Barbosa, wife got coronavirus in March before birth of child
- 2020-04-28 01:37
- By nbcsports.com
March was supposed to be a joyous time for former Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa and his wife Talita Rocca. The Warriors coach guest-starred on Thursday's episode of "The Second City Presents: The Last Show Left on Earth," a weekly sketch-comedy series airing on Topic's YouTube channel. The sketches are all remotely filmed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and Kerr's appearance used his physical distance to the show's creative advantage. Host Lauren Ash, a comedian who stars on NBC's "Superstore," played an expecting mother, Carol, about to give birth. reserve Dickey Simpkins, which is extremely fitting considering the legendary improv comedy training ground's roots -- and continued presence -- in Chicago. Tags: Michael Jordan , NBA , Golden State Warriors , Chicago Bulls , Steve Kerr Perhaps Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala, who each have made multiple NBA All-Defensive teams, would've guarded Jordan and Pippen. But as NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole noted in a piece comparing the 1995-96 Bulls and 2016-17 Warriors earlier this month, perhaps a bigger question is who would a 34-year-old Rodman and a post-knee-surgery Harper have guarded? Plus, as Warriors coach (and mid-90s Bulls reserve guard) Steve Kerr sarcastically put it in 2017, "[it's] weird how human evolution goes in reverse in sports." “They would all kill us," Kerr said (H/T Bay Area News Group) of a litany of NBA greats claiming their team could beat the Warriors.