[ad_1] Bill Simmons is the subject of intense criticism today, with a controversial old article of his doing the rounds on social media. In the article, published on ESPN’s website almost 20 years ago, Simmons suggested the WNBA’s ratings were struggling because the players lacked sex appeal. Here’s an excerpt from Simmons’ piece: “Well, the…
[ad_1] The Los Angeles Lakers are holding internal meetings to establish their criteria for the next head coach, according to sources informed Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Following the dismissal of Darvin Ham last week, the team has not yet sought permission to interview assistant coaches. Stein reported last week that the team is…
[ad_1] The NBA confirmed an illegal screen call on Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner during the closing seconds of the New York Knicks’ 121-117 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series, according to the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report. With 15 seconds left and Indiana trailing 118-117, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton dribbled…
[ad_1] POSTED BY: Igor Obradovic Uros Plavsic Defending Serbian champion KK Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Beograd (KLS) is close to adding 25-year-old forward Uros Plavsic (213cm-119kg-1998, college: Tennessee) to their roster. Plavsic, who currently plays at BC Mega MIS Beograd, has impressive stats in 27 Adriatic League games this season: 15.2ppg, 7.7rpg, and 1.4apg. He has…
[ad_1] Photo: New York Knicks/X Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle spoke about trying to slow down New York Knicks forward Josh Hart from going coast-to-coast during Tuesday’s media availability (24 points/13 rebounds/8 assists/3 steals/1 block/9-13 FG/1-1 3-PT/5-8 FT/+4 +/- in NY’s 121-117 Eastern Conference Semifinal Game 1 home win). (via Indiana Pacers): “We gotta…
[ad_1] The incident that happened between Bucks guard Patrick Beverley and Pacers fans during Game 6 is now under police investigation, NBA insider Shams Charania reports. “Indianapolis Police is investigating the incident between Patrick Beverley and a fan during Game 6 of Bucks-Pacers series; detectives confirm to me and@MikeVorkunov they are working with Gainbridge Fieldhouse…
[ad_1] Nikola Jokic has been named the 23-24 NBA Most Valuable Player, winning the award for the third time in his career. Jokic is the ninth player to win the award three or more times in his career. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished second ahead of Luka Doncic at third. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jalen Brunson rounded out…
[ad_1] Key Highlights Through six playoff games, Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 20.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists, while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent beyond the arc (70.1 percent true shooting). He’s being assisted on a career-high 84 percent of his makes, seamlessly taking a backseat to Anthony Edwards. The Minnesota…
[ad_1] Barca-Olympiacos-59-63-FC-Barcelona was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (213-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side and forward Kostas Papanikolaou (204-1990) accounted for 11 points. Argentinian Nicolas Laprovittola (190-1990) came up with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4…
[ad_1] Photo: LA Clippers/Twitter Evan Turner, Paul George’s former teammate, has commented on George’s performance history, suggesting he tends to underperform. Turner also expressed skepticism about the potential pairing of George and Joel Embiid, characterizing it as “soft” and questioning their ability to succeed as a duo. “I never met a human that would let…
