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Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis joined the exclusive company of past NBA greats after his performance in the 2020 Finals. As StatMuse’s Justin Kubatko points out, Davis became just the fourth player in league history to average at least 25 points per game on 50/40/90 shooting splits in a Finals series — joining fellow […]

The Atlanta Falcons have named Raheem Morris as the team’s interim head coach. Both head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff were fired on Monday as a consequence of the team’s 0-5 start to the 2020 season. Morris had been serving as the the Falcons’ defensive coordinator, though he’s worked on both sides […]

One of the more amusing developments of life in the NBA bubble has been the spontaneous interactions between opposing players and coaches on the Disney World campus. On Sunday night, after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo caught a glimpse of […]

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott underwent surgery to repair the compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle that he suffered during Sunday night’s game against the New York Giants. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the procedure went “very well.” Prescott is expected to be released from the hospital on Monday. Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott is […]

Chris Bosh knows how Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat operate better as well as almost anybody, but even he is “surprised” by Miami’s impressive postseason run to the NBA Finals in the bubble. Miami became the first No. 5 seed or lower to reach the Finals since the 1999 Knicks, who were the East’s […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green revealed that he and his fiancée received death threats from angry fans after missing a 3-point attempt in the final moments of Game 5 on Friday. The Lakers veteran spoke with the media on Sunday morning. In addition to talking about the missed shot and what went wrong, Green expressed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers‘ Markieff Morris committed the key turnover in the final minute of Friday night’s Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat. After Jimmy Butler sank two free throws with 16.8 seconds remaining to put the Heat up 109-108, the Lakers, after a timeout, ran a pick-and-roll with LeBron James as the lead […]

During Friday night’s rugged Game 5, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis apparently swiped at Miami Heat forward Jae Crowder in a strange off-ball incident. Early in the third quarter, Davis and Crowder got tangled up as the latter cut to the basket, causing both players to fall to the ground. As they tried to […]

Bad news for the Jacksonville Jaguars: key defensive end Josh Allen will miss Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. According to the Jaguars’ official Twitter account, Allen will not make the trip to Texas as he continues to recover from a knee injury. DE Josh Allen (knee) has been downgraded to OUT, as he will […]

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver D.K. Metcalf has only played 22 games in his NFL career (including playoffs), but that’s apparently enough to earn the highest of praises from his quarterback, Russell Wilson. Metcalf caught 58 passes on 100 targets for 900 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie, then recorded 11 catches for 219 yards […]

Los Angeles Lakers have an opportunity to claim the franchise’s 17th title on Friday, yet the man who oversaw the construction of the championship-caliber roster was overlooked for the NBA’s Executive of the Year award for 2019-20. In fact, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka wasn’t even deemed the best executive in his own city, as […]

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers looks on track to return to the backfield. Rams head coach Sean McVay provided a positive update on Akers ahead of L.A.’s Week 5 matchup against the Washington Football Team. “Akers is looking good,” Rams coach Sean McVay told reporters on Thursday. “Unless he has a setback, he’ll […]

The New York Jets just became the latest NFL team forced to deal with a COVID-19 issue. Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk first reported Friday morning that a Jets player had a “presumptive positive” test result. The player is getting another test to determine whether or not it’s a false positive. ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed the […]

Chicago Bears edge rusher Khalil Mack personally welcomed Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie tackle Tristan Wirfs to the NFL on Thursday night. Wirfs — a former Iowa Hawkeyes star whom Tampa Bay selected with the no. 13 overall pick draft to protect quarterback Tom Brady — was ragdolled into the ground by Mack during the third […]

Finally, some good news on the injury front for the Dallas Cowboys. On Friday morning, Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy provided insight into the status of linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, who has been out since breaking his collarbone in the team’s Week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The Cowboys designated Vander Esch to […]

In the wake of COVID-19 outbreaks affecting multiple teams around the NFL, the upcoming Week 6 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills has been postponed. Instead of facing off on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Bills Stadium, the defending champions will take on Buffalo three days later, on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Titans-Bills game […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers players aren’t just getting used to playing with a new quarterback. Rather, the quarterback they now call a teammate is 43-year-old Tom Brady—a six-time Super Bowl champion whom multiple current Bucs players once idolized. “Tom Brady is somebody I watched growing up,” running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn told ESPN’s Jenna Laine. “He’s […]

For some reason that probably has something to do with effective agenting, Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will become a playable character in an update to EA Sports’ Madden 21. The back-t0-back MVP will be joined by two of his brothers — Kostas, a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and on the verge of […]

The Tennessee Titans face could face “historic” discipline for violating COVID-19 protocols, and there are people around the NFL who believe they should be forced to forfeit Week 5’s game against the Buffalo Bills. This comes in the wake of yet another Titans player testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning, with another inconclusive positive […]

Historically speaking, whatever the Washington Wizards have been doing hasn’t been working, at least since 1979. The franchise—over its many iterations as the Chicago Packers (est. 1961), Zephyrs, Baltimore Bullets (est. 1963), Capital Bullets (1973), Washington Bullets (1974), and Wizards (1997)—hasn’t appeared in the NBA Finals since 1979, and has just one championship to its […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr previewed his team’s prospects for the 2020-21 season, but he couldn’t help but throw a little shade at James Harden and the Houston Rockets. “We’re still gonna be the Warriors,” Kerr said, via The Athletic. “We’re not gonna turn into the Rockets and change our offense and have […]

The NFL and NFLPA are looking into whether Tennessee Titans players conducted an improper off-site workout as part of its broader investigation into the team’s COVID-19 outbreak. According to Mark Maske and Sidney Boren of the Washington Post, “the league and union have not verified whether that occurred…but if that is substantiated, it could form […]

Until Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney finally makes the jump to the NFL, his name is likely to be mentioned every time a new NFL head coaching position opens up. This is especially true when that position involves coaching the quarterback with whom he won a national championship and once compared to Michael Jordan. After the […]

Minutes after news broke on Wednesday morning that New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore has tested positive for COVID-19, Pro Football Talk (and others) shared an image of the All-Pro defensive back in close contact with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on Monday night. In the photo, Mahomes can clearly be seen putting his […]

Anthony Davis’s three-pointer with 39.5 seconds left in Tuesday’s 102-96 Game 4 win helped give the Los Angeles Lakers a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals and place the Miami Heat in a figure-four leg lock ala Ric Flair. Davis’ teammate, LeBron James, and general manager, Rob Pelinka, also channeled the Nature Boy after […]

Two days after the Baltimore Ravens defeated the Washington Football Team, 31-17, Ravens rookie running back J.K. Dobbins shared the jersey he received from his former Ohio State Buckeyes teammate, Washington wide receiver Terry McLaurin. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, post-game jersey swaps are being conducted a little bit differently in the 2020 season. Instead […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are considering multiple candidates in their search for a new head coach, including two former head coaches of their Staples Center rival, LeBron James. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown recently interviewed with Los Angeles, while Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue remains a strong candidate to land […]

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said he spoke with Jalen Ramsey about the star cornerback’s fight with New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate on Sunday. Ramsey reportedly threw the first punch in the midfield brawl moments after the Rams 17-9 victory. McVay said he didn’t feel the need to discipline nor have […]

The hits keep on coming for the San Francisco 49ers — especially on defense. The defending NFC champions have seen more significant injuries to top players than any team in the league so far in 2020, and they suffered another blow with the news that defensive end Ziggy Ansah tore his biceps, which will likely […]

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams will not be ready to go for Monday Night Football, and he doesn’t seem too happy about the decision. “Sorry fans and friends I wont be on the field tonight. I’ve done everything I need to do and proved Im ready but I guess I don’t know my […]

In the seconds after the game between the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams concluded, Giants wide receiver Golden Tate and Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey could be seen physically fighting around the 50-yard line before leaving the field, surrounded by players from both sides. Punches were thrown before coaches and teammates could intervene and […]

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler was forced to exit Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first half with a left hamstring injury. He is questionable to return. From the Chargers' sideline: RB Austin Ekeler has a hamstring injury and is questionable to return. — Scott Smith (@ScottSBucs) October 4, 2020 […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans exited the team’s Week 4 game against the Los Angeles Chargers in the first quarter after suffering an apparent ankle injury. Evans could be seen grabbing his ankle on the sideline moments after an awkward tackle after a reception. Evans and a Buccaneers trainer then took off into […]

On Sunday, ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan published an in-depth look at the various ways in which Rajon Rondo has impacted the Los Angeles Lakers and other teams — on and off the floor, for good and bad — over his NBA career. Like his Lakers teammate, LeBron James, Rondo’s best asset may be his brain. But […]

The NFL Week 4 matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs has officially been rescheduled. The two AFC contenders will now take the field as part of a Monday Night Football double-header. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter,  Kansas City and New England will kick off at 7:05 p.m. ET on CBS. The […]

Kyle Kuzma was spared when the Los Angeles Lakers traded a slew of young players and multiple first-round picks to the New Orleans Pelicans for Anthony Davis in the summer of 2019. The Purple and Gold franchise dealt two former no. 2 overall picks in Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, along with Josh Hart and […]

Auburn’s Isaac Okoro is making the case for why the Minnesota Timberwolves should select him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Okoro isn’t necessarily one of the names frequently mentioned as a potential top pick, such as LaMelo Ball or Anthony Edwards. NBADraft.net has Okoro ranked No. 9 on its […]

It feels like since Patrick Mahomes was named full-time Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterback before his second NFL season in 2018 (he started one game as a rookie), he has never not played extremely well. Mahomes won an MVP in his first season as starter, the Super Bowl MVP in his second, and is on […]

Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat was the least watched Finals game in almost 30 years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wednesday’s contest drew 7.41 million viewers to ABC, the smallest audience for a Finals game since Game 5 of the 1994 Finals between the Houston […]