The players who will be swinging for the fences in Seattle are being unveiled, including a hometown star. Here’s how they match up.
Author: Michael
As one of the NBA’s most outspoken players, Kyrie Irving is no stranger to saying what’s on his mind. And, thanks to his newest contract, the Mavericks star again found himself going viral after The Ringer’s Bill Simmons trolled him over the deal.
The three-year, $126 million contract Irving inked to return to Dallas when free agency opened on Friday sparked several reactions, and perhaps none caught as much fire as a tweet shared by Simmons—one of the more vocal critics of Irving’s off-court drama in recent years.
The TikTok era of college football is unlike any other. While there is a lot of conversation surrounding Name, Image and Likeness and how it has changed the sport forever — understandably so — the same thing could be said about social media, though that can also be said about society.
Visual media and recruiting go hand-in-hand. Not only for the schools, which are tasked with creating content for the coaching staff’s targets, but for the athletes.
College football recruits and players are documenting their every move online like never before.
The Warriors drafted Draymond Green in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft with pick No. 35. In other words, 34 players heard their names called on draft night before it was finally Green’s turn to take the stage.
Looking back, Green’s career has far outlived expectations, and he hasn’t forgotten the players who were picked ahead of him in 2012. Of those 34 players, however, Green identified the player who he feels it was “most ridiculous” to be drafted after during an appearance on Paul George’s podcast, Podcast P.
John Calipari is one of the top recruiters in college basketball. The 64-year-old has been the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky since 2009 and lands one of the top recruiting classes in the country year-in and year-out.
Here is a look at the Wildcats’ classes over the last decade:
2023 — No. 1
Four five-stars
One four-star
Two three-stars
2022 — No. 6
Two five-stars
One four-star
One three-star
2021 — No. 2
Three five-stars
One four-star
2020 — No. 2
Two five-stars
Four four-stars
2019 — No. 2
Three five-stars
Two four-stars
2018 — No.
We here at OutKick believe that biological men should not play women’s sports. Crazy take, we know. Call us old fashioned. And we’re happy to have an ally in that department: podcasting giant Joe Rogan.
In addition to calling Dylan Mulvaney a “mentally ill” “attention-seeking whore,” Rogan took aim at biological men infiltrating women’s sports.
Specifically, he talked about how most biological women allow it to happen because they’re afraid to say otherwise, according to Mediaite.
“It’s like forced compliance,” Rogan said on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience.
Tiger Woods wasn’t at the players meeting in question, and said he hadn’t seen the document until it surfaced on social media.
Warriors forward Draymond Green had plenty to say during a recent appearance on Clippers star Paul George’s podcast, Podcast P.
Among the multitude of topics covered, Green and George dove into 2023 No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama and how his game will translate to the NBA.
Green explained on the podcast how he intends to match up against the Spurs’ near 7’4” rookie, indicating that he doesn’t intend to lose the physical battle against Wembanyama.
“You’re not just dribbling through me like the Harlem Globetrotters. I’m sorry,” said Green.
Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan may be faulting his son — Marcus Jordan — for scoring in the wrong basket by dating Larsa Pippen.
The NBA legend made an appearance over the weekend and TMZ cameras caught the 60-year-old M.J. saying he ‘disapproves’ of young Marcus’ relationship with 48-year-old Larsa — the ex-wife of Jordan’s longtime teammate and post-career adversary, Scottie Pippen.
M.J. Not ‘Thrilled’ About Larsa Pippen, Marcus Jordan Team-up
The revelation is not so surprising. After all, the young M.J.
HBO has canceled Game Theory with Bomani Jones.
The network will not renew the show for a third season, three sources tell OutKick.
Game Theory debuted in 2022, first airing after Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and then Real Time with Bill Maher for the second season.
Each season lost on average over 80% of its lead-in viewership.
HBO sister station TNT re-aired episodes of the second season the following week ahead of its NBA doubleheader.
The TNT and HBO airings of the show often failed to register on the top 150 cable chart.