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Current Sports | September 9, 2020 | Masks-Up for High School Football / NBA Playoffs

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It looks as though high school football players will have to wear masks while playing. How healthy is this? Also, we give an update on the craziness that has been the NBA playoffs. 

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin, we discuss the latest executive order from Governor Gretchen Whitmer that requires high school football athletes to wear masks while playing. Al dives into why this doesn't seem like a healthy option. Also, we talk NBA playoffs and the race for the Finals. Are the Lakers really going to pull this thing off? Which team is the biggest threat to LeBron James? Listen here! 

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Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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