The Rush: Texas opens up and Harden’s jersey heads to the rafters
Texas removes its mask mandate, just as college basketball and baseball are set to kick off in the state. Will the stadiums change their current protocols? Plus, former Lone Star superstar James Harden will get his number retired by the Rockets later this NBA season.
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JARED QUAY: What Myles Garrett did there is tough, but it ain't nearly as tough as what Dez Bryant is trying to do to get Texans to wear masks. Texas is 34th in education, but the first state to open back up. You know, because they are trying to raise up the rankings. Governor Greg Abbott just signed an executive order removing the mask mandate and opening up the state 100%.
In the upcoming weeks, the Lone Star State is set to host men's and women's college basketball tournaments.
- That's not good news.
JARED QUAY: Plus, the Ranger of baseball is right around the corner in a brand new stadium. They might just have to retrofit that with ventilators next to the concession stands. Remember last year when former Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant tested positive for COVID with the Ravens? Which was likely a false positive, but still, he ain't taking no chances.
Yesterday, he tweeted that he's still going to mask up. And as you might imagine, his mentions were not kind.
- Do not post that. The internet is forever.
JARED QUAY: Mississippi's governor also announced a full reopening of the state, and Alabama's football team is planning for packed stadiums come the fall. And as for the Dallas Mavs and Stars, they currently have no plans in place to change the current protocols.
- Although that'll change.
JARED QUAY: Speaking of Texas, one of its all time greatest athletes, James Harden, is set to have his Jersey retired by the Rockets later this season. My only question is what took them so long?
Rumor has it one of Houston's local strip clubs already has Harden's Jersey sitting in the rafters, thanks to the million dollars he spent there over the years. It's widely known that The Beard has an affinity for the old Canadian ballet.
But going too common to a gentlemen's club is truly next level. That's better than a triple-double. When you think about it, he did make over $150 million as a Rocket, so in a way this is part of him just giving back to the community. You can't fault the guy for wanting to be a true humanitarian.
- That he is.
JARED QUAY: I wonder if they still wear masks at a strip club. Like, you think they can call it full nude if they got to wear a mask? Kind of false advertising. They've got to have a Harden item on the menu. Let me get the Harden special. That's 1,000 $1s and some hot wings.