An MCL sprain will keep Kevin Durant out of the 2023 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 19.
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss recent comments from New York Mets owner Steve Cohen on how he is taking heat from other MLB owners for following the rules. Cohen talks about how other owners are taking heat from their fans and he says maybe they should be looking at themselves. Cohen is following the rules and he’s not responsible for how other teams run their clubs.
Kyrie Irving spoke with reporters after his first practice with the Mavericks on Tuesday and cited a lack of “transparency and honesty” from the Nets’ front office as a reason he did not feeling comfortable continuing his career in Brooklyn.
The former first-round pick has been waiting three years to take over as the starting quarterback, and Green Bay has to decide whether to pick up his fifth-year option.
We’re five days away from kickoff at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. There’s a lot of news happening around the league and not just at the Super Bowl. Let’s get right to it …
• Aaron Rodgers told The Pat McAfee Show Tuesday that he’s planning to go on an “isolation retreat,” and hopes he’ll come out of the experience ready to make a decision about his future. Or something like that.
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.
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.
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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.