The Lakers winning the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament gave Shannon Sharpe an excuse to bring out his “GOAT” mask on First Take Monday morning.
Sharpe, a longtime proponent of LeBron James as the NBA’s greatest player ever, wasn’t going to miss the chance to use the Lakers’ win over the Pacers Saturday to make his case, and had the entire ESPN set in hysterics in the process. Coming out of a commercial break, Sharpe donned a mask of a goat’s head, immediately going into a dialogue about “GOAT James”.
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While Bulls guard Zach LaVine remains sidelined due to inflammation in his right foot, potential trade suitors apparently are closely monitoring his situation. More specifically, the Lakers and 76ers are keeping an eye on the potential to swing a deal for LaVine, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Los Angeles and Philadelphia were listed as “expected suitors” for LaVine. Charania also pointed out that the Lakers and 76ers are working from a position of “patience and due diligence.
Los Angeles’ 40-man roster was full before the trade and the Dodgers needed to open two spots.
1. There was so much fallout from the Kadarius Toney offsides penalty that wiped out what would’ve been an all-time legendary play by Travis Kelce at the end of Sunday’s Bills-Chiefs game, so let’s go bullet points.
• Whether or not you like the call, this overhead shot, when you click on it, gives you the best view of how offsides Toney was on the play.
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— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) December 11, 2023
• Noted foot fetishist Rex Ryan had the best reaction to Toney’s penalty on Get Up Monday morning.
Joe Burrow, once again, had to watch the Cincinnati Bengals game from the sideline. But that doesn’t mean everyone had to stand out in the cold — more specifically, Jake Browning’s family.
For Sunday’s matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, Burrow gifted his suite at Paycor Stadium to his backup quarterback, whose friends and family were in town for the game.
Burrow had purchased the suite for his own family to use this season, and a luxury box can cost anywhere from $12,000-$22,000, depending on the game.
“First of all, that is not my box,” Browning told reporters.
The next two months were always going to tell us a lot about this version of the Bills.
This aging roster has Von Miller, who is 34; Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer are 33; Mitch Morse is 31, Stefon Diggs is 30; Dion Dawkins and Matt Milano are 29; and Tre’Davious White will be 29 on Jan. 16. Buffalo’s core—of this group, all but Miller have been around since 2019—will be broken up at some point, which could be soon.
And whether this Bills team makes the playoffs and advances if it gets there, for sure, will help to chart how GM Brandon Beane will build the roster for 2024 and beyond.
North Dakota State put an absolute beatdown on Oak Hills Christian over the weekend.
Have you never heard of Oak Hills Christian before this very moment? Don’t feel bad. I’m pretty sure most people haven’t.
Unfortunately for the private DII college in Minnesota, the program is all over the news for one very simple reason:
The Bison beat them 108-14 during a Sunday matchup.
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— NDSU Men’s Basketball (@NDSUmbb) December 10, 2023
No, you didn’t read that wrong and it’s not a mistake.
The bottom of the rankings are the most interesting and will likely shake up again with so many teams earning votes in last week’s poll.
Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf has built a reputation as a bit of a hothead on the field, and opposing teams apparently are starting to take that into consideration when game-planning for him.
One day before the 49ers’ Sunday win over the NFC West-rival Seahawks, San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan held a team meeting at the Santa Clara Marriott and predicted a Metcalf meltdown, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Michael Silver. The meeting included video clips featuring past fits of rage from Metcalf, and Shanahan wanted his team to capitalize on the potential weakness.