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PORTLAND, Ore. Vikings Hoodies Jerseys Sale . -- Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo?missed Tuesdays 113-88 win against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a sprained left ankle.He tweaked his ankle in practice [Monday], Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said before the game. [He] tried to move around this morning, didnt do a lot in shootaround. Then we made the final decision when we got back to the hotel. Obviously, [its] a long season and didnt want to take any chances on it. Hes day-to-day.Second-year point guard Jerian Grant will start in Rondos place.Bulls small forward Doug McDermott remains in the leagues concussion protocol and did not travel with the team to Portland. It remains unclear when McDermott will return. This is the second time in two weeks McDermott has been in the leagues concussion protocol. He took a couple of hard shots in an Oct. 31 win at Brooklyn and missed a Nov. 2 loss at Boston.I texted with Doug a little bit today, Hoiberg said. 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Ive been lucky; I havent experienced the loss of very many loved ones. As a result, I often feel?ill-equipped to deal with tragedy. I struggle to process death when it comes.I didnt know Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, but when I woke to the news of his death?Sunday?morning, I was filled with incredible sadness. I couldnt understand how so much joy, such a bright light, could be extinguished so suddenly. I cant fathom the pain Fernandezs family, friends, teammates and peers are feeling. I cant speak to the loss of fellow Cubans, including?my colleague Dan Le Batard. I know only that I struggled to find solace in the face of such tragedy.Like any other baseball fan, I knew of the 24-year-old stars tremendous talent and his undeniable charisma. I knew of his incredible journey and how he saved his mothers life during their escape from Cuba. To go through so much to achieve a dream, only to have it cut short, feels beyond comprehension.?How could we have lost someone who embraced life so deeply, felt so lucky to do what he did and celebrated it so openly??It feels wrong to simply accept that his seemingly insuppressible smile is gone.That smile. Every memory of Fernandez begins with that smile. After enduring multiple failed attempts to escape Cuba and a year spent in a Cuban prison, he had a reason to be joyful every day.All he wanted to do then was just have fun, ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez said of Fernandezs life in the United States. Be on that mound and play the game. Not work the game,?play?it. And he played it beautifully.Fernandez was never one to conceal his joy. He stood and watched his first career home run in wonderment, then famously laughed his way through the benches-clearing brawl that resulted. He ceelebrated his teammates home runs as if they were his own and routinely inspired noted sourpuss Barry Bonds to grab him for a bear hug. Jalyn Holmes Hoodie. Now that hes gone, Fernandez is being remembered not just for his fastball but also for the joy he brought everyone who watched him play.Why do we so often try to stifle that joy? Weve been taught that celebrating is cause for a beaning in baseball. Pros are expected to hide their enthusiasm, downplay their accomplishments and sterilize the very games we turn to for entertainment. We saw how much joy Fernandez brought to baseball fans and fellow ballplayers, and we celebrate it now, in his absence. Why not embrace that joy as its happening? Why not let our athletes?play?the game, instead of work it?Last year former major leaguer John Baker wrote about the important perspective he gained playing in a league in the Dominican Republic in 2011. When players celebrated their achievements, there was no malice from the opposition.They werent flipping the bat to show up the pitcher, Baker wrote. They were flipping the bat to show everyone watching that they appreciated where they were and that they really, truly loved playing baseball.Jose Fernandez showed us over and over again that he really, truly loved playing baseball. If we want to?ensure that?his?story doesnt end with his death,?we need to continue to shine his light. We need to embrace the joy in the game and let players do the same. Said Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle after Fernandezs death, Be where your feet are. Enjoy the moment. Therell be a day when there wont be another day. China Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Nike NFL Jerseys China Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale Stitched Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys ' ' '

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