One day after saying he can not support players who take a knee during the national anthem, Saints Quarterback Drew Brees apologized today with a lengthy post on Instagram. Brees admits his comments were insensitive and he completely missed the mark. Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas disagreed with what Brees had to say yesterday but went on Twitter today and said he accepts Brees’ apology and now it’s back to the movement.
Today, the NBA Board of Governors approved a 22-team format to resume the 2019-20 season. The Pelicans and 21 other teams will play eight regular season games in Orlando starting on July 31st. A training camp for the 22 teams will start on June 30th and then the teams will travel the bubble site in Orlando on July seventh. So what about the rest of the NBA calendar, the NBA draft lottery will be August 25th, the NBA draft will be October 15th and the 2020-21 regular season will begin December 1st.
LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine says they have video evidence and pictures of four football teams holding summer workouts before the June eighth start date. Bonine made the comments during the Association’s executive committee meeting. He says the investigation into the practice violations continues. He says they received reports on 17 different football teams violating the practice ban.
ESPN Basketball commentator Dick Vitale says LSU will soon receive a notice of allegations pertaining to its men’s basketball program. Vitale first reported that LSU has received the notice, but sent another tweet an hour later clarifying that LSU basketball will receive a written report soon.
LSU baseball has received some news on the recruiting front as Dylan Crews is taking his name out of consideration for the Major League Baseball Draft and will play for the Tigers in 2021. Crews is from Longwood, Florida and is ranked as a top 50 prospect and considered one of the best high school hitters in the class of 2020.