Three thoughts after Celtics splurge to extend Jrue Holiday originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A handful of immediate thoughts after the Boston Celtics and Jrue Holiday agreed to a four-year, $135 million extension: 1. Security for both sides After paying a hefty price to acquire Holiday on the eve of training camp for the … Read more
Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast by reacting to the war being waged by Chip Gaines and the Baylor community against Kentucky fans over Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew. They then evaluate the possibility of a college football “super league” existing … Read more
Klay is primary reason Warriors are Shaq’s dark horse playoff pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It never is wise to count the Warriors out of a deep NBA playoff run. Especially while Steph Curry still is playing. However, per Shaquille O’Neal, Curry is not the reason why Golden State could be a … Read more
Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets now have a very clear path to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The Nuggets flew past the Minnesota Timberwolves late to grab a 116-107 win at Ball Arena on Wednesday night in Denver. The win broke a tie between the two franchises in the Western … Read more
The Clippers’ injury report listed Kawhi Leonard as out with right knee inflammation, the sixth consecutive game the All-Star forward has missed, which led to Coach Ty Lue being asked if his best player’s injury could bleed into the playoffs. “No, not at as of right now,” Lue said before the Clippers ran out of … Read more
Ben McLemore has been playing professionally overseas since his stint with the Trail Blazers ended. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) Content warning: This story includes descriptions of alleged domestic violence. Former Portland Trail Blazers guard Ben McLemore was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in 2021 when he was playing for the franchise, … Read more
Warriors locked into West play-in tournament after Suns beat Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors’ ambitious goal of reaching the Western Conference’s No. 6 officially ended Wednesday night when the Phoenix Suns beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 124-108 at Crypto.com Arena. Golden State (44-35) now is locked into the Western … Read more
Wednesday is National Siblings Day and Bo and Josh Naylor of the Cleveland Guardians decided to celebrate in a fun way: by hitting home runs in the same inning. As the Chicago White Sox held a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning, the Naylor boys did their thing. Josh started it off with a 450-foot … Read more
In a kind of snake-eating-tail bit of NFL Draft coverage, I wanted to highlight my favorite prospects that didn’t make the top 50 of my big board. Diet Coke versions of top prospects, developmental guys, ‘tweeners and everything, well, in between. Quarterback I lowered this exercise to players outside of the top 50 to help … Read more
Dray hilariously rejects ‘Splash Cousin’ tag after 3-point outburst originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The “backpack Draymond” memes flooded social media during Draymond Green’s 3-point outburst in the Warriors’ 134-120 win over the Lakers on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, but a new nickname arose on the TNT broadcast. Reggie Miller referred to … Read more