It was just three weeks ago that sports were at their climax- but it has felt like a year on its own.

Just recently, LeBron James and Giannias Antetokounmpo were tearing up the NBA in historical seasons, MLB Spring training was just starting, and the best time of the year- March Madness- was about to begin.

Then, of course, it all came crashing down with the infamous CoronaVirus. At first it seemed as if sports would go on, only with no fans. But then in a matter of three days, every single sporting event across the globe was halted or cancelled. The peak time of year for sports suddenly became a void of repeat games and meaningless debates. 

The best part about not having live sports was watching repeats of historical games. As an avid sports fan, the more facts I know about sports history, the better. I’ve watched classics like the 1983 N.C. State Championship, and the 2016 Villanova-North Carolina thriller. The Big Ten network has been airing reruns of all Big Ten documentaries and some of the best games in football and basketball. ESPN just recently played through LeBron’s historical 2016 3-1 comeback. But it didn’t take long for that appeal of watching sports history disappear. I miss not knowing what the outcome is. I miss watching sports history unfold before my eyes. 

The other part that has been rough as a sports fan is watching shows like FirstTake and media companies like Bleacher Report. There is simply nothing to talk about. Yesterday I laughed out loud when FirstTake had a segment on should the NBA play on a cruise ship as a hypothetical. In desperate times, people are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for entertainment. 

Overall, the thing I miss most about sports is the great stories that happened every day. I miss the game winners, the comebacks, the heroic individual performances. One thing is for sure, I know I’ll never complain about a Bulls-Timberwolves primetime matchup again, despite how bad the teams are. Sports are a distraction from the problems going on in society, and with the current state of the world, we need sports more than ever.