NBA planning to hold, televise game of H-O-R-S-E

The official game ball rests on the court during the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on December 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images/AFP

MANILA, Philippines — With the NBA season still in limbo over the coronavirus pandemic, the league’s officials and EPSN are reportedly working on a televised H-O-R-S-E competition involving “several high-profile players.”

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report on the development.

As per the report, the NBA, NBPA, and ESPN are in discussion about a competition involving the players serving isolation due to the deadly virus.

Using their home gyms, the players will compete shot for shot in the traditional playground game.

H-O-R-S-E is played between two or more individuals where a type of shot made by the first one who  hit it will be attempted by the other players.

A failed attempt to make the same exact shot will result to a player getting a letter from the word “Horse.” A player will be eliminated after five misses as each unsuccessful attempt corresponds to one letter.

The game goes on until only one player is left.

Wojnarowksi added that the schedule and players involved in the competition are still being finalized.