How to Watch: The NBA HORSE Challenge
We lost March Madness. We mightâve lost the NBA playoffs. Thankfully, weâve got the NBA HORSE Challenge instead.
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Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the sports scene, current and former players from the NBA and WNBA will play a single-elimination HORSE tournament next week.
HORSE is the classic playground game where players must call and make their shots â and their opponents must match them. If they donât, theyâll gain a letter of the word âHORSE.â Once theyâve failed five times, theyâve spelled the full word and lost the game.
But how will players do this despite social distancing rules? Well, the game doesnât need to be played at the same court, so each participant can broadcast themselves from their home court setups.
You can tune in on ESPN or through the ESPN App. The tournament starts Sunday, April 12 at 7 EST, and itâll run through Thursday, April 16.
So whoâs playing? Current NBA stars Chris Paul, Zach LaVine, Trae Young, and Mike Conley, Jr are all will compete, and current WNBA star Allie Quigley will as well. NBA and WNBA retirees Chauncey Billups, Tamika Catchings, and Paul Pierce will also compete in the tournament.
As the world muddles through a pandemic, letâs give a big thanks to the professional basketball world for putting this on for the fans. Right now, whatâs better than a distraction from the news?
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