Kobe Bryant tells Yahoo Sports he is undecided about retiring following the upcoming season. “I try to strip it down to the simplest form. Either I like playing some more or I don’t,” Bryant said. “But I think that decision needs to be made after the season. It’s hard to make a decision like that before the season.” Bryant also said he believes the Lakers are a playoff team after drafting D’Angelo Russell, getting Julius Randle back from an injury and adding
On a somewhat quiet Thursday in MLB, DraftKings features Early (5 games) and All-Day contests at 12:35 Eastern, with evening (7:05; 5 games) and Late offerings (8:05; 2 games.) [Read more…]
Most NBA players train year-round to be able to stay at the highest level in terms of physical ability, maintain strength and to help avoid injuries. You can always tell that some players go just a bit harder than others, though, by seeing their overall physical shape. Although a simple case of genetics plays a factor with some, players at the NBA level can mostly get in tip-top shape if they deem it necessary. Take Kyle Lowry, for example. The stocky point guard has
There are four ballgames on Wednesday afternoon. Early and All-Day DFS contests at DraftKings close at 2:10 Eastern. There’s also Late action at 8:05 on just two games; we prefer the 11-game evening pools at 7:05. [Read more…]
Remember when Klay Thompson set a record for scoring in a single quarter last season with 37 points in the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings? [Read more…]
The problem with giving midsummer report cards is that they’re like a “progress report” from your kid’s school. “So-and-so is in danger of getting a D in math,” one such report from my youngest son’s school said. He ended up with a B-plus. Being halfway through the summer means a lot of things (halfway toward a supertan, a month closer to a second straight golf-free year), but it does not mean you can give an entirely accurate reading of a team’s offseason.
Before we get to daily baseball picks, DraftKings has an amazing football contest, the largest ever. The NFL $10M Millionaire Maker is now open, with a $2 million top prize, $1 million to second place and $7 million more in guaranteed payouts. 125,700 teams will earn cash from a maximum of 572,500 entries. [Read more…]
The offseason is mostly an opportunity for players around the league to work on their games and improve in some way for next season (at least from a professional standpoint), but it’s also a time when players get to do things they have a passion for outside of the game of basketball. For Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, who is now also known as Dame DOLLA (Different on Levels the Lord Allows), that other definitive activity is being a