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BU’s Wardle, Childs, Henry talk hoops, COVID, hand injury and summer sessions

Journal Star

PEORIA — Basketball, social justice, COVID-19 and the coming 2020-21 season were all on the table Tuesday as Bradley University head coach Brian Wardle and two key players, Elijah Childs and Ja’Shon Henry, wrapped up summer workouts.

Is BU over the sting of a March Madness canceled by the pandemic last spring? Will it push the team to even greater heights this season? Will there be a season?

Who will lead, who will star, and what will the team do about the social justice movement sweeping the nation?

Did you see Dick Vitale’s tweet?