NBA
Blazers Fire Braiden Bell Over Tweets From When He Was 15
You can think Braiden Bell’s old tweets were stupid and offensive AND still think this is kinda crazy. The Trail Blazers hired Bell as their new play-by-play announcer, then fired him HOURS later when…
NBA
LeBron James Left $50 Million on the Table to Sign With the Sixers
I've seen insane sports decisions, but LeBron James just walked away from real money to make basically nothing with the Philadelphia 76ers, and at 41 years old, you don't do that unless something bigger…
College Basketball
The Red Card Rule in Other Sports Would Break Baseball and Save Basketball
So I'm sitting there watching Canada hang six on Qatar yesterday and somewhere around the second red card, when Qatar's down to nine guys defending a World Cup match with two fewer humans than…
NBA
NBA Lottery Reform Fixed Tanking and Broke the Trade Market
Memphis traded Jaren Jackson Jr. in February. Two-time All-Star, 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, one of the better two-way players in the league. Gone. The return was three first-round picks, and the most…
NBA
The NBA Flopping Rule Exists. The League Called It 26 Times All Season and Stopped.
The NBA flopping rule has been on the books since 2023. The league made it permanent in July 2024. According to independent tracking of NBA technical fouls, the whole league combined for about 26…
College Basketball
Ticket Prices Out of Control: FIFA, WWE, and Ticketmaster Are Bleeding Fans Dry
FIFA just tripled the price of a World Cup final ticket to $32,970, for a tournament they promised would top out at $1,550, and Donald Trump told the press he wouldn't pay $1,000 to…
NBA
The NBA Is Sleeping on Pittsburgh
The NBA is voting on expansion this week. Two cities. Seattle and Las Vegas. That is the whole list. Pittsburgh is not on it. Pittsburgh is never on it. And I am tired of…
NHL
What is the sports equivalent to #ConformityGate
As I am sure you have heard, Stranger Things ended on New Years Eve. The finale was met with a wide range of opinions. Some people loved it, others hated it. I am of…
NBA
Steph Curry Changed Everything About Basketball, Except The Shoe Game
Lace up, check the ball, let's talk some hoops… kinda It was announced earlier this week that Under Armour and NBA Star Steph Curry will split from their exclusive shoe branding deal originally signed…
College Basketball
Sports Fans Owe Cable an Apology: Streaming’s a Mess ESPN & YouTube TV Just Proved It
Yeah, cable, we owe you one. We trashed you for years. Called you greedy, outdated, overpriced. We laughed when streaming came along like it was going to save us all. Turns out the joke’s…