data-mm-id=”_jntqwnhgf”>Most of the time, when a sports story becomes mainstream, those that cover sports look at it as an opportunity. It's a chance to be critical and step outside of sticking to sports. But the latest story to intertwine between sports and politics could be their worst nightmare. That is because it involves the one thing the new media has declared untouchable: the NBA.The Daryl Morey-China situation has really ruined things for the media and its narrative. This is a league that most media members under 45 – though, plenty over it too – say is much better than America's favorite league, the NFL. They call it more progressive, less about the greedy owners, and deserving of praise. Yet, it turns out, the great NBA is just as concerned about its bottom line as …
data-mm-id=”_95f15zch6″>James Harden left Thursday night's game against the Toronto Raptors after hitting the back of his head on the court. Harden took what looked to be an unintentional smack from Serge Ibaka as the two battled for a rebound, and that contact sent him falling to the court, where he hit his head. Video is below:James Harden has gone to the locker room to start the 4th quarter after a hard fall. pic.twitter.com/uVO3nRq3O4— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 6, 2019Harden headed to the locker room before the start of the fourth quarter to get checked out but he eventually returned. The Houston Rockets lead the Raptors 94-88 but could use the help of their superstar if they're going to close this one out. Harden is having a remarkable season as he's averaging a …
data-mm-id=”_zy1hj0eq2″>The New York Knicks were in the news for all the wrong reasons (again) when the organization got into a very public spat with their most loyal supporter earlier this week, Spike Lee. The team is bad, which isn't new, but things somehow got to the point where Lee was on First Take exclaiming that James Dolan was harassing him. Attempts to save face via PR statements and pixelated photographs were met with ridicule. But life must go on in the NBA. The Jazz were in town on Wednesday night, and even when the Knicks are as bad as they are now, fans have always gone to the games. It is the Knicks and Madison Square Garden, after all. No level of blunder could hinder ticket sales. Or so one would think. Wednesday night's game marked the lowest attendance numb…
data-mm-id=”_6glntgqya”>Glover Teixeira was brilliant Wednesday night during the main event of UFC Fight Night 171. Teixeira absolutely dominated Anthony Smith to reignite his career and reenter the UFC light heavyweight title picture. Teixeira started slowly, but found his footing in the second round, exchanging well and turning the fight's momentum. In the third round, he poured it on, dominating the fight, and that continued in the fourth round. I scored both as 10-8 rounds for Teixeira. The fight was stopped at 1:04 in the fifth round, as Teixeira gained full mount and began wailing on Smith from the position. The key to the bout were Teixeira's devastating uppercuts, which landed frequently:OH! ?HUGE UPPERCUTS ARE CONNECTING! #UFCJAX pic.twitter.com/9vpqxvgX6Q— UFC (@u…
data-mm-id=”_d3kqma09r”>Tony Romo has lived a privileged existence post-NFL retirement. Seemingly everything he touches turns to gold. But can the prognosticating broadcaster/aspiring pro golfer transition his talents to NFL QB whisperer? It appears so. In an interview with SI's Albert Breer, Bills QB Josh Allen revealed that Romo gave him some advice during an extended conversation in Miami during Super Bowl week. Apparently, Allen not only soaked in the advice on throwing mechanics, he's also put it into action with early returns proving positive. ““I got to talking with him about mechanics and keeping your head on the same plane, same axis, and kind of rotating around it, keeping your left arm super tight, and finding a way to throw the same exact way out of any position…
data-mm-id=”_i9o0r3rcm”>Doris Burke is about to break another barrier. On Wednesday it was announced that she serve as a game analyst for ESPN Radio's coverage of the NBA conference finals and the NBA Finals. She will be the first woman to work in that capacity on a TV or radio broadcast of the NBA's two biggest playoff rounds. .@heydb will serve as a game analyst for @ESPNRadio's NBA Finals coverage.She will be the first woman to serve in this role for any TV or radio broadcast. pic.twitter.com/SYvNjwfqE2— ESPN (@espn) September 9, 2020Burke will be joined by Marc Kestecher and fellow analyst Jon Barry at the start of the conference finals. Her move to radio will open up the sideline reporting position for Rachel Nichols during the finals. Nichols will continue to hos…
data-mm-id=”_81otoyd0r”>The New Orleans Saints, like the vast majority of their NFL brethren, are not allowed to have fans at home games as a part of the city's efforts to combat coronavirus. It's not ideal, sure, but the end goal is certainly worth the cost and it's not like the Saints are at a massive disadvantage considering other teams are by and large in the same position. New Orleans was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and is still battling large case numbers. As a result, it doesn't seem that fans would be allowed to attend games anytime in the near future. The Saints are apparently displeased with this to the point where they told Adam Schefter they were in talks with LSU officials to potentially play home games in Baton Rouge so that fans would be allowed…
data-mm-id=”_3bchjvmvv”>Over the weekend, I finally broke down and subscribed to my 37th streaming service, HBO Max. The first order of business was to catch up on the new movies that in a normal year I would have had to go to see in a theater. Instead, I watched Judas and the Black Messiah on opening night from my couch. It was very good. This is great I thought. Nothing can possibly ruin the high of watching first-run movies from the comfort of my own living room. *record scratch*Then I watched The Little Things. Now, I had seen people talking about this movie online. They said it was bad. The trailer looked bad. My friends, it was bad. There are spoilers ahead. Not that it matters. Unless you consider spoilers to be a little thing. In which case, they apparently matter. Because it i…
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data-mm-id=”_iqvjyq3el”>Kevin Brown recently returned to the Baltimore Orioles booth after a controversial suspension that he doesn't really want to talk about. Back on the call for games on MASN, Brown was tasked with calling a blowout loss to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Since discussing bad Orioles results is a no-no, he instead focused on teaching color commentator Ben McDonald about Blink-182.This might be my favorite clip of the season pic.twitter.com/5SMtsgZiFr— Ryan O’Hearn Supremacy (@Os_Supremacy) August 16, 2023McDonald, who the Orioles picked with the first overall selection in the 1989 MLB Draft, threw his last big league pitch in July 1997, just a month after Dude Ranch was released and right before Travis Barker joined the band. So clearly he didn't wat…