Best wishes to the Mamba. Here, courtesy of former ESPN researcher Peter Newmann, are a few fast facts on the player we have seen too little of over the past two seasons. (Although yesterday, Saturday, he finally put up some shots for the first time since his rotator cuff surgery). [Read more…]
We’ve officially reached the slow period of the NBA offseason, when free-agency fun is weeks removed yet the opening of training camps remains a month away. For NBA players, that lull in activity means rare downtime before their schedules pick up dramatically in late September. In some cases, that means extended family time and/or vacations. For Lakers’ icon Kobe Bryant, it also offers the opportunity to take in a Taylor Swift concert in his own arena. My pleasure @taylorswift13 Keep breaking records and changing lives #1989TourLA
In the next edition in our series of sneakers you need for this transitional back-to-school period, we give you Under Armour’s technologically modern entry. The ClutchFit technology that gives this shoe its name is found in the heel, where custom fit, extra support and lightweight upper comfortability is provided. If you’re going to hoop in these, which Under Armour expects, the Micro-G midsole helps absorb the shock when you land. This will help every jump-shot, every rebound and every foray in the paint
Former Los Angeles Laker Samaki Walker won an NBA title with Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Phil Jackson in 2001-2002 and played with Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, David Robinson and Dwyane Wade over the course of his 10-year career. He was my guest on this week’s NBA Press Break podcast, where co-host Max Kirshblum and I discussed all things Phil and the Knicks, Kobe and the Lakers and which current superstars could have survived in the rougher NBA of 15-20 years
We came close enough by stacking Cubs and using Jake Arrieta on Thursday to consider similar tactics tonight. They must do good business at Wrigley with these 4:05 Eastern start times on Friday, but it’s had to consider that game in DFS contests at DraftKings. [Read more…]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have mostly taken care of business this summer in terms of bringing back core pieces that helped bring the team to the NBA Finals last season. They remain in a standoff situation with Tristan Thompson, who reportedly turned down a good deal of money hoping for more. They did, however, come to an agreement with J.R. Smith, who has agreed to sign with the team for another two years. [Read more…]
Eleven MLB games is not unusual on a Thursday. None of them being matinees is a surprise. It’s usually getaway day, but there are eight 4-game series this weekend, beginning tonight. [Read more…]
LeBron James is almost always in conversations when it comes to rating some of the best players of all-time. It has been that way practically since the beginning of his career because he has simply been that good all along. In recent years, he has even openly discussed the idea of becoming the greatest player of all-time. That very much remains a debatable subject and will stay that way long after he retires. To James, however, becoming the greatest of all-time