{"id":570,"date":"2020-08-05T05:05:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T05:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/?p=570"},"modified":"2020-08-18T14:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T14:41:17","slug":"the-nba-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The NBA is Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_571\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Post-Clutch-Sports.jpeg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-571\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Post-Clutch-Sports-300x168.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Post-Clutch-Sports-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Post-Clutch-Sports-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Post-Clutch-Sports-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Post-Clutch-Sports.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Clutch Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>After a shutdown lasting over 4 months, the NBA returns for a bubble format at ESPN&#8217;s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, FL.<\/h2>\n<p>We discuss our thoughts on the long-anticipated return of the NBA after the COVID-19 shutdown. We talk about what we&#8217;re each looking forward to, as well as whether there is an asterisk on the season given what has happened. Plus, we talk about how this season, depending on the outcome, can affect LeBron James&#8217; storied career.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For more commentary on sports and the NBA, check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-real-reason-fans-root-against-lebron\/\">The Real Reason Fans Root Against LeBron<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/why-sports-needs-dan-le-batard\/\">Why Sports Needs Dan Le Batard.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The NBA is Back!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5yuw_gn3UnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Follow Me: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/javis.ogden\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/javisogden\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Dade: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dade.dinero.1\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/305_and_beyond\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out Dade&#8217;s PVO apparel line at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pvoapparel.store\/\">PVOapparel.store <\/a><\/strong>as well as on Instagram <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pvo.apparel\/\">@pvo.apparel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We discuss our thoughts on the long-anticipated return of the NBA after the COVID-19 shutdown. We talk about what we&#8217;re each looking forward to, as well as whether there is an asterisk on the season given what has happened. Image: Clutch Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[433,282,431,432,44,281,349,195,427,277,288,83,430,182,436,285,139,437,428,434,426,43,48,435,429],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The NBA is Back! - Conscious Approach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The NBA is Back! - Conscious Approach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We discuss our thoughts on the long-anticipated return of the NBA after the COVID-19 shutdown. We talk about what we&#039;re each looking forward to, as well as whether there is an asterisk on the season given what has happened. Image: Clutch Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Conscious Approach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-05T05:05:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-08-18T14:41:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Featured-Clutch-Sports.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"673\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Javis Ogden\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/\",\"name\":\"Conscious Approach\",\"description\":\"Start Thinking. Start Conversing.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Featured-Clutch-Sports.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Featured-Clutch-Sports.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":673,\"caption\":\"Image courtesy of Clutch Sports\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/\",\"name\":\"The NBA is Back! - Conscious Approach\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-05T05:05:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-18T14:41:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#\/schema\/person\/31a2f364a7db86c8c8424bab04e5b91d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The NBA is Back!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#\/schema\/person\/31a2f364a7db86c8c8424bab04e5b91d\",\"name\":\"Javis Ogden\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31fda51d85c46c6677f180bef99fc19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31fda51d85c46c6677f180bef99fc19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Javis Ogden\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/author\/javis_admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The NBA is Back! - Conscious Approach","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The NBA is Back! - Conscious Approach","og_description":"We discuss our thoughts on the long-anticipated return of the NBA after the COVID-19 shutdown. We talk about what we're each looking forward to, as well as whether there is an asterisk on the season given what has happened. Image: Clutch Sports","og_url":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/","og_site_name":"Conscious Approach","article_published_time":"2020-08-05T05:05:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-08-18T14:41:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":673,"url":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Featured-Clutch-Sports.jpg","path":"\/home\/740594.cloudwaysapps.com\/bywxshmuuj\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Featured-Clutch-Sports.jpg","size":"full","id":572,"alt":"","pixels":807600,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Javis Ogden","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/","name":"Conscious Approach","description":"Start Thinking. Start Conversing.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Featured-Clutch-Sports.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Featured-Clutch-Sports.jpg","width":1200,"height":673,"caption":"Image courtesy of Clutch Sports"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/","name":"The NBA is Back! - Conscious Approach","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2020-08-05T05:05:52+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-18T14:41:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#\/schema\/person\/31a2f364a7db86c8c8424bab04e5b91d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/the-nba-is-back\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The NBA is Back!"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#\/schema\/person\/31a2f364a7db86c8c8424bab04e5b91d","name":"Javis Ogden","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31fda51d85c46c6677f180bef99fc19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31fda51d85c46c6677f180bef99fc19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Javis Ogden"},"url":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/author\/javis_admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":573,"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570\/revisions\/573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}