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Rafael Nadal announced Thursday morning he’s going to skip Wimbledon and the Olympics in 2021. Nadal took to social media to explain his decision-making process, revealing that the goal is to “prolong” his career: “Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It’s […]

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball has been named 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ball beat out Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards and Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton to win the award. LaMelo Ball was the No. 3 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft behind Edwards and James Wiseman. While […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley will miss Game 5 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night due to a nagging hamstring injury. Conley spoke to the media ahead of the game and revealed he suffered a “small setback” during his attempt to return. The setback occurred before Game 3: Jazz guard Mike Conley […]

The Washington Wizards and Scott Brooks have agreed to part ways after the two sides couldn’t come to terms on a new contract, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Brooks just finished up a five-year contract with the Wizards and was looking for a new deal. While the two sides talked about a new contract and […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have fired head coach Stan Van Gundy after just one season with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Andrew Lopez. Van Gundy took over for Alvin Gentry after he was let go following a brief stint in the bubble. The Pelicans went just 31-41 this season and missed the […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic announced Wednesday he will not be playing for his native Serbia in Olympic qualifying and will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics if the national team does in fact qualify. This isn’t much of a surprise given Jokic’s workload the past two seasons. Jokic led the Nuggets to the Western […]

Brooklyn Nets star James Harden played 46 minutes on a bum leg against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 on Tuesday night, but the Bucks weren’t able to punish Harden’s defense in a dreadful second-half performance. Milwaukee’s offense devolved into bad isolations and too often let Harden off the hook despite the fact that he […]

Phoenix Suns star point guard Chris Paul is out indefinitely after entering the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. This puts Paul’s status for the start of the Western Conference Finals in jeopardy. Charania notes that “depending on the medical circumstance, an isolation period could be shorter for […]

As Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant was roasting the Milwaukee Bucks to a crisp in Tuesday’s epic Game 5 comeback, Giannis Antetokounmpo was getting roasted for not stepping up to the challenge and trying to slow down the scorching-hot KD. As a former Defensive Player of the Year winner, many believe Giannis should have taken […]

Monday, the Brooklyn Nets announced that both Kyrie Irving and James Harden would miss Tuesday night’s pivotal Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks. But now, Harden has been upgraded twice and is going to try to give it a go despite a nagging hamstring injury that has kept him out since the early moments of […]

The Utah Jazz went up 2-0 on the Los Angeles Clippers in their second-round series, only to get smacked around in Games 3 and 4. With the series now tied up at 2-2 and things shifting back to Utah, it’s time for Quin Snyder to ride or die with three-time Defensive Player of the Year […]

Charles Barkley is just the latest in the long line of people to whine about cancel culture, and he’s now claiming that he plans on ditching TNT’s Inside the NBA in just two years when he’s 60 because the show has been ruined by “jackasses” trying to cancel people. Barkley made these comments on Monday’s […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams will not be attending mandatory minicamp this week, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. However, while the natural assumption is this has to do with a contract dispute, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports a personal issue that could be a factor here. ESPN’s Brady Henderson is also reporting an excused absence. Of […]

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo wants to make it very clear that he has no interest in Coca-Cola and instead prefers to drink water. The Portuguese star made a big show at a Euro 2020 press conference of clearing away a pair of Coca-Cola bottles laid out in front of him before giving a shoutout to water. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers tied up their second-round series against the Utah Jazz at 2-2 with another commanding victory in Game 4 on Monday night. Marcus Morris had another big night with his twin brother Markieff in the house (he was there for Game 7 against the Dallas Mavericks), going for 24 points and five […]

The New York Knicks are reportedly monitoring the Damian Lillard situation with the Portland Trail Blazers. The Knicks have the assets to make an intriguing trade offer, including five first-round picks over the next three years, and the New York Post’s Marc Berman claims they “are likely willing to include three first-round picks in a […]

The Aaron Rodgers saga has no end in sight, but former Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones is adding insight on the situation by acting as something of a go-between for Rodgers and the media. Jones has been in communication with Rodgers and is then doing media hits to talk about everything. Jones’ messaging […]

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash told reporters Monday star point guard Kyrie Irving will miss Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday due to a sprained right ankle. Nash isn’t sure what Irving’s status will be for the remainder of the series. Kyrie Irving will miss Game 5 on Tuesday with a sprained […]

The Boston Celtics are looking for a head coach to replace Brad Stevens, with Stevens himself leading that search as the new president of basketball operations. According to Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer, Atlanta Hawks coach Nate McMillan is an “under-the-radar contender” to become the next Celtics coach. The current expectation is the Hawks will remove […]

The Athletic dropped a bombshell Monday morning with a report on Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic’s alleged rift with Haralabos Voulgaris, a Mavs executive who has apparently gained an enormous amount of power in the organization since he was hired in 2018. The report states that dysfunction in the front office has led to some internal […]

There has been a lot made of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic’s relationship with Kristaps Porzingis. But according to a story from Tim Cato and Sam Amick of The Athletic, it’s Doncic’s relationship with another Mavs employee that has some in the organization concerned about his long-term future in Dallas. It’s not Mark Cuban nor […]

It was recently reported that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is 50-50 on playing in the Tokyo Olympics later this summer. Curry confirmed that report in recent comments made to Ann Killion of the San Francisco Chronicle. “I’m literally 50-50,” he said of his decision. “I probably need to decide in the next two […]

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton recently suffered a right hand injury during OTAs, but he’s set to take his full complement of reps at minicamp this week, according to Jim McBride of The Boston Globe. This is good news after Newton hurt his right hand about a week and a half ago. He was clearly […]

The Phoenix Suns completed a dominant sweep of the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, winning Game 4 125-118 to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010. Suns fans have made up one of the rowdier home crowds of these playoffs, so it’s no surprise they were ready to welcome the […]

Cleveland Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is looking healthy after tearing his ACL in late October. Beckham took part in Browns teammate Jarvis Landry’s charity softball event over the weekend and worked out with Landry last week. Landry is extremely impressed by Beckham’s speedy recovery. Via ESPN: “Man, he looked amazing,” Landry told […]

The Brooklyn Nets all of a sudden find themselves in dire straits after two consecutive losses and an ankle injury to Kyrie Irving. Once in a comfortable position up 2-0 even without James Harden, it now looks like the Nets will play a pivotal Game 5 back at home without both Harden and Irving with […]

Philadelphia 76ers veteran Danny Green is out for the rest of the second-round series against the Atlanta Hawks and beyond due to a right calf strain. If the Sixers do indeed advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, Green will miss the start of the series due to a timetable that has him being reevaluated in […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving suffered a nasty ankle sprain in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to Twitter with his dismay at seeing his former teammate go down. LeBron’s tweet was blunt: 🙏🏾 @KyrieIrving!!!! FUCK 🤦🏾‍♂️ — LeBron James (@KingJames) June 13, 2021 Irving […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving suffered a nasty-looking ankle injury after landing on Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foot. Irving went down to the court in pain and stayed down as play momentarily continued. Here’s video of the play: Kyrie Irving goes down hard after the lay-up, grabs his right leg. Hope it's nothing serious […]

Le’Veon Bell signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6 last season after getting released by the New York Jets earlier in the year. However, Bell didn’t play much with the Chiefs and didn’t play at all in the ugly Super Bowl loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Because of this, Bell apparently isn’t […]

It looks like tragedy was narrowly avoided in Copenhagen after Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during a Euro 2020 match against Finland. According to Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen, Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest and “was gone” before getting resuscitated by a defibrillator. Boesen isn’t sure just how close Eriksen was to actually dying. […]

There are rumblings that Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is eyeing a return to the court from a torn ACL if the Nets make the NBA Finals this season. However, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports a Dinwiddie return is still unlikely. Dinwiddie only appeared in three regular-season games due to partially tearing […]

It was a scary scene in Copenhagen when Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during Saturday’s Euro 2020 match against Finland. The game was suspended for over 90 minutes as medical personnel tended to Eriksen with CPR and a defibrillator. The good news is Eriksen seems to be doing much better now after this […]

The Milwaukee Bucks knew they had to make a big change after suffering an embarrassing playoff defeat in the bubble. With Giannis Antetokounmpo’s supermax decision coming up, the status quo simply wasn’t working and a bold move was needed to secure the signature of the two-time MVP. The Bucks got real bold by trading a […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has developed into one of the best young players in the NBA, but when you look at his regular-season numbers, they don’t stand out that much. While they’re very good, he’s not the most efficient player (right around average) and is a good but not great 3-point shooter. It wasn’t […]

Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks just finished out the final season of his five-year contract, and a good portion of the fan base is hoping the Wizards make a coaching change. However, it looks like those fans will not be getting their wish. According to Wizards analyst Quinton Mayo, Washington intends to bring back […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks saved their season, at least for now, with an ugly 86-83 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 on Thursday. The Bucks blew an early 30-9 lead and looked doomed when Kevin Durant buried a 3-pointer to put the Nets up 83-80 late, but Milwaukee made enough plays […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is no stranger to Dwyane Wade comparisons, and they’re only getting more prevalent now that Wade owns part of the Jazz and is acting as a mentor. During another Mitchell playoff explosion on Thursday night, a suggestion went out to the Twittersphere that the Jazz star could go on a […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell had another big performance against the Los Angeles Clippers, going for 37 points in a 117-111 Game 2 victory after putting up 45 points in a Game 1. However, there was a scary moment late in the game when Mitchell and Paul George collided and went sprawling to the ground, […]