Tuesday night’s NBA draft lottery is as anticipated as any in the event’s history, mostly due to the sweepstakes for French sensation Victor Wembanyama at the top of the 2023 draft class.
Wembanyama, who is widely expected to go No. 1 overall in June’s NBA draft regardless of who winds up owning the pick, has had all kinds of praise heaped on him lately. Many have called Wembanyama the greatest NBA prospect since LeBron James entered the league in 2003.
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Days of USA’s basketball dominance on the international stage may be nearing an end, according to former NBA star Ray Allen.
While conducting basketball clinics at the NBA Academy in India, the two-time NBA champion told reporters he thinks Team USA will struggle in 2028 when the Olympics land in Los Angeles.
“I guarantee you that by 2028, it’s going to be stiffer for the Americans to say that we’re the best country in the world at basketball,” Allen said, per indianexpress.com.
Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 French phenom, is projected as a generational-type talent who could change the trajectory of any team.
Toronto Blue Jays broadcasters on Monday night caught Aaron Judge giving a suspicious peek into his own dugout during an at-bat which eventually resulted in a 462-foot home run.
After the game, the New York Yankees slugger was questioned about it, but he shrugged it off, saying he was “trying to see who was chirping in the dugout.”
Yankees Star Aaron Judge Raises Eyebrows After Peeking At Dugout Before Knocking Home Run
However, Judge’s sentiments are bull, the Blue Jays reportedly think.
It’s Heat-Celtics and Lakers-Nuggets as the last four teams standing, and our experts dive into the matchups and what’s at stake in the conference finals.
The Pat McAfee Show is reportedly set to get a new home.
Former West Virginia and Colts punter Pat McAfee will take his flagship program to ESPN beginning in the fall, according to a Tuesday afternoon report from Andrew Marchand of The New York Post.
The deal, said by Marchand to be worth “more than eight figures,” will reportedly extricate McAfee from his previous four-year, $120 million contract with FanDuel.
The Bengals and Joe Burrow are continuing to work towards a long-term contract this offseason, the star quarterback shared on Tuesday.
Not many details have come out about what the contract extension may entail, and now Burrow is explaining why that is. The quarterback admitted in his Tuesday press conference that the two parties are planning to keep the discussions between them until something is officially figured out.
“I’m involved. That’s in the works,” Burrow said. “That’s not really something that I like to play out in the media.
Davante Adams is clearly very pleased with the way his 2022 season unfolded with the Las Vegas Raiders.
When the superstar wide receiver split with the Green Bay Packers, many wondered if he’d maintain his level of production without Aaron Rodgers.
During a recent interview with The Ringer, he expressed no small measure of satisfaction in debunking those concerns.
“Now people can’t say that,” Adams explained. “That’ll never be the narrative ever again.”
Adams averaged a career-high 15.2 yards per reception, adding 14 touchdowns to finish first in the NFL.
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The NFL announced this week that one wild-card playoff game this season will air exclusively on Peacock’s streaming service. No regular TV. You guys had questions.
Rory McIlroy has been the most outspoken player on the PGA Tour when it comes to LIV Golf. Even when rumors of the Saudi-backed circuit were just a whisper, anytime the topic of LIV came up in his presence he took it as an opportunity to go to bat for the PGA Tour.
Over the last year or so, and especially since the calendar flipped to 2023, McIlroy’s bashing of LIV Golf has slowed down. While he’s still very much on Team PGA Tour, even LIV CEO Greg Norman has noticed McIlroy develop a very small soft spot for the rival circuit.