Ice Cube's Big 3 basketball league launched Sunday with much fanfare. Despite it's apparent success, it was also a painful day for a couple of its stars because Jason Williams and Corey Maggette went down with leg injuries.
Williams' was of the non-contact variety:
Jason Williams suffers non-contact leg injury at Big 3 League season opener @thebig3 @FOXSports @BleacherReport pic.twitter.com/j6D6pWpLWE
— Frank Fiorello (@FrankFiorello) June 25, 2017
Then came news of Maggette's injury:
Corey Maggette, 37, was on floor holding his right knee and eventually got up and hopped on good leg to bench.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) June 25, 2017
Despite the injuries, the Big 3 debut at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn — home of the Brooklyn Nets — can only be described as a success. Check out the attendance numbers:
#BIG3 attendance: 15,177. Yikes.
— Neil Best (@sportswatch) June 25, 2017
Yikes is right. You can watch the games 8 p.m. Monday night on FS1, and the league plays for a total of 10 weeks this summer.
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