The superstar forward was voted as an All-Star starter last month.
Nets forward Kevin Durant will not play in the NBA All-Star Game as he continues to recover from a sprained MCL in his right knee, according to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes.
Durant suffered the injury in a game against the Heat on Jan. 8, and he was diagnosed with an MCL sprain the following day. He has yet to play in a game since, and the latest update the Nets provided was on Jan. 24 when they said the forward would be re-evaluated a few weeks later.
Last month, Durant was voted as one of the All-Star starters.
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The two-time WNBA champion is adding another item to her list of accomplishments.
Candace Parker will add another item to her list of accomplishments when she becomes the first woman to serve as an analyst for the NBA All-Star game on Feb. 19 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
Parker, who has worked with Turner Sports since 2018, regularly appears on Inside the NBA with Adam Lefkoe, Naismith Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and former NBA star Jamal Crawford. The two-time WNBA champion will be joined on the broadcast team with play-by-play announcer Brian Anderson.
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry deep dive into New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman’s recent comments about Yankees fans being upset with yet another season ending short of the World Series. Ben and Alex think these aren’t the old Yankees anymore and that the Yankees should be in a World Series or Bust mentality every year.
Championship games are often defined by historic moments. Here’s a look at the greatest plays in Super Bowl history.
Jalen Hood-Schifino made a layup after a HUGE steal from Race Thompson to extend the Indiana Hoosiers early lead over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has made a huge impression in just a few short years in Queens.
Cohen came into the league with a net worth of nearly $13 billion and has put his money to good use.
Entering the 2023 season, the Mets have roughly a $370 million payroll, the highest in MLB history. Beyond that jaw dropping number, Cohen will pay an additional $99 million in luxury tax penalties. At least.
Given that the taxes don’t seem to matter to Cohen, it’s not surprising that other owners have been complaining about his free spending ways.
The star point guard says observers on social media have turned against Memphis.
Last year, the Grizzlies came onto the scene as a rising power in the Western Conference, earning the No. 2 seed in the NBA playoffs. Memphis developed a budding rivalry with the Warriors, and the team has produced a tough culture that gets under the opponent’s skin.
However, as the Grizzlies have continued to play with that kind of attitude, more people in and out of the league have started to view them differently.
UConn Huskies’ Tristen Newton assisted Andre Jackson Jr. on a spectacular dunk over the Marquette Golden Eagles.
Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Chris Broussard discuss Patrick Mahomes’ comments surrounding his injured ankle entering Super Bowl LVII. Nick foresees Mahomes having the best Super Bowl game in his career and explains a win will catapult him to elite status in the NFL.
The Houston furniture mogul has an interesting perspective on the push to legalize betting in the Lone Star state.
Texas furniture mogul Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is all for placing high-dollar wagers on Texas sports teams. However, as some lawmakers in the Lone Star state continue their push to legalize sports betting, McIngvale is not fully sold on the proposed bill.
On Monday, state Sen. Lois Kolkhurst anchored a new piece of legislation that is slated to put the state in favorable position to permit sports betting.