{"id":1078021,"date":"2020-04-01T09:27:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T14:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1078021"},"modified":"2020-04-01T09:28:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T14:28:41","slug":"your-morning-dump-where-marcus-smart-continues-to-be-the-hero-we-dont-deserve-r1a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/your-morning-dump-where-marcus-smart-continues-to-be-the-hero-we-dont-deserve-r1a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Morning Dump…Where Marcus Smart continues to be the hero we don’t deserve"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here\u2026 highlighting the big story line. Because there\u2019s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.<\/em><\/p>\n Marcus Smart, who is now coronavirus-free, is donating his blood plasma to the National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project for research on the blood of those recovered from coronavirus, according to Shams Charania. Two days ago, the NBA asked players who have been cleared to make plasma donations.<\/span><\/p>\n The project gathers the blood plasma from survivors in hopes finding a treatment for the virus. It\u2019s practice that dates back more than 100 years, and it involves injecting the blood of recovered patients into those still fighting the virus. The antibodies produced by those free of COVID-19 could fight the virus in those still sick.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n