Jimmy Butler really doesn’t play around when it comes to staying prepared for basketball. The Miami Heat’s star two-way player has long had a well-deserved reputation as a serious grinder, and it looks like a global pandemic hasn’t modified his work ethic.
Just around a day ago, Russell Westbrook announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He said he would be serving quarantine, but fortunately was otherwise feeling all right.
Jorge Masvidal has deservedly earned a reputation for being an exciting fighter but taking a fight on short notice against Kamaru Usman was never going to give him any advantages.
After months of mostly laying low, All-Star Rudy Gobert has fully emerged from his quarantine. The now-controversial Utah Jazz big man talked to the media earlier this week as part of the team’s media availability for the season’s July 31 restart. He explored topics surrounding him personally and the crazy few months he’s had.
Well, fight fans are finally going to get one of the matchups that they’ve been dreaming about. Jorge Masvidal will be fighting Kamaru Usman this coming weekend for the UFC welterweight title.
The Pelicans have an easy schedule ahead, and Zion is boasting a new, jacked-up physique. The West better watch out.
