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NBA Rumors: Zion, Westbrook Potentially Playing HORSE Soon?

With ESPN planning to televise a game of HORSE soon, the NBA has yet to release which 'high-profile' candidates could be involved. Apparently, Zion Williamson and Russell Westrbook are among those who may be involved.
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NBA Rumors: Zion, Westbrook Potentially Playing HORSE Soon?
NBA Rumors: Zion, Westbrook Potentially Playing HORSE Soon?

With no basketball in play, NBA fans are craving anything the major networks can offer at this moment. With the COVID-19 pandemic growing, sports will remain on hold for a while. At this point, we have no clue as to when the NBA will come back. As a matter of fact, we don't even know if the NBA will come back in 2020 at all.

But for the time being, we're all holding out hope and taking what the league can give us. And right now, all the NBA has to offer is NBA 2K20 tournaments between players and a good old fashioned game of HORSE.

That's right -- on Saturday afternoon, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski broke the scoop that ESPN and the NBA were working on assembling a game of HORSE, involving NBA players. Each player included would have to play at their home gym, and the competition would have to be held virtually since the NBA is not permitting players to work out with one another. 

At the moment, there are minimal details on the game. It hasn't been revealed when, and who will be involved. Wojnarowski did, however, mention that the players who could potentially be involved are 'high-profile' talents. Woj didn't have any hints as to who those high-profile players may be, but The New York Post's Andrew Marchand heard whispers.

Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Donovan Mitchell, and possibly the rookie Zion Williamson are rumored to be in the mix, according to Marchand. 

So far, there's no word on whether any members of the Philadelphia 76ers could be in discussions with the NBA about this or not. Considering it's viewed as a game involving 'high-profile' players, only three Sixers come to mind who may be regarded as such -- Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Tobias Harris. Since Simmons has been dealing with a back injury, that leaves Embiid and Harris as the only two logical candidates left. 

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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