Category: Sports

Projected No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama has entered the 2023 NBA Draft, he announced Friday during an appearance on ESPN’s “NBA Today” (link via ESPN’s Jonathan Givony). “Declaring for the draft … it’s something crazy I’m not realizing yet,” Wembanyama told ESPN. “I realized pretty young I wanted to play in the NBA but […]

Thanks to a well-rounded offensive attack, the Atlanta Hawks avoided falling behind the Boston Celtics 3-0 in their best-of-seven first-round series, winning Game 3 on Friday, 130-122.  Seven Hawks finished in double-figures on the night, equaling a franchise playoff record. Point guard Trae Young led the charge for Atlanta, scoring a team-high 32 points, shooting […]

After kicking Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton during Thursday’s Game 3 win, many expected Sixers MVP finalist Joel Embiid to face discipline from the NBA. While he was able to ultimately dodge a suspenion, it turns out Embiid will be in street clothes for Game 4, regardless.  According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Romana Shelburne […]

Kawhi Leonard will miss his second consecutive game on Saturday due to a right knee sprain, as the Clippers have officially ruled him out of Game 4 of their first-round series against Phoenix, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Leonard reportedly suffered the injury in Game 1, but was able to play through it for the first two […]

At least one concussion expert believes Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa received poor advice regarding his long-term health.  As shared by Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post, Dr. Chris Nowinski, co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, tweeted earlier this week that Tagovailoa “is being completely misled” as it pertains to concerns related to chronic […]

The Seattle Mariners unveiled a new addition during Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers.  It was not a veteran bat to help jump-start a .228 team batting average, ranked 25th in MLB, The M’s took a less conventional, more mythological approach.  After Julio Rodriguez connected in the third inning on his fourth home […]

Boxing great Mike Tyson has picked Gervonta Davis to beat Ryan Garcia in their highly anticipated bout on Saturday.  Tyson, a former WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight champion, made an appearance on ESPN on Friday to explain why Davis would stay undefeated. “I kind of lean towards [Gervonta Davis] a little because of his […]

Dillon Brooks has antagonized a number of NBA stars, and that now includes Hollywood actors. Ben Stiller took issue with Brooks’ comments about how didn’t respect LeBron James because he’d never scored 40 points on Brooks. The director and star of “Zoolander” and “Tropic Thunder” isn’t even a Lakers fan, and yet Brooks has managed […]

Toronto fired Nick Nurse on Friday after the team’s loss in the play-in tournament last week, but the 2019 NBA champion-winning coach shouldn’t be out of a job for long. Reports already surfaced moments after his firing became public that he plans to interview for the open Houston Rockets job. Houston fired Stephen Silas after […]

On Thursday, Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon earned the 2022-23 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. With the accolade, Brogdon managed a rare achievement. According to ESPN Stats and Info, Brogdon is only the second player in NBA history to win both the Rookie of the Year Award and Sixth-Man honors, joining Mike Miller.  […]