The WNBA released a statement Saturday addressing some “inappropriate and unfortunate” actions toward Brittney Griner inside the Dallas airport earlier in the day.
The league, which did not provide further details on the matter in the release, said that it was gathering additional information about Saturday’s incident and that the “safety of Griner and all WNBA players” remains a “top priority.
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A rough NBA Finals for the Heat grew rougher Saturday afternoon as news broke that the team reportedly suffered a key injury.
Miami’s mascot, Burnie, was taken to the emergency room after a skit with ex-UFC fighter Conor McGregor during the Heat’s 108-95 loss to the Nuggets in Game 4, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic.
Per Amick, the man who plays Burnie was given pain medication and has since been discharged from the hospital.
Burnie, an anthropomorphic fireball with a basketball for a nose, has been Miami’s mascot since the franchise’s founding in 1988.
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Back-to-back home losses in the NBA finals have placed the Heat in a dire position, with the East’s No. 8 seed now needing to, again, climb out of a 3–1 hole to defeat the Nuggets, the top team in the West this season.
To some, the double-digit defeats, which saw Miami trail by as much as 21 and 17 points, respectively, seemingly closed the door on a team billed as a heavy underdog coming into the series. But, while the odds and momentum appear firmly in Denver’s favor, two of the Heat’s veterans warned those ready to write Miami off to tread lightly.
The Raptors are finalizing a deal to hire Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajaković as the team’s new head coach, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.
Rajaković, 44, coached in Europe for the start of his career before making the move to America to coach the Tulsa 66ers from 2012 to ’14, becoming the first G League coach born outside the United States. Since 2014, Rajaković has been an assistant with the Thunder, Suns and Grizzlies.
According to Wojnarowski, Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson and Bucks assistant Charles Lee were the other finalists for the position.
The Toronto Blue Jays succumbed to pressure from left wing sportswriters on Friday and DFA’d reliever Anthony Bass.
But even that punishment for not toeing the liberal line isn’t enough for many. Mostly because it took Toronto 10 or 11 days to make the decision to cave to activist demands.
Some like, Sportsnet Canada, are worried about the precedent the Blue Jays’ delay sets.
Because Anthony Bass was expendable, you see, a struggling reliever on the roster bubble.
ESPN/ABC play-by-play man Mike Breen has become something of a June institution in households across the country, lending his signature “Bang!” call to almost two decades’ worth of iconic moments.
For that reason, the basketball world expressed sadness when the entirety of Breen’s home on Long Island was destroyed by a fire last September.
Appearing on South Beach Sessions with Dan Le Batard Friday during the NBA Finals, Breen offered a touching story about one of the few items able to be salvaged from the fire: a jersey autographed by Hall of Fame guard Kobe Bryant.
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After four seasons with the Eagles, Miles Sanders left Philadelphia to sign with the Panthers in the offseason. That is despite a career year in 2022, surpassing 1,000 yards rushing for the first time with a career-high 11 touchdowns.
Although he led the team in rushing, Sanders only got seven carries for 16 yards in the Super Bowl, both of which were season lows. The running back explained that he was upset with how things went down in his final game as an Eagle.
This much is for certain: the Nuggets wouldn’t be a win away from their first NBA title without guard Jamal Murray.
Murray, playing some of the most complete basketball of his career, is averaging 23.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 10.5 assists through the first four games of the NBA Finals. In Game 3, he burned the Heat for a triple double with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists—becoming, along with center Nikola Jokić, part of the first pair of teammates to record 30-point triple doubles in any NBA game.