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Report: NBA, ESPN Working on 'H-O-R-S-E' Competition Featuring Star Players

Basketball-starved fans living in isolation might soon receive a fun, alternative bit of content in lieu of watching what would have been the lead-up to the start of the postseason.

The NBA and ESPN are in talks to organize a televised game of "H-O-R-S-E" involving multiple high-profile players, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The players would be shooting in isolation and match shots against their opponents, potentially from their home gyms.

For the uninitiated, H-O-R-S-E is a game in which opponents take turns shooting any shot on the court. If the previous player makes their shot, the next must make the same shot, or else they receive an "H.