Category: Sport

The defending champion Lakers wanted to sign him. So did the Los Angeles Clippers. And the Utah Jazz. But it’s the Sacramento Kings who have won the Glenn Robinson III sweepstakes. Michael Scotto of Hoopshype broke the story, which was quickly confirmed by the Sacramento Bee. While the terms were not announced, this will be […]

Nikola Jokic is the best passer in Denver. Regardless of sport. That was especially true on Sunday when the Denver Broncos were down to zero quarterbacks due to COVID-19. So, the Broncos made a request (jokingly). pic.twitter.com/URLgxQs85k — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 29, 2020 Sunday was a rough day for the Broncos, who got their […]

The NBA purposefully made social justice central to its restart at Disney World. The league put social-justice messages on jerseys, allowed players to kneel during the national anthem despite a longstanding rule requiring them to stand and – perhaps most controversially – put “BLACK LIVES MATTER” on the court. Also: Ratings were down. NBA commissioner […]

Evan Turner was the No. 2 pick in the 2010 NBA draft. He was the big acquisition of the 2014 Pacers, who were coming off a highly competitive Eastern Conference finals against the eventual-champion Heat. He got a $70 million contract. Those milestones – and the repeated underwhelming results – define Turner’s career. A career […]

James Harden reportedly requested a trade. Russell Westbrook reportedly requested a trade. But Gerald Green remains loyal to the Rockets. Tim MacMahon of ESPN: This is the fourth straight year Green – a Houston native – has signed with the Rockets. He missed last season due to a foot injury and even allowed Houston to […]

The Grizzlies signed No. 35 pick Xavier Tillman to a contract that reportedly set a record for guaranteed money to a second-rounder who signed the same year ($4.6 million). Vernon Carey Jr., drafted No. 32 by the Hornets out of Duke, is already breaking that record. Bobby Marks of ESPN: Carey’s minimum salaries on a […]

Andrew Bogut on an NBA championship in 2015 with the Golden State Warriors. During the 2016 Finals, his oft-forgotten injury was one of the critical changes that caused the Warriors to blow a 3-1 lead to Cleveland. A couple of years later, Bogut returned to his native Australia and played for Sydney, where he was […]