Even if it is only the BIG3, the reunion promised to be explosive between Stephen Jackson, now coach of the Trilogy, and Metta World Peace, now known as Metta Sandiford-Artest. Alas, Yahoo! Sports teaches us that the ex-Ron Artest, selected in 9th position in the Draft 2021 by the Trilogy, will not be able to take his place.
Stephen Jackson must therefore find a replacement to team up with Jarrett Jack and Amir Johnson. NBA champion in 2010 with the Lakers and retired since 2017, Metta Sandiford-Artest had participated in BIG3 in 2018, turning 7.4 points and 4 rebounds on average with the Killer 3’s.
The 2021 season kicks off this weekend, July 10, and will end on September 4, the day of the final. The meetings of this fourth season will take place in two venues: the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and that of Xavier University. They will also be broadcast live on CBS.
A challenge that is played on a “one-on-one” basis
The rules in force will be those announced in January 2020. The entry age is well lowered from 27 to 22 years old and the league is open to all athletes. In addition, we will finally be able to closely observe this astonishing rule entitled “Bring The Fire”.
It is a classic “challenge”, which a team can use to contest a fault. Except that unlike the NBA, where the referees check the video, there, the two players concerned settle it with a one-on-one …
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