BOSTON – MAY 9: Boston Celtics’ Terry Rozier III leaps to try and block a pass from the 76ers’ Joel Embiid during the first half. The Boston Celtics host the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Five of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi Final playoff series at TD Garden in Boston on May 9, 2018. (Photo by
Month: October 2018
LAS VEGAS, NV- OCTOBER 10: Rajon Rondo #9 and Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers look on against the Golden State Warriors during a pre-season game on October 10, 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user
UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT- August 19: Candace Parker #3 of the Los Angeles Sparks during warm up before the Connecticut Sun Vs Los Angeles Sparks, WNBA regular season game at Mohegan Sun Arena on August 19, 2018 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) Nate Diaz wants to wait for Khabib Nurmagomedov now that
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 1: Austin Rivers #1 of the Washington Wizards is seen against the New York Knicks during pre-season game on October 1, 2018 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions
The Nets have an absurdly rich Russian Oligarch owner and basically every conceivable economic advantage the league has to offer. The biggest market in the country, the willingness to pay an absurd amount of money to players, state of the art facilities blah blah blah etc. The worst thing you could say about playing for
With Opening Night of the NBA season just 8 days away, the Phoenix Suns on Monday stunningly fired GM Ryan McDonough after 5 years on the job. The Phoenix Suns last reached the postseason in 2010 and last season had the franchise’s worst record since their expansion season of 1968-69. After five years and diminishing
SAN ANTONIO, TX – OCTOBER 5: Dejounte Murray #5 of the San Antonio Spurs looks on against the Detroit Pistons during a pre-season game on October 5, 2018 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting
Chris Paul is ready to defend his new teammate, Carmelo Anthony, from any unfair criticism. Carmelo Anthony has taken plenty of heat over the course of his 15-year NBA career. People have loved to jump at any opportunity to criticize his attitude and/or his work ethic, the way he acts as a teammate and a
As sports gambling infiltrates the mainstream, the Dallas Mavericks have hired a former pro gambler. As states across the country legalize sports betting, pro sports are starting to embrace the possibilities. The NBA has been quick to embrace gambling, which is a credit to commissioner Adam Silver, but the Dallas Mavericks have taken a big
The Sacramento Kings need to leave working with The Whiteboard to the professionals. Leslie Knope was not addressing the Sacramento Kings (or the Orlando Magic) when she gave a presentation with bullet points such as “You Blew It” and “Complete Buffoonery”, but it may seem that way in retrospect after both NBA teams made big-time
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – APRIL 20: Victor Oladipo #4 of the Indiana Pacers grabs a rebound while next to Myles Turner #33 during game three of the NBA Playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 20, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Pacers won 92-90. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees
This is absolutely the easiest of these things I am probably going to write. Because there is only one thing you can say about this year’s Bulls squad: they absolutely deserve this, top to bottom, for basically any reason you can possibly imagine. One Hundred Percent. Some teams are bad because the universe is extracting
Nassir Little has all of the makings of an elite NBA lead guard. Can he leverage his impressive skills into real production this year? Every class has one or two players that have a meteoric rise throughout their development curves. There always seems to be one physical late bloomer, or a player who was misevaluated
The gift and curse of writing and thinking about sports are that they have absolutely no fixed meaning and can become a metaphor for pretty much anything you want them to. Players, organizations, fan bases, whatever, can be pretty much whatever you want them to be: characters in a moral player where winning is the
Prior to 2015 NBA Draft, pretty much everybody knew who the top three picks would be — Karl-Anthony Towns, D’Angelo Russell, and Jahlil Okafor were almost certainly coming off the board in some order; the only thing left up in the air was who would go where. Beyond that trio, one of the hottest names