mercer After the NCAA basketball tournament was cancelled there was question as to if the seniors for the previous fall/winter semester would keep their eligibility for next year. A few weeks later the NCAA voted to allow spring semester seniors to keep their eligibility . However, this was not the case for the fall/winter semester seniors. The vote opted for them to lose their eligibility even though they did not get to participate in their end of season tournaments. The thought was that the seniors played most of their games and although disappointing, the seniors would not get more eligibility.  There would also have been a problem with teams having too many scholarships. Future freshmen had already committed to schools and most teams’ scholarships amount were full for next season. In the end, there were too many obstacles to allow this to happen. The reason they granted seniors for spring semester sports was because their season ...

By: Andrew Mercer https://youtu.be/_qR-hUEodnk Photo by: Andrew Mercer This video talks about how the NBA season was postponed and what lead up to it. It shows clips of games in the middle of being cancelled and the sudden news that the season would no longer continue.

By: Andrew Mercer Photo by: Andrew Mercer A moment in sports that will go down in history as unforgettable is the cancellation of the 2020 March Madness NCAA Basketball Tournament. At first, the plan was to play both the conference tournaments and NCAA tournaments without fans in attendance. However, this quickly started to change for the worse and conference tournaments were being cancelled in the middle of games being played. A few days later the NCAA tournament was cancelled , and the season was ended altogether. Seniors on their respective teams would not get a chance to play in the NCAA tournament and lost their eligibility prematurely.  The decision to cancel the tournaments came shortly after the NBA postponed their season when one player tested positive for the virus. This demonstrates that the NCAA was paying close attention to what the NBA was up to and ultimately decided their outcome of having to completely cancel the season. The NCAA lost a great amount...

By: Andrew Mercer Photo by: Andrew Mercer One sports organization that is making many current adjustments to the COVID-19 situation is the NBA . The NBA has been looking for ways to incorporate and advertise their league while being unable to play games or hold team practices. The first main event that has come from this pandemic is an NBA 2K tournament played by various players from NBA teams. This tournament was hosted by Ronnie2K and players played online against each other while staying quarantined at home. Another way the NBA is trying to entertain their audience is through an ESPN televised H.O.R.S.E tournament which also featured current and former NBA players.  Currently, the NBA is looking for a way to continue their season which was earlier indefinitely postponed on March 11, 2020. The NBA has looked into different scenarios for bringing the league back and finishing the season. Plans include playing games without fans, or having all teams enclosed in one ...