08-23-2016, 11:44 AM
MANCHESTER, England -- Wayne Rooney is doubtful for Manchester Uniteds home game in the English Premier League against Sunderland on Saturday because of a groin injury and illness. Interim manager Ryan Giggs says on Friday several United players including Rooney have been suffering from a "bug." Giggs, who replaced the sacked David Moyes last week, says, "Wayne has a tight groin also so obviously with the bug you have to be careful with that because his immune system is down." Robin van Persie could make his return at Old Trafford after receiving treatment for a knee injury in the Netherlands. United beat Norwich in Giggs first game in charge but United is reportedly looking for a more experienced manager, with Louis van Gaal expected to land the job. The 2014-15 NBA season will begin this week with a different feel to it. Not because Steve Nash wont be playing to start the season, after all, he only played in 15 games last season. But because he wont be playing at all. Or likely ever again. Which means we have witnessed the passing of the most significant and greatest athlete this country has ever produced. Whether that is true will always be a matter of debate. Thats just the nature of sports. And in a country where hockey sucks up so much of the oxygen, the mere suggestion that the greatest athlete in Canadian history might not be a hockey player will be considered heresy to many. But consider some of the factors that favour Nash as our greatest sporting talent ever. First his place in NBA history, a two-time MVP, third all-time in assists, the greatest free-throw shooter in history, one of the best shooters of all time – period. Then you get to the aspects of his game that are impossible to quantify statistically, his vision, the dynamic his presence brought to a game, the way that he made it impossible to predict what he would do with the ball in almost any instance. If you never saw Steve Nash play live, you missed out because, even in todays age, television could not do him justice. But to really appreciate Nashs achievements, you need to understand the depth of field in the sport of basketball. For two seasons, he was considered the Most Valuable basketball player on the planet.dddddddddddd In a sport which has 450 million participants worldwide, nobody was better at it than Steve Nash. Think about that, there are roughly 13 times as many people who play basketball on earth as there are people in Canada. Its a game thats accessible to nearly everyone, across North and South America, in Africa, all across Asia and beyond. We dont really appreciate what it means to become the best player in a sport with that much reach. Theres no doubt Canada has produced hockey players who were more dominant in their sport than Nash has been in his, most notably Wayne Gretzky. But there are roughly 1.65 million hockey players on the face of the earth. Or put another way, the pool of people playing basketball right now is about 272 times larger than that which plays hockey. Think about that when youre trying to put Steve Nash in order among Canadas greatest athletes. In terms of significance, given the length of his career and his global reach of the NBA as a worldwide television property like no other North American sports league, no other Canadian athlete has performed before more sets of eyeballs. Until Canada produces the greatest soccer player on earth, Steve Nash should be recognized as the greatest and most significant Canadian athlete ever. ' ' ' Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping
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