The NBA’s pathetic suspension of Patrick Beverley proves once again that fans come last
When the Indiana Pacers ended their first-round upset against the Milwaukee Bucks last week, all the analysis of what had been a pretty entertaining basketball series turned into an uproar over the late-game antics of mercurial Bucks guard Patrick Beverley. Lost. He was caught on camera throwing the ball to the fans. Twice. I think […]
NBA’s ‘L2M’ referee report does more harm than good
You’ll think that’s unbelievable. But somehow, by the evening of Tuesday, October 17, 2017, they had a professional basketball game. When the NBA’s 70th season began in Oakland with a heartbreaking 122-121 victory for the defending champion Warriors over the defending runner-up Rockets, somehow the NBA was back in action for the first time in […]
G League’s Lindsey Harding to get interview with NBA’s Hornets
The former No. 1 overall draft pick is one of the Hornets’ candidates for the vacant head coaching position. Lindsey Harding, the top pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft and current head coach of the Kings’ G League team, is among the list of names the team has been cleared to speak. ESPN reported. The […]
Predicting how NBA’s wild Eastern Conference finish will unfold
The NBA took a breather Monday and shifted its basketball attention to the NCAA Tournament championship battle between Connecticut and Purdue, and that’s probably a good thing. At this point, the sport only has one next he’s given as it reaches its regular season bell lap. The Celtics will play all Game 7 games at […]
Ex-ref Tim Donaghy knows where the NBA’s betting weakness lies
DENVER — As online sports gambling explodes and intertwines with the league, Tim Donaghy, the disgraced NBA referee and expert on the pitfalls of corruption, wants players and umpires to follow in his footsteps. I don’t think that I will inherit it. Instead, Donaghy sees lower-level employees as conduits for inside information to gamblers. “I […]
NBA’s Rudy Gobert fined $100,000 for suggesting refs were influenced by gambling
The NBA on Sunday charged Minnesota center Rudy Gobert with making a gesture during a Friday night game that suggested referees were improperly influenced by gambling and related calls. It was announced that a fine of $1.00 was imposed. During Friday’s game between the Timberwolves and the Cleveland Cavaliers, Gobert rubbed his fingers together and […]
Max Strus hit one of NBA’s longest buzzer-beaters ever to stun Mavs
of cleveland cavaliers It was the nicest surprise of the NBA season. The Cavaliers’ season appeared to be on the brink in mid-December when Darius Garland and Evan Mobley went down with injuries, but instead the team went on a huge winning streak and climbed up to the No. 2 seed. Eastern Conference. Meeting with […]
Triple A Baseball’s Columbus Clippers Troll NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers To Perfection Over Their New Logo
This is the definition of owner. As we blogged recently, the Los Angeles Clippers went all-in on their rebranding, unveiling a new logo, fresh jerseys, and multiple court designs for their new arena. And while they all sound nice and nice, they’re owned entirely by Triple-A minor league baseball teams to…well…copy. (Related article: LeBron James […]
Jalen Brunson steps into spotlight, joined NBA’s elite as first-time All-Star
For the first few years of his NBA career, Jalen Brunson operated in the shadows. Considered too slow and too small, the point guard came off the bench for most of his first three seasons with the Mavericks, improving but only marginally. Dallas featured Luka Doncic, who was in Brunson’s draft class but otherwise in […]
Exposed Stephen A. Smith’s bias NBAs Luka Doncic based race?
Is Stephen A. Smith racist? According to Jason Whitlock, that’s exactly what the ESPN host is doing. Smith and his colleagues shined when Joel Embiid dropped 70 points in a game. When Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks gave up 73 points in a game, Smith claimed it was just poor defense and bad opponents. […]