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Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid has won this season’s Most Valuable Player, besting the MVP duo of Milwaukee Bucks ace Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Embiid had a sensational season, averaging 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 54% from the field and 33% from three-point range as […]
Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul‘s status is in doubt for Games 3 and 4 against the Denver Nuggets this weekend because of his left groin strain, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He is expected to push for a return, but the possibility of recovering by Friday’s Game 3 in the Western Conference semifinals is believed to be a […]
Russell Westbrook often approaches people in the crowd when he feels disrespected by them. But on Sunday, during halftime of a playoff game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns, he stepped to a guy away from the court who had something slick to say. Russell Westbrook often approaches people in the crowd when he […]
Grizzlies power forward/center Jaren Jackson Jr. became the second-youngest Defensive Player of the Year in NBA history, the league announced Monday night. Jackson finished ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ Brook Lopez and the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ Evan Mobley, garnering 56 out of 100 first-place votes and 391 total points. Lopez came in second with 31 first-place […]
The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Jalen Hurts have reached an agreement on a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.304 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Hurts’ deal is the biggest contract in terms of average annual value in NFL history. Deshaun Watson’s $230 million contract signed last year with the Cleveland […]
Former Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp is facing one count of first-degree assault in a shooting last month outside a mall in Tacoma, Washington, according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Kemp, 53, was first arrested hours after the March 8 incident in what online court records and a Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson […]
Skip Bayless made a surprising admission about Charles Barkley. In the latest episode of The Skip Bayless Show, the polarizing sports commentator took some time address his longstanding feud with Barkley. Bayless pointed to Barkley’s recent appearance on the All the Smoke podcast, in which he blasted Bayless’ criticism of LeBron James. “I don’t like the guy,” Barkley said about Bayless. “Skip, to […]
Longtime college basketball commentator Billy Packer, the voice of the NCAA tournament for more than 30 years, died Thursday night. He was 82. Packer’s two sons, Mark and Brandt, announced the news via Twitter on Thursday night. Mark Packer told The Associated Press that his father had been hospitalized in Charlotte for the past three […]
For the second straight year, Dan Quinn has decided to pass up potential head-coaching jobs to remain as the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator. Quinn interviewed with the Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts in the past few weeks. “Unfinished business here in Dallas. My complete focus is helping the team play championship ball […]
The Big East game between No. 5 UConn and DePaul on Sunday at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, has been postponed because the Huskies don’t have enough healthy players available to suit up, the conference said Friday. The conference requires schools to suit up seven scholarship players for any game, and injuries have left the Huskies with just six […]
