Michigan woman helps break NBA officiating barrier
Jenna Schroeder and Natalie Sago made up two-thirds of the officiating crew that night. She started refereeing when she was 17 to make some extra money, but now itโs her dream job and sheโs breaking down barriers. There are currently five full-time women as referees in the NBA and two others who are not on staff during this season. Schroeder said women empowering women and supporting each other is how to break into male-dominated worlds. โI want my daughter to think her mom is strong enough to break barriers and do whatever she has to do,โ Schroeder said.
The Gubble opens: G League's bubble season begins
For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning. โCanโt wait for the next game.โThe 18 teams in the G League bubble will all play 15 games in the regular season. Not every NBA club sent its affiliate to the G League bubble, for a variety of reasons. โMy understanding is theyโre all just eager to play.โThe G League did not crown a champion last season.
NBA adjusts schedules for virus-affected teams, like Wizards
Washington Wizards' Russell Westbrook reacts to a call during the fourth quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Houston. Portland will now visit Washington on Tuesday, a game that was originally set for the second half. And that means the Blazers, who were scheduled to visit the Hornets that day, will now go to Charlotte in the second half of the schedule. Boston and Phoenix have had three games postponed apiece so far, and itโs not yet known if their first-half schedules will be adjusted. Teams also began arriving Wednesday at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, to begin quarantine and prepping for the G League season, which โ like the NBA did last season โ will utilize a bubble.