The New York Knicks will have to find a way to close out the regular season without their All-Star forward. Julius Randle will have to undergo shoulder surgery and will be sidelined for the rest of the season. The Knicks are wrapping up a strong season and are currently the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference standings. Randle missed some …
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Going into Wednesday night’s slate of matchups around the NBA, Detroit Pistons point guard Malachi Flynn was probably the most unlikely player anyone would have expected to have the game that he did against the Atlanta Hawks. Flynn, who averages about 14 minutes per game for his entire NBA career, came off the bench to score 50 points in 34 …
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Caitlin Clark was, once again, the best player on the court Monday night. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer dropped 41 points to send No. 1 Iowa to the Final Four after the Hawkeyes beat No. 3 LSU 94-87. Clark was a first-team All-American for the third year in a row while setting numerous records before she heads to the WNBA …
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The Atlanta Hawks have just seven regular season games remaining on their schedule and appear to be heading for a third consecutive NBA Play-In Tournament berth. The Hawks defeated the Chicago Bulls on Monday to earn their 35th win of the season. But, the tenth-seeded Hawks 113-101 victory was overshadowed by a late-game confrontation between Atlanta’s coach and one of …
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LeBron James put together an epic 40-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and hinted that his day as an NBA player are numbered. James is in the midst of his 21st season as he tries to will himself and the Lakers to another championship in the ever-so-difficult Western Conference. While he …
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President Biden marked March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility and drew criticism for doing so during Easter Sunday. Orlando Magic star Jonathan Isaac joined in on ripping the president, saying on X, formerly Twitter, the White House “know[s] exactly what they are doing.” “They want you to hate! This helps no one and only promotes division,” he wrote. “They …
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The war over the Minnesota Timberwolves is heating up. Owner Glen Taylor announced Thursday that the team was no longer for sale after he said MLB legend Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore had failed to meet certain deadlines agreed upon in the original sale conditions. Tim Connelly, new Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations, is introduced to the …
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Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert recently expressed belief Donovan Mitchell will sign a contract extension with the team. “We’ve been talking to him, sure, for the last couple of years about extending this contract,” Gilbert said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. “We think he will extend. I think if you listen to him talk, he loves the …
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Sixth-year NBA guard RJ Barrett broke his silence on the death of his 19-year-old brother Nathan Barrett. The younger brother of the Toronto Raptors star died earlier this month. Barrett says he still calls and sends messages to his brother, whom he described as his best friend. “You know, he was my best friend,” Barrett said of his late brother …
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Basketball icon Michael Jordan, a 19-year-old University of North Carolina freshman guard, authored the first chapter of his legend with a thrilling shot to beat Georgetown in the NCAA championship game on this day in history, March 29, 1982. The sweet 16-foot jump shot from left of the rim with 17 seconds left to play lifted the Tar Heels to …
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