Report: NBA working on televised H-O-R-S-E competition

Russell Westbrook and Zion Williamson could reportedly be involved in a televised NBA competition of H-O-R-S-E. Russell Westbrook and Zion Williamson could reportedly be involved in a televised NBA competition of H-O-R-S-E. Photo: Karen Warren / Staff Photographer And Rusty Costanza / Associated Press Photo: Karen Warren / Staff Photographer And Rusty Costanza / Associated Press Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Report: NBA working on televised H-O-R-S-E competition 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

The sports world came to a screeching halt once NBA player Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus on March 11.

The Utah Jazz center's diagnosis set off a domino effect through the sports world, as the NBA postponed the March 11 game between Utah and the Oklahoma City Thunder, then later that day, suspended the entire season. One by one, sports leagues across the United States and the world began shutting down, leaving fans with one less thing to occupy themselves as they shelter in place during the pandemic.

But now, the NBA is reportedly working on televising a H-O-R-S-E competition that would involve several big names, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. While no names have been confirmed, the NY Post's Andrew Marchand mentioned Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Donovan Mitchell, Zion Williamson and Dwayne Wade could be involved.

According to ESPN, any player involved would compete in isolation, perhaps from a home basketball court.

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News of the playground-shooting competition comes a day after the start of an NBA 2K Tournament featuring 16 NBA players ranked based on their NBA 2K rating. Former Warrior Kevin Durant was the No. 1 seed, but was bounced in the first round by the Miami Heat's Derrick Jones Jr. Ex-Warrior Harrison Barnes, the No. 15 seed, was also soundly defeated, by Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks.

NBA 2K Tournament games can be viewed on Twitch.

Matthew Tom is a Homepage Editor at SFGATE. Email: mtom@sfgate.com.