The light at the end of the tunnel

As we all know, the coronavirus has caused every sporting event basically worldwide screech to a halt. Sports as a whole has had a huge impact on the way people for centuries has lived their lives. Places now such as ESPN, Bleacher Report, to the small town sports photographer, or to your every day sports fan, people seem to be lost in this time without sports. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for us all. ESPN First Take reporter and former NBA player, Matt Barnes made a very interesting report. He said, “You are giving the best players in the world an extra two, three, or maybe four weeks off? The energy in the playoffs (once the NBA returns) will be off the charts. It will be the best playoffs we have ever seen.” That allows guys like Lebron who are older to let their bodies recover from games that have stacked up on their bodies since October. Guys like Kevin Durant who had a slim chance of returning to the NBA around the end of the playoffs because of injury. Assuming the NBA will delay the start of the playoffs and not just dive into it. Kevin Durant should be healthy again just in time to suit up along side his injury prone teammate Kyrie Irving who has also been dealing with injuries. The Nets will be a scary team to face in the NBA Playoffs.

I’m not saying the coronavirus is good for any of us, we are all aware of how bad this is and the affects of all of it on our society and sports world. But if there was ever a time to look forward and try to see the positives it is now.

Also on a side note…

One of my photographs from last weeks state tournament games made it on ESPN last Saturday night. It was the featured photo on ESPN.com for their story about “Senior Night.” I was so excited, this is easily one of the coolest things that has happened to me since I started taking photos. Here is the Link to the article if you are interested in reading: https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/28900304/best-scott-van-pelt-senior-night-twitter-thread