the nba is taking a mantle. the nba and their players are working on a fund of millions and millions of dollars to try to empower people in communities, minority communities. you know, they've always been at the forefront of social injustice. i don't think that that's changed. >> i think it's interesting you first came on to talk to us about rudy gobert, the first player to test positive. the whole microphone thing. he might have saved lives. he scored the first point and winning. i have to go but tell me what he did real quick. >> yeah. he had the first points of the game. the first bucket and the final free throws of the game after testing positive. he received a lot of hate messages, you know, after testing positive for coronavirus and really was part of the reason why the nba shut down, and the entire country. the nba is back, rudy gobert. he fought through hate messages, people trying to blame him for what happened with the nba. he's good. >> thank you. >>> the president suggesting the election be postponed

the nba has taken the mantle. and they are working on a fund of millions and millions of dollars to try to empower people in communities. and they have always been at the forefront of social justice. >> i think it's interesting, you came on and you talk to us about rudy gobert. the first player to test positive. i think you may have saved lives, because that is when they shut it down. tell me what he did real quick. >> yeah, he had the first points of the game. the first bucket and the final free throws after the game after testing positive. he relieved a lot of hate messages. you know, after testing positive for coronavirus and really was a part of the reason why the nba shutdown and the entire country, and now, the nba is back, rudy gobert is back, and foigt through hate messages and different people trites to blame him for what happened with the nba. but he's back, he's healthy. he looks good. >> thank you, appreciate it. see you soon. >>> the president suggesting the election being postponed even though he has

the nba suspended the season in march after one positive test. is that the same standard you'll follow to pause games that are in the so-called bubble right now down in florida, one positive case and you'll pause? >> it's not clear. it would depend on the circumstances. of course when we paused in mid-march, we knew very little about covid-19 about this particular coronavirus. and we were also at that time had fans in our arenas and we weren't really doing any large-scale testing of our players. we were only testing the particular player rudy gobert who tested positive on the utah jazz because he had symptoms. and then we did testing of people who had been around him. now there are no fans whatsoever. we're testing on a daily basis. we're following those other protocols. so if we were to get a single positive test, it probably wouldn't shut us down, but what we'd want to do is try to understand through tracing how that person, whether it be a player, a coach, or someone else who's on that campus got the virus. >> how many positive cases do you th

nba china which is a separate business arm of the nba is valued at $5 billion. they have a $1.5 billion deal with china's streaming platform, tencent. their fan base there is huge. 500 million chinese fans tuned into at least one nba game last season. that gives the chinese government that owns the airwaves in the country a lot of power how many eyes tune into the nba games there n october after the houston rockets executive tweeted support for the hong kong protesters, the nba live games went dark. they are taken off the air. it also provoked a number of chinese businesses to temporarily ban selling apparel from the houston rockets. the nba commissioner adam silver said the the stand i don't have had a on the league's bottom line. only 10% of their revenue comes in from china, but it is expected to double by 2030, bringing in about 20% of the nba's revenue. lou? lou: hillary, very quickly, where are we then with the slogan fans can have on their backs of nba jerseys? they can have slogans about free hong kong? they can still have all of that anti-cop, anti-trum

players 52 have been drafted out of the first round into the nba. we are standing in the carolina basketball museum which is in the building immediately adjacent to the center where they play their home games. , our legendary hall of fame basketball coach donated his entire collection of basketball memorabilia which was quite extensive to the university and this basketball museum is the one place that houses all of that history. we decided to start off with how the uniforms have evolved. people get a kick out of the number 10 jersey, lenny roosevelt who was the player when we won the championship, people are stunned to see that there is red and the carolina jersey. frank maguire was the coach at the time and frank maguire was a real fashion plate out of new york city. he wanted to jazz up the uniforms, so he put red trim in and people were surprised. through the years, there is not much red in the carolina basketball uniforms. that is the color of one of our big rivals, nc state, so now our uniforms are blue-and-white and that is it. the blue and wh

wrong with the nba. i mean, how many crimes will they turn a blind eye to which is child abuse or ethnic cleansing are cracking down on hong kong. for us grew up watching the epic battles of michael jordan and larry bird and magic johnson and then watch them put on the red, white, and blue for the dream team in 1992 and the nba stands right now is very disappointing. >> martha: when you think about is a communist society in athletics i think about the soviet union, the issues they had with the building and pushing athletes and the east german olympics when i was growing up but not surprising that this is a culture that is connected between athletics and a communist regime that, you know, wants results more than anything else. should this be a big surprise? >> martha, the chinese people love the nba and that's one of the reasons it's so disappointing to see the nba and stars like lebron james and steve kerr not take a stronger stance. the nba is unique among american businesses and the leverage that it ha

nba china, which is a separate business arm of the nba, is also valued at $5 billion. they also have a $1.5 billion deal with china's streaming platform, and their fan base there is huge, 500 million chinese fans tune in to at least one nba game last season, and that gives the chinese government that owns the airwaves in the country a lot of power over how many eyes tune in the games there. in october after the houston rockets' e executive tweeted support for the hong kong protesters, the nba's live games went dark, they were taken off the air, and it also provoked a number of chinese businesses to temporarily ban selling apparel from the houston rockets. the nba commissioner, adam silver, says the standoff had a dramatic financial cost on the league's bottom line. and, lou, the nba's business in china is only growing. right now about 10% of their revenue comes in from china, but it's expected to double by 2030 bringing in about 20% of the nba's revenue. lou: quickly, where are we with the slogans fans can have on the backs of nba jerseys? they can have slogans about f

the nba just has to complete what they started. they'll play a handful of regular season games before ceding the playoffs and then they'll get right into the playoffs. the bubble is the best possible approach, but as adam silver admits itself it's not foolproof. that bubble could burst. one thing they're going to have to do is make sure everyone who works in the hotels, the entire hotel staff is going to have to be within that bubble, otherwise you're introducing all kinds of external things that the bubble is designed to keep out. so it's their best bet. could they do it? yeah. and i sure hope they can. but i don't think it's 100%. in the case of baseball, even though it's an abbreviated season. they hope to play 60 games before the playoffs. there is no bubble. they're playing in their home cities. no fans. who knows what can happen. they've got an 100-page protocol. hard to believe everyone's going to follow that protocol without fail. so it's a very difficult series of needles to thread. i hope they make it. >> so, bob, you kno

i look forward to talking to him about the nba bubble, and so much more. but first, "a closer look. >> seth: welcome back. it's been a while since you've last seen us, and you're probably wondering why i'm not in the attic well, if you recall, two weeks ago, i entered the attic door, not knowing where it would lead. and turns out, it was a portal to my in-laws' house and while i love my in-laws, it is a slightly disappointing outcome for a magic door i mean, if the wardrobe in "the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe" led to a t.j. maxx - way different book way less popular with that said, there's a lot to like about the new space, because there are only three things i ask for in a makeshift studio it has to be quiet, has to have good internet and has to not be haunted by the ghost of an old sea captain. and this baby checks all the boxes. >> arggghh, of that only a fool would be certain >> seth: now, there are some down sides i did not bring my beloved copy of "the thorn birds" with me on the journey, but i assure you it is safe under the watchful eye of at

the nba just has to complete what they started. they'll play a handful of regular season games before ceding the playoffs and then they'll get right into the playoffs. the bubble is the best possible approach, but as adam silver admits itself it's not foolproof. that bubble could burst. one thing they're going to have to do is make sure everyone who works in the hotels, the entire hotel staff is going to have to be within that bubble, otherwise you're introducing all kinds of external things that the bubble is designed to keep out. so it's their best bet. could they do it? yeah. and i sure hope they can. but i don't think it's 100%. in the case of baseball, even though it's an abbreviated season. they hope to play 60 games before the playoffs. they're playing in their home cities. no fans. who knows what can happen. they've got an 100-page protocol. hard to believe everyone's going to follow that protocol without fail. so it's a very difficult series of needles to thread. i hope they make it. >> so, bob, you know, let's talk about

en teoría la nba, vuelve el 30 de julio. hoy hubo mucho fútbol en europa, ponemos atención en inglaterra y españa. el túnel de la gloria ,de liverpool, porque después fue un penal, lo cobra el penal de bruyne uno por cero para el equipo de pep guardiola, que suena para volver a barça. dos por cero más tarde para citizens, que esperan saber si jugarán en europa o no. y mire este gol, una maravilla, cámara de arriba, uno dos de primera, qué bien, qué bien. tres a cero. al final del partido 66 autogol de oxlade chamberlain, y liverpool pasa la peor derrota para un equipo campeón después de ganar el título en españa fuegos de artificio para bayona. esto es penal, qué hace suárez el uruguayo, le pega ramos, el capitán de madrid, uno por cero, que le saca 4 puntos a barcelona con 5 partidos que disputar, vamos a sri lanka las carreras de tuctuc, así se llaman estos vehículos motorizados utilizados como transporte público y que por dos días son sometidos a extremas condiciones, miren esto, hasta cruz estilo na

the phrase kill police was allowed to be generated on a custom nba jersey. and also the phrase, f-police. that phrase uncensored was allowed to be spelled out. listen to a phone call exchange with nba store representative and "daily caller" reporter tried to get more clarification why he could not put free hong kong on back of a jersey. >> it won't you put free hong kong on it? >> if proceed further, i have tried twice. it is not letting me do anything. >> just to be clear i could not get a jersey that said free hong kong but i can get one that says kill cops on the back of it? >> yes, sir, you can get that. reporter: fanatics company runs nba website and the call center the phrase accidentally banned in first place, saying it was no longer banned. the phrase was inadvertently on all the league on store sites has now been fixed. fanatics confirmed they have a process in place. just because it appears you can order a jersey that says you can kill cops does not mean that customer would ultimately get the jersey because they have protocols in place to review ea

it's great to have the nba back. and i hope our fans are proud of us tonight. >> reporter: the question moving forward. how long will version 2.0 last playing in a disney world bubble? so far 344 players have repeatedly been tested and there hasn't been a single positive test. >> the nba isn't going to be taking a victory lap over this because they are mindful that the nba finals goes through mid-october. >> reporter: and on the ice, the national hockey league is poised for its comeback too. >> absolutely great to have hockey back. >> reporter: 24 teams in two separate bubbles for preseason games in edmonton and toronto, canada. this saturday for the first time ever in august, the puck drops for tournament play and a sprint to the stanley cup. >> sam brock reporting u. went team sports to three of the coming back online within two weeks. many are hoping that they can all finish out their season, and you can watch the return of hockey right here on nbc bay area this saturday at 5:00. >>> and there you have it. the ope

i'm hoping the nba goes on and is successful. i'm an nba fan. my son can't wait to watch giannis do his thing and try to win a championship, we're fans but when you weigh everybody's health and everybody's safety and security and everything like that, and also we don't know the long-term effects of catching the coronavirus on these players respiratory systems, their heart, their kidneys, all these different things, they're all unknowns. it's a huge risk to take. so far two rounds of tests, no positive cases in the nba so kudos to adam silver. >> let me get your thoughts and you certainly are in touch with a lot more of the players, you have a better sense of the feel and concerns of players, their families that they have to distance themselves from. do you get a sense that players are voluntarily doing this or do you feel that there is a commercial pressure to get a sports league like the nba back up and running and they have to go along with it? certainly the lesser profiled player, not the lebron james and the others but some of the other less

was going to happen the nba's going to start up again. the players are in a bubble in orlando. is this going to work? is this a good idea? >> i think it's going to work because we will ultimately get to an nba champion after playing 80% of the regular season and i think the nba approach is really intelligent by quarantine and putting all of the players in a bubble in orlando, not really allowing access in and out, doing the best measures possible in order to try to find a way to keep them safe and get towards some conclusion to the season when you watch how other sports are approaching it, to be ag bal are going to be able to do the same by not putting their players in bubble or in a quarantine but, for the nba, i think their approach has been spot on so far. >> seth: how are the players going to respond to the lack of crowd noise? was that an important part of your game? >> it was a huge part of my game some players feed off of the crowd noise. for example, take one team, the los angeles clippers patrick beverly's like a wrestler out the

let's bring in it two-time nba champ kenny "the jet "smoi" smi. he started a virtual basketball camp during the pandemic you were on my favorite other show on television great to have you here thank you for joining us >> thanks for having me. >> so can the bubble hold? >> well, it seems like it's the sayest pla safest place on earth right now. there was testing this week. zero positives came out. i think the ability with the nba has been able to do is different from every other sport that no one's traveling. they're in one location. they're all living in a proximity of two miles and no one is leaving that two mile radius of the campus. so i think that's a unique environment that the sport of basketball can provide i don't know if every sport can provide that environment now three courts in one area, three fields in one area so the uniqueness of basketball itself allows this to happen >> but i mean look what happened with lou williams. i don't know if there have been any big penalties for him if that's a way of trying to deter people from doing the

especially when you have the nba or any american organization -- the nba, which is a business -- in bed with communist china, which they clearly are. >> melissa: all right. more "outnumbered" in just a moment. customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? i should get a quote. do it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> melissa: thank you to everyone for watching, and thank you to ben domenech. this is your first time on the show. i hope you enjoyed it. we loved having you and we would love to have you back. thank you everyone out there for watching. we'll be back here on the virtual couch tomorrow. now, here's harris. ♪ >> harris: violence is surging in new york city, and especially over the past 24 hours, amid the growing push to defund the police. you're watching "outnumbered overtime." i'm harris faulkner. at least 18 people we now know where shot in new york city just yesterday. in 14 shooting incidents, including three drive-byes in brooklyn, within 14 minutes. one high-ranking officer told "the new york post" the numbers

stan is a former nba coach and he has a lot of opinions on the nba, pandemic and other social issues facing our country. thanks for being with us. do you think it's realistic the nba will finish out its season with a pandemic raging in the state? >> i do think it's realistic but at the same time it will require an adam silver miracle to pull this off. nobody da nobody does a better job of logistical planning and attention to detail than adam silver and the staff at the nba. and i said several times if the nba can't pull this off, then there is no possible way we can play sports anywhere in this country for a long time because of all they have put into this. if this doesn't work, nothing will. >> the nba has set up an anommous tipline to report players who violate the quarantine rules. what do you think of that hotline? >> i think this whole bubble concept was set up to keep people safe. and it depends on the compliance of everybody within the bubble that nobody pierces the area. and so, i think everyone in there has their concerns and they don't want anybody breaking that bubble. so,

nba china is a separate business arm of the nba. it's valued at $5 billion. they also have a $1.5 billion deal with china's streaming platform tencent and their fan base there is huge. 500 million chinese fans tuned in to at least one nba game last season so this billion dollar behemoth of a company and their ties to china could be under scrutiny here in congress if senator josh hawley has his way. neil? neil: all right. hillary, thank you very very much. we misidentified the party affiliation of senator hawley. he is of course a republican, not a democrat. i do want to get the read on all of this with dr. patrick, who runs a company and interestingly for this segment, is also a los angeles lakers minority owner. good to have you back. so much to talk about. your thoughts on this move where, you know, free hong kong, the lettering like that on shirts, nba equipment, fine by you? >> well, you know, look, i think we should fight for democracy and freedom wherever we are. i think as a nation we should lead and with regard to the nba, obviously, this is something

by the way, a huge investment for the nba. it spent over $170 million on this season. >> the nba has done a tremendous job to keep it safe. i think no one has gotten the virus inside the campus. i think for fans of the nba, they're going to see a tremendous product. people are being zoomed in to be live fans. i think we're the only pro league that's doing that. i think the nba is going to be the model professional league in terms of how to handle this restart. >> you were the first league to actually stop games with covid in march. i know that maintaining a routine is critical there. members of the media have to submit requests two days in advance. there's constant testing, which i'll ask you about in a minute. there are temperature checks. this so-called magic band. how hard is it to make sure everyone is complying, given that you're dealing with adults and a lot of these adults have egos even taller than they are? >> well, again, i think the fact that we all understand this is like a special time and we're all on a mission,

basically like the nit of the nba. but the nba does have one big reason to try to do the second bubble, and it is spelled gre ed, pure greed, no other possible reason they could do it.>>> july 4 holiday, fun games with sports but not this year, but doesn't mean they're not some great memories, and joe brings us this day in sports. >> reporter: 303 no-hitters have been thrown in major league baseball history, only 35 pitchers have thrown more than one cup the reds homer bailey joined the list when he no-hit the giants on this day in 2013. a couple of marathon pictures by giant pitchers, carl hubbell through all 18 innings of a 1-0 shut out of the cardinals. same score, with one juan marishal. 1941, joe dimaggio stood alone, a hit in his 45th straight willie keeler, and continued the street for much more of the summer. that is this day in sports, july 2. >>> a little bit of football fun, 49ers are in the midst of a wary mask campaign, along the way, a friendly tweak in a tweet to the new orleans saints and all the rest t

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. >>> the nba's rebound as the season finally resumes. >> announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, the civil rights struggles of both history and today were the backdrop for a powerful sendoff for congressman and civil rights giant john lewis, four former presidents paying tribute, three of them in the room as family, friends and colleagues gathered in atlanta's historic ebenezer baptist church who praise the man who nearly lost his life in the fight for voting rights. barack obama whose presidency is a product of that legacy today offered a spirited eulogy and a rebuke of those who may threaten those rights inside the atlanta church where martin luther king jr. once preached. >> he loved america until america learned how to love him back, we celebrate john lewis. >> reporter: fighting for freedom. >> thank you, oh god, for this great man who lived among us, who now joins the great cloud of freedom fighters ♪ holy what you do fo christ will last ♪ >> reporter: john lewis born in tiny segregated troy, alabama, the son of sharecroppers, celebrate

una situaciÓn inÉdita en toda su historia, nicole suÁrez, buenas tardes, cÓmo ves al regreso de la nba? >>> como algo que no se ha visto antes, ellos van a estar en una especie de burbuja de la nba al llegar al mundo de disney en orlando, la entidad deportiva ha tomado muchos recaudos, se hicieron pruebas del covid-19 antes de su llegada y tambiÉn a su llegada y fueron puestos en cuarentena durante varios dÍas antes de empezar sus prÁcticas, algunos jugadores tomaron sus propias precauciones, vimos a (nombre en inglÉs), de los 76ers viajar desde filadelfia con un traje protector, con guantes y mÁscaras, pero dudo que lo pueda usar en la cancha. >>> otra gran pregunta, estarÁn en condiciones fÍsicas para regresar? >>> esperemos que sÍ, tienen que calentar motores, porque obviamente el cuerpo no es un robot, desde el 11 de marzo no se jugaba un partido de la nba, algunos estÁn inquietos por el regreso, otros como lebron james estÁn a favor de esta nueva normalidad, porque dicen que hay que regresar, tambiÉn cabe destacar que estarÁn completamente aislados del mundo, no pueden

well, i'm sure the nba isn't having issues after putting players in their bubble. >> the nba's investigating what clippers guard lou williams did on his recent excused absence from the nba bubble. espn reports williams told nba security he went to a funeral in atlanta, and after that he went to a strip club for dinner >> jimmy: dude a strip club to eat this has been oof, eesh, oh god! this is exciting, you guys today after -- i don't know who was hitting the high notes go ahead, man. take some time out, acknowledge the greatness. oh god well, guys some business news that we could probably do without. french's is releasing a limited-time mustard beer. in celebration of national mustard day this saturday. let's take a look at this. yeah finally we no longer have to squirt french's into our bud light. if you want to buy, good news, all the cases are still available. some people are a little classier, grey poupon zinfandel. we all have that friend, i only drink artisanal mustard beer do you have an eastern kensington i guess i won't drink. just don't feel like it. not in the mood. finally, these

. >>> the nba's rebound as the season finally resumes. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, the civil rights struggles of both history and today were the backdrop for a powerful sendoff for congressman and civil rights giant john lewis, four former presidents paying tribute, three of them in the room as family, friends and colleagues gathered in atlanta's historic ebenezer baptist church to praise the man who nearly lost his life in the fight for voting rights. barack obama whose presidency is a product of that legacy today offered a spirited eulogy and a rebuke of those who may threaten those rights inside the atlanta church where martin luther king jr. once preached. >> he loved america until america learned how to love him back, we celebrate john lewis. >> reporter: a powerful sendoff for a man who was right there with him, fighting for freedom. >> thank you, oh god, for this great man who lived among us, who now joins the great cloud of freedom fighters ♪ only what you do fo christ will last ♪ >> reporter: john lewis born in t

tomorrow it officially is game on for the nba. the pros have been training, scrimmaging down in the bubble at disney world. the league doing their best to keep coronavirus in check but as we are seeing with baseball, playing sports during a pandemic can be risky. joining us now is commissioner of the nba adam silver. he is in new york but he's going to be heading down to the bubble tomorrow for the restart of the season. adam, thank you so much for being with us. and i know that you're anxious. many people are anxious for the season to get going again. you said, the words you used, cautiously optimistic about the restart and when you see what's happening in baseball in particular with the marlins even more players testing positive, adam, how does that add to your concern for your league? >> well, good morning, robin. you said the word anxious. i think that would also describe how i feel. i mean, we've been working on this for a long time, but as you pointed out in one of your earlier news reports there is a high case rate in flori

>> yeah, well, the nba is like the university. it's an institution that is gone too far and too long without scrutiny. when people watch it, they either say they are either political or apolitical. what they want us to do is think that they are edgy or woke, they are concerned with social justice. but some messaging on their jerseys, may be neil for the national anthem. and yet, the whole system is predicated on a 4-$6 billion democracy in hong kong. destroyed the indigenous culture of of tibet. destroyed reeducation camps. comparable for 140,000 american deaths because of their laxity. ended international outlaw. and yet, they are getting billions of dollars there. the reason as it hits even deeper, laura, the reason they are going to china is they are losing market share here in the united states because they talk about diversity, diversity, diversity, but they have 30 coaches, 20 coaches, 30, we only have eight that are african america. two owners that are black. they talk to us about diversity, and yet 75% of the players are a

i was up watching the nba tournament. a lot is happening on this friday including isaias strengthening into a hurrica.ri. al's going to have an update on the track and the timing in just a few moments. >>> and then the doctor behind those controversial claims about hydroxychloroquine, the drug touted by the president. that doctor is now doubling down. what she's saying in an exclusive new interview with our nbc affiliate in houston even as the fda has revoked approval for that drug. >>> we want to start with the latest on the virus. cases continuing to multiple in raising fears about the next hot spots in the u.s. we've got complete coverage. we'll start with nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as the crisis in the u.s. gets set to enter its fifth month, california is set to hit another grim milestone today. half a million confirmed infections. it comes as students get ready to go back to school in states where the numbers are only getting worse. as the covid death toll ris

talk about this with nba hall of famer isaiah thomas. also an nba tv tnt sports commentator. so great to have you here. the an honor. how does the league reassure a player like joel embiid who doesn't feel safe in florida. that state just reported 15,000 new cases of coronavirus in a single day. >> you know, it's extremely difficult to guarantee or to reassure the players that their safety is the utmost important thing. and all the nba and the nba players association can do is provide the testing and also make sure that from a health standpoint that they're giving them all the information that's possible. the world is going through a pandemic, and not only the players are worried about their safety, but everyone is worried about their safety. individually and also worried for the players. >> yeah. and in 1988, that championship, you, famously scored 25 points in one quarter against the lakers. hobbling around on seemingly one leg with a badly sprained ankle. so i share that story, because one aspect that's going to be so strange in this new normal is if a player in the playof

by trust the nba and trust adam silver, the commissioner. they have been doing an amazing job leading this process. so i think if you follow the rules, that there's not going to be any problem. >> we just saw some remarkable pictures of them putting down a basketball floor inside a ballroom in one of these hotels. the nba is going to enormous ends to try to make this work. are you ready to play? you haven't been able to do one on one or five on five and you're supposed to be having games in a few weeks. how close are you? >> i'm not going to lie, i did have quarantine wait, but if you look at all of the players, we're going to go out there and play basketball if it's all safe. so i think we have this three-week period we're just going to try to go out there and try to get in playoff shape. not normal shape, playoff shape. but i think we're going to get ready and we are hungry to go out there. it's going to be exciting. >> and i know you'll deliver a championship for the celtics. but there are things even more important than championships for

yeah the nba, the double nba, the ncaa and the nfl that has announced that they too will put victims of police brutality on their helmets, the names of those players, the victims of those on their helmets starting the season 2020, we can see activism is growing in the sports world. blake: thank you, appreciate it. your reaction, let's bring in reality check on fox nation, david webb. >> hey, how are you. you and i need to be good sons and friends, my son was just on the phone with your dad. we better do a good job. blake: hello dad. good to see you in miami. i will tell you what i'm fascinated with, not fascinated but take note, the ncaa, you saw the jade phyllis tweet, you talk about than mba, and fl, wnba, the ncaa has had a hold on the college kids for a very long time and now they are starting to loosen up a little bit, what do you think of that. >> i think the ncaa is making the same mistake that the wnba did for new york liberty and i forgot the team they were playing walked off the court, they have not learned the lessons of business when it comes to sports. and people in amer

>> what happens in mlb isn't going to affect the nba. right now it's working in the wnba it's appears to be working in the nba with more cases. people are moving around and in baseball you have tier 2 can meet with tier 1 all it takes is one person who is a community spreader and that could happen to all of us. you sure don't want it to start happening to a few teams because then what happens. the same with football this is going to be interesting. every week, every day with this covid now when football starts playing and basketball starts playing and baseball starts playing because we're going somewhere we have never gone before >> do you guys have plan b heaven forbid that you have a situation where one of the teams in the nba experiences what the marlins are experiencing right now. it's unlikely given the bubble situation but it's still possible what's the plan b if that happens? >> well, i think whatever is seen as the best players will be in the best shape. the other team will have a drastic advantage. just like marlins will start p

gharahbaghian. >>> the nba season finally restarted last night. lebron james and other stars are back in action after a long delay and several unusual changes to the game. after a four-month delay, pro basketball is back. >> the ball is up, and the nba is back. >> reporter: before both games last night the social issues that have come to the forefront of american life in recent weeks were on full display. ♪ every player kneeling in unison during the national anthem and wearing black lives matter shirts. ♪ so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ >> reporter: new orleans pelicans star zion williamson with the words "peace" written on the back of his jersey. the teams along with the rest of the nba have been isolated at espn wide world of sports complex near orlando. so far the so-called bubble has not been breached by the virus. the league saying this week that out of 344 players tested, none has tested positive for coronavirus. >> we wanted it. fans wanted it. just for the whole world to get back to it, get back to the season.

it's a shame about adam silver and the nba. they need to speak out about these human rights abuses that they're a participant in. joe concha, great to see you in. >>> coming up next, joe biden set to announce his vp pick next week. young americans for liberty analyst kristin tate on that next. >> joe biden is stuck in a basement somewhere, and he just emerges every now and again and somebody hands him a noterd card, and he says whatever his 23-year-old staffer tells him to say, and then he dutifully disappears to be seen a week later. ♪ ♪ looks like they picked the wrong getaway driver. they're going to be paying for this for a long time. they will, but with accident forgiveness allstate won't raise your rates just because of an accident, even if it's your fault. cut! sonny. was that good? line! the desert never lies. isn't that what i said? no you were talking about allstate and insurance. i just... when i... let's try again. everybody back to one. accident forgiveness from allstate. click or call for a quote today. 1 in 5

>> yeah, well, the nba is like the university. it's an institution that is gone too far and too long without scrutiny. when people watch it, they either say they are either political or apolitical. what they want us to do is think that they are edgy or woke, they are concerned with social justice. but some t messaging on their jerseys, may be for the national anthem. and yet, the whole system is predicated on a 4-$6 billion democracy in hong kong. destroyed the indigenous culture of of tibet. destroyed reeducation camps. accomparable for 140,000 americn deaths because of their laxity. ended international outlaw. and yet, they are getting billions of dollars there. the reason as it hits even deeper, laura, the reason they are going to china is they are losing market share here in the united states because they talk about diversity, diversity, diversity, but they have 30 coaches, 20 coaches, 30, we only have eight that are african america. two owners that are black. they talk to us about diversity, and yet 75% of the players are afr

. >>> the nba ready to resume play. we'll go inside the bubble with nba player garrett temple. save hundreds on your wireless bill without even leaving your house. just keep your phone and switch to xfinity mobile. you can get it by ordering a free sim card online. once you activate, you only have to pay for the data you need, starting at just $15 a month. there are no term contracts, no activation fees, and no credit check on the first two lines. get a $50 prepaid card when you switch. 5g is now included with all new data options. switch and save hundreds. xfinity mobile. >>> testing time for major league baseball and the nba just around the corner. baseball set to resume play next week. the nba, the week after that. the nba games will be played in what is being called the bubble. in orlando, florida. disney hotel and sports complex. joining us is garrett temple, a guard for the brooklyn nets and vice president of the nba players association. thank you for coming back. you said you were a bit nervous, anxious about just getting back to work and play but given the safety concer

andy, great night of nba action. happy to see basketball is finally back. >> reporter: boris, so great to have the nba back in action. it was 141 days since we had a meaningful game. we have 22 games now playing in the bubble there at disney world in orlando vying for a championship. a big part of this nba restart is fighting for social justice. the coaches and referees kneeling together during the national anthem to protest systemic racism. adam silver issued a statement saying i respect our team's unified act for peaceful protests. under these unique circumstances will not enforce our long standing rule requiring standing during the playing of our national anthem. the latest superstar lebron james says he hopes to keep the focus on the black lives matter movement. >> during the past when we've seen progress, we've let our foot off the gas. we can't do that. we need to continue to keep our foot on the gas, push forward, spread love throughout america. >>> the games in orlando have a much bigger look. they have virtu

no joking matter for the nba. he has been in that bubble now and has to stay there until they make sure everything is okay. >> wow, that's pretty strict. >> they're serious about it. >>> we want to tell you about musicians of color trying to educate people on equality through the power of music. >> right, you do what you can. hip-hop legend ll cool j spoke with carson daley about the death of george floyd and the music is filled with pain but they're saying it has such purpose. >> when you wrote for 400 years you had your knee on our necks, when you wrote that's why i started fire and yelled through bricks, they tried to pull me over and arrest me, i haven't heard that from you. what did that feel like? >> it hurts. it hurts. that was me speaking from the heart. but here is the key to the whole thing. you don't want to get bitter. you want to get better. >> i like that. you can see the full interview with ll cool j on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." and on thursday we are continuing this important

>>seeing how everything is playing out in the nba bubble has been fascinating but the best part of it all is that it seems to be working of the 344 players tested for covid-19 on the nba campus since test results were announced on july 20th 0 have returned positive cases, i'll take that any day of the week today, the game pelicans in jazz kicking off the nba. restart. >>both the jags and halogen kneeling in unison during the national anthem. >>here's a player with his fists raise with black lives matter t-shirt 1st quarter jags up one that's mike conley from downtown he had 20 points for the gas to go to the 3rd quarter pelicans up 6357 we usually see zion dunking on people that's a behind the back pass to lonzo ball what a play now let's go to the 4th jazz up by one. and this right here dagger that donovan mitchell step back if you talk to 3 point lead and that does it they go on to win one o 6 one '04 for the first game of the resumed season gas take on the thunder on saturday right now the lakers are playing the clippers. so i'm happy the nba's back we'll have all those highli >>na

every nba player kneeled during the national anthem. social justice messages were embroidered on the backs of players' jerseys and you see the words black lives matter were printed in big letters near center court. after the game lebron james said he hopes the nba efforts to address social justice issues will make colin kaepernick proud. >> we continue to make kaep proud every single day. all about making him proud on how i live my life, not only on the basketball floor but off the floor. you just thank him for sacrificing everything that he did to put us in the position today, even years later, to be able to have the moment like we had tonight. >> jarrett greetberg with me. the nba, you scored the big lebron james interview, the video was played in full last night and i want to get to that in a second. but first, what was it like to be in that arena last night. >> brooke, thanks for having me. it was a surreal experience. this is something as a reporter, you really would die to have the opportunity to cover, you wish that something lik

with 5 nba titles and 18 all star appearances. he's appeared on 2 previous nba, 2 k covers in 2010 and 2017. the other athletes featured on the 2 k 21 covers will be new orleans pelicans rookie standout zion williamson and a bay area native oakland zone damian lillard who now plays for the portland trail blazers catherine. >>coming up next a fairfield police officer is reunited with the ba >>researchers say they have identified 3 predominant types of the coronavirus and chicago might help explain or some patients have more of the virus in their airways. mandy gaither has more in today's health minute. >>the coronavirus doesn't behave the same way in all patients that may be because there are different variations of the virus across the u.s. according to a study from researchers at northwestern medicine which is not yet been peer reviewed 3 distinct areas have been identified in chicago and are associated with different patterns of spread. one is most closely related to variance centered in new york, which showed evidence of rapid

require some adapting but retired nba vet in current inside the nba commentator. kenny the jet smith believe it will all work out in the end. >>they're really cautious. but at the same time optimistic over him at you know. things could go well because it also could be a c planted on how we can all start functioning a little bit. you know in in in pushing together in larger groups. so it's a lot at stake right now. so cautiously optimistic. >>now the players aren't the only ones in the bubble of dozens of members of the media have flown down to orlando to cover the event and they are subject to pretty much the same quarantining roles as the players reporters will be quarantined for a week before they can leave the bubble. in addition to several other safety protocols mark spear senior nba writer for espn, the undefeated i believe the atmosphere is safer inside the bubble them >>that i think in america. all right we're getting covid tested every day. you know a thermometer every day checking our temperature we're not accident a check. we're getting the band for a fi

globe, the nba is not concerned with its american audience. i don't think they really care. i think that the 20% revenue goal i think is very conservative. >> laura: i was going to say. >> i think their goal, to get a television contract angina that dwarfs anything they are getting paid here in america, has been the real agenda, and that's why they keep scolding america and smearing america. it's very hypocritical. i'm glad senator hawley is pointing it out. we need this conversation on a large stage and we need the american public to understand. >> laura: maybe it's time for them to stay out of politics if they are going to have such an obvious double standard that so easy to point out. jason, i want to give you the story because we've been covering the sharp turn that espn and other sports media have taken in their coverage of late. today "the wall street journal" is reporting that espn anchor stage sage steele says she believes that she was excluded from a special on race that aired last month because she wasn't considered by certain black

well burst the nba bubble and the season with it. the warriors are not going to orlando because they have the worst record in the league. draymon green was asked today whether he would be willing to enter the bubble. >> have an opportunity to play basketball and, you know, i think there's kind of concern not only inside the bubble but, you know, in the country. >> how about game recognizing game? oakland's own damien willard, one of the players to appear on nba '21. al also, got a budding musical career. perfect for gamers who love to shoot from way downtown. imagine watching an a's game on tv and seeing yourself on the stands. that could actually happen. the as are following the giants overseas. ob!,é0ásvno fans are allowed in. you said in your picture the teammates are cut out. they put you in the crowd. by the way, this is not free. prices range from 49 to 149 bucks, which is actually more than it would cost to go to an actual game. this is a great story here. cal running back started a go fund me page to raise money to buy food

my next guest has already battled covid-19 and is set to play in the nba's restart. let's discuss now. here he is. harrison barnes from the sacramento kings. harrison, thank you so much. appreciate you joining us. >> i appreciate the time. >> it seems like the nba's bubble in orlando is holding, for the time being. is that encouraging to you, especially with what's happening in baseball? >> you know, i think the nba is, you know, going out of their way to make sure that we uphold the really high standard for the health protocols here, to try and keep everyone safe. but try to play this game, and hopefully, send everybody home healthy. >> yeah. listen. you've already dealt with covid-19. you fought it off. i understand that your wife and your mother, also, dealt with it. tell us what that was like, and how your family is doing right now. >> you know, this is something that everyone has been on high alert for, for a while. to get the news that we were positive was a little scary. and then, you know, my wife had severe symptoms. myself and my mom, not as much. so just s

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is a group of the eight worst teams in the nba. what would they have been playing for? nothing, except potentially read. but happy to report it doesn't look like it's going to happen. >>> this is a change coming our way. later, it should've happened a long time ago. talking about the racist integrating the name of the washington redskins. money talks and it looks like it's going to demand a do with franchise as of right now. how about fedex, neck and pepsi blowing advertising from the team? in fact, the nike website tonight and we checked it out, was removed and all washington nfl merchandise was nowhere to be seen on that nike website. so that's good news. no longer will they be the washington redskins, we hope. finally daniel snyder of the skins will make a difference there. >>> we will send you away hopefully with a smile or two as you need to check this out. i'm not sure what to call it come up with this guy has his own youtube channel. this is a rude goldberg machine. we fast-forward it, obviously. i got dizzy [ laughter ] the first time. eventually, in a roundabou