2020 WNBA season

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Sue says she never considered opting out of this season. Said she's afraid if she missed another year she'd be done.

Storm's Sue Bird says she didn't consider opting out of WNBA season over virus

Having missed the 2019 WNBA season due to knee surgery, Sue Bird said Saturday that she never considered opting out of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sue says she never considered opting out of this season. Said she's afraid if she missed another year she'd be done.

Storm's Sue Bird says she didn't consider opting out of WNBA season over virus

Having missed the 2019 WNBA season due to knee surgery, Sue Bird said Saturday that she never considered opting out of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Interesting that she was so definitive to stay in while Megan Rapinoe was one of the first to opt out of the NWSL tournament.

 

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So when are games supposed to actually start?

Per article, July 25 but no schedule set

Some good logistical information at

WNBA teams begin to get settled in the bubble, focused on practice and conditioning

Video courtesy Phoenix Mercury As of Saturday, all WNBA teams have arrived at the “bubble” location, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The Indiana Fever was the last team to arrive. Te…

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TV/Streaming

While two teams (Indiana and Connecticut) have indicated that they will provide free streaming of the franchise’s games, the league has yet to announce the details of any broadcast deals or if all games will be available on its streaming platform, League Pass.

 

[Argonaut]

Interesting that she was so definitive to stay in while Megan Rapinoe was one of the first to opt out of the NWSL tournament.

Did Megan go into the bubble with Sue?

 

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Stewie looking locked in

 

[Geew1992]

Sun's Briann January, Natisha Hiedeman test positive for COVID-19

Sun guards Briann January and Natisha Hiedeman are self-isolating outside the WNBA's bubble after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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[Geew1992]

Phoenix Mercury's Skylar Diggins-Smith 'conflicted' about being in bubble, but happy to be playing

Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith said she was "conflicted about being here" Sunday during a Zoom call with media, but says she's happy to be playing with her team.

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Phoenix Mercury's Skylar Diggins-Smith 'conflicted' about being in bubble, but happy to be playing

Phoenix Mercury guard Skylar Diggins-Smith said she was "conflicted about being here" Sunday during a Zoom call with media, but says she's happy to be playing with her team.

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Still as prickly as ever.

Later, Diggins-Smith was asked whether her family was with her in the bubble.

"That's none of your business, I'm sorry," Diggins-Smith said.

I have got to figure they are not letting family in. If they are, that is a big mistake imo.

 

[Argonaut]

Still as prickly as ever.

Later, Diggins-Smith was asked whether her family was with her in the bubble.

"That's none of your business, I'm sorry," Diggins-Smith said.

I have got to figure they are not letting family in. If they are, that is a big mistake imo.

What we know and don't know about the WNBA's return to play

The WNBA is set to return for a 22-game regular season. How will the league's plans for Florida work? What's next? We answer the big questions.

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Who will be allowed to join players in the bubble?

Players with children will be allowed to bring them in, along with a caretaker. This is in line with the commitments to working moms that the league and union made in the collective bargaining agreement brokered in January.

All players with at least five years' experience coming into this season can bring a "plus-one" -- a spouse or significant other, for example -- to stay on site for the season, but the player will need to pay for that person's lodging, testing and meals. That person cannot come and go from the site.

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So her husband (or another caretaker) could be there with the baby, but that particular response is... cold.

 

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What we know and don't know about the WNBA's return to play

The WNBA is set to return for a 22-game regular season. How will the league's plans for Florida work? What's next? We answer the big questions.

www.espn.com

Who will be allowed to join players in the bubble?

Players with children will be allowed to bring them in, along with a caretaker. This is in line with the commitments to working moms that the league and union made in the collective bargaining agreement brokered in January.

All players with at least five years' experience coming into this season can bring a "plus-one" -- a spouse or significant other, for example -- to stay on site for the season, but the player will need to pay for that person's lodging, testing and meals. That person cannot come and go from the site.

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So her husband (or another caretaker) could be there with the baby, but that particular response is... cold.

ok. I see.

 

[ShmiCO]

TV/Streaming

While two teams (Indiana and Connecticut) have indicated that they will provide free streaming of the franchise’s games, the league has yet to announce the details of any broadcast deals or if all games will be available on its streaming platform, League Pass.

Come on WNBA, take my money already!

I do hope for League Pass. In other seasons I watched the games on TV and twitter too, but LP is such a nice fallback. Given the paucity of wbb games atm it'd be nice to have the option for reruns this year.

 

[Hayven]

Sorry if this has been posted already but Jessica Breland will be sitting out this season

 

[UConnCat]

 

[nwhoopfan]

Say what? Doesn't having Lyme's disease put her in an at-risk category?

 

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Hasn’t decided yet whether to play...

Mystics' Elena Delle Donne says medical opt-out request denied

A panel of physicians has denied Elena Delle Donne's request to opt out of the 2020 season for medical reasons, according to the Washington Mystics star and reigning WNBA MVP.

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Wow. If your doctor says it is dangerous, I imagine she will not play. What about Tina Charles? They never explained her medical issue?

 

[JDuro]

 

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Actually, it appears the science about the interplay of External (Allergic) Asthma and COVID-19 is complex..

Does asthma increase Covid-19 risk? Emerging research suggests a complicated connection

Some research suggests that people with different types of asthma face different levels of risk when it comes to Covid-19.

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Sample Quote

“Allergic asthma may actually decrease the rate of infection,” said Jonathan Spergel, a physician and chief of the Allergy Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He said that allergic asthma accounts for most pediatric cases of asthma, and around half of adult cases.