Ime Udoka was introduced as the new coach of the Rockets on Wednesday, and he faced several questions regarding his suspension and eventual ouster from the Celtics.
Udoka was issued a full-year suspension by the Celtics last offseason for a violation of team rules stemming from an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate in the organization. Udoka and the Celtics parted ways midseason, and the interim tag was removed from Joe Mazzulla, who subsequently signed a contract extension to become the team’s permanent coach.
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One humorous anecdote that arose out from the Jets’ introductory news conference for Aaron Rodgers on Wednesday was the revelation that the star quarterback seems intent on getting off on the right foot.
Literally.
As validation that the four-time NFL MVP already is feeling right at home with his team, Jets coach Robert Saleh divulged to reporters that his new starting quarterback attended meetings barefoot on Wednesday.
Rodgers never has been shy when it comes to displaying his bare feet.
The Patriots are armed with the No. 14 pick in the 2023 NFL draft, their earliest selection since 2008, with apparent needs at two premium positions: cornerback and offensive line. Those two positions are co-favorites to be the team’s first pick and wide receiver is close behind in the betting markets.
New England, which finished third in the division last season, missed the playoffs for the second time in three years. And the only AFC East team that finished with a worse record in 2022 — the Jets — just added four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
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Alex Bowman suffered a fractured vertebra in a sprint car crash, and Hendrick Motorsports said Wednesday that the NASCAR star will miss at least the next three Cup races.
Brett Favre said in a text to ESPN’s Ed Werder that he believes Aaron Rodgers will succeed in his transition to the Jets.
The Commanders have decided not to pick up Chase Young’s fifth-year option, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee, sources confirmed to ESPN. The injury kept Leonard out of the final three games of the Clippers’ first-round series loss to the Suns.
KANSAS CITY — Something does not compute when one watches C.J. Stroud carve up the talented University of Georgia defense on tape last season and then hear he tested poorly in the S2 cognition test that supposedly measures how well and quickly quarterbacks process information on the field.
So I asked Stroud on Wednesday to explain what he thinks of those two incongruent facts and how he processes on the field.
“It’s football. I’m not a test taker. I play football,” Stroud said.
When the Jets officially acquired four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers from the Packers, it was a clear sign that the franchise, which hasn’t reached the postseason in 12 years, is fully shifting into win-now mode. But how long does the 39-year-old quarterback plan on playing in New York?
Following Wednesday’s introductory press conference, the answer is not quite clear.
Rodgers avoided any specifics when asked about his future beyond the 2023 season, although he mentioned a desire to play into his 40s and said he plans on being with the Jets “for the foreseeable future.