Thursday, March 28th, produced plenty of interesting news regarding the latest affairs in the NBA, NHL and MLB, and here you can check out the most important ones which marked the day thus far.
Hornets, Bucks picked for 2020 game in Paris | ESPN
Paris will host a regular season NBA game for the first time and the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks will be on the floor. Paris has hosted NBA teams before, but it was during the preseason.
OFFICIAL: The Hornets will take on the @Bucks in the @NBA’s first regular-season game in Paris on Friday, January 24, 2020!
🇫🇷 https://t.co/diY5fJiSl3 pic.twitter.com/aeNAwlJDTt
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 28, 2019
NHL adds bookmaker William Hill as partner | ESPN
The NHL announced that William Hill will become the league’s newest strategic partner, meaning that William Hill will become NHL’s official betting partner. This decision is not strange as William Hill has seen a 38 percent increase in hockey betting this season. The bookmaker already had a partnership with the Vegas Golden Knights and New Jersey Devils.
“Commissioner [Gary] Bettman and his team at the NHL have been at the forefront of understanding the opportunities to engage fans through sports betting,” Joe Asher, CEO of William Hill U.S., said in the release.
William Hill and the @NHL announce multiyear partnership.https://t.co/Xu76Udb64q pic.twitter.com/X4PttmynQx
— William Hill US (@WilliamHillUS) March 28, 2019
Lakers’ Hart out for the season after knee surgery | ESPN
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that shooting guard Josh Hart underwent season-ending surgery on his right knee. The timetable for his return to basketball activities is 12 weeks and Hart’s last game was against Milwaukee on March 19. Hart averaged 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists this season.
BREAKING: Josh Hart underwent a successful ultrasonic debridement procedure on his right knee patellar tendon this morning.
⁰Hart is expected to make a full recovery and return to basketball activities in approximately 12 weeks. pic.twitter.com/Q5FzDmrYjO
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 28, 2019
Jazz G Exum has knee surgery, out indefinitely | ESPN
The Utah Jazz announced that guard Dante Exum will miss the remainder of the season as the Australian underwent surgery to repair a partially torn patellae tendon in his right knee.
Exum suffered a left ankle sprain and bone bruise injury before this newest setback and he played just 42 games his fourth NBA season, averaging 6.9 points, 2.6 assists, and 1.6 rebounds in 15.8 minutes.
Dante Exum underwent surgery to repair his partially torn pateller tendon in his right knee. Exum will now begin the rehab process. He remains out indefinitely
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) March 28, 2019
Pirates OF Chisenhall out with fractured finger | ESPN
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they placed outfielder Lonnie Chisenhall on the 10-day injured list after the player suffered a fractured right index finger. The injury occurred during a Spring Training game on Monday when Chisenhall was hit by a pitch. The Pirates also added outfielder Melky Cabrera to the roster.
Lonnie Chisenhall has broken finger, joins six Pirates teammates on Injured List https://t.co/qTTf8EsXwM via @TribLIVE
— Jerry DiPaola (@JDiPaola_Trib) March 28, 2019
