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Boston Celtics Forward Gordon Hayward is currently under a shoe deal with Nike until October. According to Nick DePaula of ESPN.com, once Hayward becomes a free agent, he will have a strong contingent of shoe companies after him. All-Star Gordon Hayward is an upcoming shoe free agent that will receive major interest from several brands. […]

Danny Green played most of last season through injury, he just didn’t actually know how injured he was until the season was over. Green revealed on his Inside the Green Room with Danny Green podcast that he thought he just strained his groin in a December game against the Boston Celtics. Green found out during his […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler is less than a year away from becoming an unrestricted free and signs are starting to point towards him going to the Big Apple to play for the New York Knicks. There have been rumors this offseason that Butler isn’t getting along with Karl-Anthony Towns and if the Wolves don’t […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to move to Las Vegas by the 2020 NFL season, and according to Darren Rovell of ESPN, their fans are going to have to wait until the move is complete to buy Las Vegas branded gear. The Raiders already have a lot of fans in Las Vegas, so it seems […]

Travis Wear impressed the Los Angeles Lakers enough last season that they have signed him to a two-way contract for the upcoming season, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Free agent forward Travis Wear has agreed to a two-way contract with the Lakers, league sources tell ESPN. He played 17 games with Lakers last season. […]

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh wasn’t shy about rookies and their bodies coming into the NFL. Harbaugh has noticed a change in young guys coming into the league, and their bodies aren’t ready to handle the rigors of the NFL right when they go into the league. Ravens rookie tight ends Hayden Hurst, and Mark […]

Los Angeles Chargers rookie Derwin James was allegedly robbed last month at gunpoint according to a report from TMZ. James and his uncle were leaving Italian restaurant on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles when they were rushed by two men with handguns according to the warrant obtained by TMZ. The men demanded jewelry and got away with a […]

Former NBA big man Shaquille O’Neal has a fear of sharks and that is probably only worse now after a close encounter during Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week.” O’Neal went underwater in a “Shaq cage” and sharks swam around it. Plans quickly went South when one of the sharks slipped through a bar to the cage […]

The Chicago Bears brought in offensive playmaker Taylor Gabriel this offseason and although it hasn’t gotten a lot of attention he could be one of the biggest playmakers for Matt Nagy’s team this season. Gabriel is a speedy receiver who can stretch the field and he has already shown the flashes early on in training camp. […]

Dez Bryant is still looking for his next job in the NFL and he hasn’t drawn a ton of attention from around the league. Bryant isn’t making his life any easier looking for his next job and is only interested in signing with a contender according to Ian Rapport of NFL Network. “He’s being choosy, […]

Jimmy Garoppolo is heading into his first season as a full-time starter for the San Francisco 49ers and with training camp just about to kick off he has had a lot of interesting stories come out. Garoppolo took a porn star on a date and then a story came out about how he believed during […]

Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson is back for the start of training camp but expect him to take it pretty slow to start. Thompson was breaking onto the scene last year before suffering a broken tibia in Week 11. He appeared on Sirius XM radio and confirmed that he would be practicing but preached […]

Kansas City Chiefs running back Spencer Ware has restructured his contract to give the team more cap room and maybe help his chances to make the team. Source: Chiefs RB Spencer Ware has restructured his deal, with $725K of his $1.45M base salary being converted into incentives. Ware has a very real shot at hitting […]

Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been linked to the Dallas Cowboys since week 16 of last season when Earl Thomas told Jason Garrett to “come get him” if the Cowboys have the chance. The two teams have discussed a trade throughout the offseason although it’s still unlikely a deal gets done because the Seahawks […]

Dennis Rodman has traveled all over the world and most famously spent time in North Korea, trying to help smooth over the relations between the United States and Kim Jong Un. Rodman appears to be making Houston his new home now as he takes on a new business venture. The former Chicago Bulls bad boy […]

Brandon Marshall signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks in late May hoping to get a chance to revive his career. The Seahawks have Tyler Lockett and Doug Baldwin but after those two it’s a lot of question marks. Marshall has a ton of experience in this league but the question is will it be […]

Antonio Gates might be getting his wish after all with a return reunion with the Los Angeles Chargers. According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, a team source told her that they want the long-time Chargers tight end back on the team and they are hoping to get a deal done before training camp starts. One […]

NFL players have to have a ton of self-confidence and for some, they take the confidence just a bit too far. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo spent the beginning of his career behind one of the best quarterbacks to ever play this game. It didn’t stop from Garoppolo from having confidence in himself and […]

All isn’t well between James Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite the fact the former No. 1 overall selection remains the starter. The Bucs quarterback reportedly won’t have his mural up around Raymond James Stadium for the first time since 2015, according to ESPN sources. Winston is suspended for the first three games of this upcoming […]

The Baltimore Ravens have had a disappointing last couple of seasons including last year where they finished with a 9-7 record and missed the playoffs. Even though they missed the playoffs, 9-7 would still get them into the playoffs in most years. Ravens coach John Harbaugh knows that the playoffs are a must if he […]

Robert Williams hasn’t gotten his time off to a good start with the Boston Celtics. He missed his first meeting with the press as well as the flight to his first summer league practice, and he had an issue keeping a close eye on his wallet. All these could be concerned red flags, but the […]

This offseason, the New York Giants made it a key to improving the linebacker position and even just a few days out from training camp, they aren’t done just yet. The Giants have agreed to deal with linebacker Connor Barwin who has been in the league since 2009 and played last season with the Los […]

With Kawhi Leonard being traded to Toronto Raptors, more stories are coming out about his time with the San Antonio Spurs. Leonard is known to be a quiet and reserved guy, and he would take things to an extreme in order to avoid talking to others or the media. Mark Finger of the San Antonio […]

Sean McVay is only 32-years-old and is already entering his second year with the Los Angeles Rams. If he was to coach until he was 67-years-old, that means he would have 35 years of head coaching under his belt. McVay knows the stresses that come with being a head coach and knows the risks that […]

When Dwight Howard signed with the Washington Wizards, there weren’t many who said he was the piece who would put the team over the edge to compete with the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia 76ers. Howard, however, is confident in what this team can do and at his introductory press conference he told the media […]

D’Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets have until the beginning of the regular season to reach an extension or Russell will probably be headed for restricted free agency next summer. Russell has talked about wanting to get a deal done this offseason in hopes of not hitting free agency next summer. Nets general manager Sean […]

LeSean McCoy has a big cloud hanging over his head with the allegations by an ex-girlfriend that he set up a plan to get some of his jewelry back and assault the woman. Even with these serious allegations, McCoy is still expected to report to Buffalo Bills training camp on Wednesday according to Ian Rapoport […]

There is standing up for your teammates and then there is just making crazy claims and that is what Pistons center Andre Drummond is doing. An Instagram user posted a comment saying “Jaylen Brown is what the Pistons thought Stanely was gonna be lol.” Drummond agreed to that (kind of) saying “exactly….Stanley is better.” There is […]

On the court, Jared Sullinger was a great talent and off the court, he was a guy who didn’t act like an NBA basketball player in any way. When he was healthy he showed glimpses of being a player that the Boston Celtics could build around. He had problems with conditioning and was even charged with […]

The Arizona Cardinals will have their star running back present for the beginning of the training camp. David Johnson has ended his holdout and will report for the start of Cardinals training camp. In Gods hands now 🙏🏾 primed and ready to prove it! #ImBack pic.twitter.com/fde9QWPv7D — David Johnson (@DavidJohnson31) July 23, 2018 Johnson tweeted […]

Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas is a guy who just loves basketball and sometimes that makes him make decisions that aren’t the best for his future. During the 2017 playoffs with the Boston Celtics, he dealt with the pain in his hip until it was too much and he was forced out of the playoffs. […]

When the Chicago Bears took Mitchell Trubisky with the second pick in the 2017 draft they knew success wasn’t going to come overnight. One year later John Fox is out as coach and in is Matt Nagy and the expectations haven’t changed. Nagy has high expectations of what can happen with Trubisky and the Bears […]

Isaiah Thomas and the Boston Celtics had a rocky ending to their relationship. After aggravating his hip injury to try and help the Celtics in the 2017 playoffs, he finally couldn’t take the pain, forcing him out of the postseason. After everything Thomas did for the Celtics, they shipped him out to the Cleveland Cavaliers […]

Add Tobias Harris to the loaded list of players who will be free agents next summer after he turned down a four-year, $80 million extension from the Los Angeles Clippers according to David Aldridge of TNT. Clippers forward @tobias31 turns down $80 million extension offer from team, per sources. Amicable discussions. But he’ll play out […]

It’s been just a few days since the world was shocked with a trade that sent Kawhi Leonard from the San Antonio Spurs to the Toronto Raptors and already word about Leonard’s feelings about Toronto may be changing. Most of the talk when the trade was completed was that Leonard would only spend one season […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz dealt with an injury for most of last year. When he made his return, the Sixers’ top pick wasn’t very effective because of his jump shot. He didn’t look comfortable shooting more than a layup which led opposing teams to cheat against him on defense similar to how Ben Simmons is being […]

The Chicago Bears have really tried hard this offseason to put pieces around second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky to be successful. How well the Bears ultimately do will still come down to the young quarterback and so far during training camp it has been rocky at times. According to Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune, Trubisky has […]

The Minnesota Vikings coaches are expected to report back on Monday to prepare for training camp which kicks off for the rookies on Tuesday and in rather shocking fashion, one coach will be not present. As KSTP reported and the team later confirmed, offensive line coach Tony Sparano died early Sunday morning at the age of […]

Lance Stephenson has been a true NBA journeyman having been on seven different teams since coming into the league in 2010. Stephen signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers to play alongside LeBron James and will be a free agent again next summer. Stephenson is hoping that is when he will finally get […]