For NBA fans seeking a potential Damian Lillard trade idea that’ll make you sit up in your sit, this should do the trick. Best of all? It’s a pretty intriguing idea for the Trail Blazers.
Jason Timpf of Volume Sports argued the Thunder should get in on the sweepstakes and “prove to Dame that they’re a worthwhile destination.”
Timpf broke it down, citing that Houston is loaded with draft capital over the next seven years, including 35 total picks with 15 in the first round.
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Kevin Durant is at it again on social media, responding to every fan under the sun who chooses to engage with him—for better or worse.
On Wednesday night, discourse broke out regarding the Heat’s run to the NBA Finals earlier this summer. Miami, which made an improbable run after being one game away from elimination in the play-in tournament, became the story of the NBA postseason after dispatching Milwaukee, New York and Boston en route to a Finals loss to the heavily favored Nuggets.
Durant responded to a fan who implied that defense wins championships.
The NBA doesn’t give a flop.
In a stunning move, the NBA’s Board of Governors has just instituted a “no flopping” rule for the upcoming season that will result in the player being issued a technical foul if they fake that they were hit.
Pour one out for poor LeBron James and his tears everyone.
Lakers’ LeBron James on Steve Kerr’s flopping allegations: “We’re just not a team that goes out there looking for flopping opportunities. That’s just not us. It’s actually never been any team I’ve played on in my 20 years.” pic.twitter.
In his second Las Vegas Summer League game on Sunday, Victor Wembanyama looked every bit a part of the No. 1 pick in the draft.
In 27 minutes of action, Wembanyama scored 27 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the floor, while grabbing 12 rebounds and adding three blocks. The future of the Spurs franchise was promptly shut down for the rest of summer league following the performance, as San Antonio looks to protect its young star from injury this summer.
The bounce back performance by Wembanyama was not only needed, it was expected.
Our “Week of Woe” continues with six of the funniest and poorest choices in this era, including defense of an infamous Super Bowl ending. One coach made this list twice.
The Women’s World Cup has never been bigger or better. As the women’s game continues to surge in popularity around the globe, this year’s tournament will feature an expanded bracket of 32 teams for the first time.
And could it also be the first time we see a three-peat champion? The U.S. women’s national team is looking to win a third straight title (and its fifth overall) as the world’s greatest squads head Down Under. But as other squads follow the U.S.
SEATTLE — Everyone here has been talking about Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani—by how much will he clear half a billion dollars when he becomes a free agent after the season, is he a better pitcher or a hitter, is there anyone more talented on earth—and frankly, enough is enough.
Sure, Ohtani is probably the best baseball player in the history of the sport. Just about every night, he does something we have never seen before and may never see again. He’s a miracle. We are lucky to be alive while he is.
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is used to being called ‘the GOAT,’ but being likened to Moses may be a new one for the 71-year-old.
Moses was the man who came to mind for Casey Poe, a four-star offensive lineman who recently committed to the Crimson Tide. Poe was offered by most big-name programs around the country including the likes of Clemson, Auburn, LSU, and Arkansas, but when he visited Tuscaloosa and got a glimpse at Saban, it was a wrap.
Nick Saban is like Moses, according to a recent Alabama commit.
Between the lines, power brokers are easy to spot—it’s called keeping score. But the sports world is really shaped by those who wield influence in more nuanced ways. By controlling wealth and access. By building audiences. By parlaying on-field success into real-life clout. In 2023, these are the 50 most influential figures and forces in sports.
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These fierce competitors have reached the pinnacle of power and prestige through their outsized impact on the field and off.
The August 2023 issue of Sports Illustrated features The Power List, the definitive index of the 50 most influential figures and forces who drive the sports world, on and off the field and court.
“You know what’s funny?” Jake Paul asks, directing the question at no one in particular. It’s early May, and Paul is in Dallas, corralled in a locker room in American Airlines Center. A pair of cameramen, there to capture Paul’s movements before a press conference to promote his August fight against former UFC star Nate Diaz, sit across from him.