In an interview with Sports Illustrated, LSU football coach Ed Orgeron said his players and former players are hurting and they’ve let him know they’re hurting over George Floyd’s death. Orgeron says he totally supports them and he will not tolerate racism. The S-I report says Coach O let LSU Police Lt. Reggie Berry speak at the team’s first meeting yesterday since the coronavirus outbreak. Berry’s father, Hassell Berry Junior, was LSU’s first black police officer in 1968.

The NFL has told its teams they must hold training camp this year at their home facilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a third of the teams hold their training camp in a location away from their home facilities.

The LHSAA’s executive committee holds a virtual meeting today and they’ll discuss the reports that as many as 14 schools have held summer workouts prior to a June eighth start date.

The NBA’s board of governors will vote on a return to play proposal tomorrow and according to ESPN it will be a 22-team format that will begin in Orlando on July 31st. And that would mean Game Seven of the NBA Finals would be on October 12th. A 22-team format would include the New Orleans Pelicans.

A state court judge in Florida has ruled that Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson will have to answer questions under oath over whether he accepted improper benefits to attend Duke for one year. Williamson’s lawyers are expected to appeal. Williamson is involved in a legal dispute with his former marketing representative Gina Ford.

Backup U-L Lafayette quarterback Brayden Hawkins and reserve linebacker Jordan Cordova have reportedly entered the NCAA transfer portal. But the Ragin Cajuns basketball team is getting a transfer from Cal. Six-foot-seven small forward Jacobi Gordon has tweeted he has committed to U-L Lafayette. He averaged 2 points a game over two seasons at Cal.