The National Basketball Association, currently in a game stoppage due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the sports world and society as a whole, is looking to put together an event that will bring together some of the game’s biggest stars.
H-O-R-S-E, a traditional playground game, is set to be the competition that various basketball stars will take part in. The event is set to be broadcast on television and done live, with players using their homes as the setting for the contest.
Three names, Hawks guard Trae Young, Wolves guard Zach LaVine, and Thunder guard Chris Paul, have been confirmed as players that will take part in the event.
H-O-R-S-E consists of a competition in which players take a shot from somewhere on the court, often with astounding levels of difficulty. If they make the shot, the rest of the players must attempt to make the same basket. If they are unsuccessful, they receive one of the five letters of the word “horse.”
After spelling out the entire word, amounting to five missed shots, the player is eliminated.
Details for the broadcast and format of the competition, including the number of players that will participate, are set to be announced later this week.
