ItвЂ™s the players like Echenique who kept the season going.

вЂњIf IвЂ™m dreaming, donвЂ™t wake me up,вЂќ Echenique said. But he made history, becoming the first Colombian to appear in an NBA game. Washington signed center Jaime Echenique and he played three unremarkable minutes no points, no stats of any sort. The WarriorsвЂ™ Quinndary Weatherspoon got to make his season debut on Christmas Day. Texas angler catches pending Texas and world record-breaking cubera snapperДЇormer NBA All-Stars such as Joe Johnson - who made his only shot attempt in his one-game appearance with the Celtics - and Isaiah Thomas were called back to the league to help amid the depletions.San Antonio Toyota plant worker dies after crashing into tree following 12-hour shift.'La Bamba' star Lou Diamond Phillips calls San Antonio a 'loving place' after Pride brunch awards.'This made me cry': San Marcos grad goes viral after jumping into river with dad.вЂњBut it was, and it is, and it got people to find some solutions and keep working.' вЂњA global pandemic was not something you'd expect would be part of a season,' Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Otherwise, games were played like normal. The NBA had to postpone a total of 11 games that were originally slated from mid-to-late December, and the rescheduling of those forced eight other games to be shifted in order to keep teams from playing in overly adverse circumstances like having three games in three nights. But I still give credit where credit is due.вЂќ ThereвЂ™s been questions, things that havenвЂ™t made sense. вЂњBut I think the NBA and the players association have done as good a job as possible to keep things going and to accommodate everything as best they possibly can. вЂњObviously to play basketball during unprecedented times the last two years has been tough for individuals, families, etc.,вЂќ Boston guard Jaylen Brown said. The CelticsвЂ™ total of 32 players who were under contract - some very briefly - at some point this season was the highest in the NBA, one more than Portland and two more than Indiana, Milwaukee, and New Orleans.

To put how many players were needed in some perspective, consider that over a five-season span - 1982-83 through 1986-87 - the Celtics used a total of 27 players.ДЄnd that doesnвЂ™t count four Celtics who were signed and never got into a game. You have had guys go out for real reasons. You have guys go out for false positives. вЂњI donвЂ™t want to just talk about the injuries but COVID protocols. вЂњStrangest season IвЂ™ve been a part of so far,вЂќ 19-year NBA veteran LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers said during the season. There were 633 players who were known to be under contract at some point, up 15% from last seasonвЂ™s figure.ДЄnd when the variant was at its worst, the league was at its busiest: over a 10-day span of late December, 93 different 10-day contracts were signed. вЂњSo, without those players, we wouldnвЂ™t be here today.вЂќДЄround the league, 605 players - a record - got into at least one game during the regular season, up 12% from last season. вЂњI think that everyone understood that if we did have to pause the season, it would have a huge potential economic impact on the league as well or force players and the league to have to move into the summer, which is not ideal,вЂќ Silver told The Associated Press.

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