The Daily Spread covers the news of the day, which today is dominated by MLB and NBA seasons hitting snags with players opting out of playing or testing positive for COVID. Additionally, we have the top high school player since LeBron picking a school and further revelations in the Russia bounty report. All that and more on the June 30 Sideaction Daily Spread.
News
Sources say White House knew of Russia bounties last year
Kansas governor orders mask use statewide
Ford, Adidas, Denny’s removing Facebook ad campaigns
Police disperse Elijah McClain vigil with banned pepper spray
Sports
Emoni Bates, No. 1 high school recruit in a decade, commits to Michigan State
NBA painting “Black Lives Matter” on court in Disney arenas
Ian Desmond pens beautiful, heartfelt post on discrimination
Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Ross opting out of MLB season
NFLPA upset with Tom Brady and Russell Wilson for public workouts
DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie test positive
Two Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for the coronavirus — Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie. Jordan has opted-out of Orlando, and Dinwiddie is strongly considering the same. Nets will sign a substitute for Jordan, per sources. Nets are presently the seventh seed in East.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2020
CamSoda offering UCLA Godfather-esque deal to replace deal with UnderArmour
Adult entertainment webcam company CamSoda is offering UCLA $205 million over 10 years to fill the void left by Under Armour.
It won’t be accepted, but that’s a hell of an offer. pic.twitter.com/hofk6uYkBI
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) June 29, 2020
Culture
Rebecca Wanzo – Removing blackface media is easy. Confronting racism in media isn’t
Scrubs creator, cast discuss use of blackface on the show
Wendell Pierce, Bunk from The Wire, campaigning to take over as Cleveland in Family Guy
Chargers may not come with new iPhones moving forward
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