[ad_1] Are you ready for some NBA postseason? We got a little taster on the season’s final weekend, with a few teams playing high-stakes games that resembled playoff environments. That was particularly true in the jumbled Western Conference standings, where the New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings […]
[ad_1] The final day of the 2023-24 regular season saw several playoff teams jockeying for seeding, other teams trying to improve draft lottery odds and a few just hoping to end the campaign on a high note. The Houston Rockets, who had made an unsuccessful late charge for the Play-In Tournament, fell into the latter […]
[ad_1] Yesterday, I largely focused on setting the table for the updated NBA Pre-Postseason Players Tiers before revealing Tier 3 (players between the 24th and 42nd spot) and Tier 4 (Nos. 43-80). Today, I’m going to get a little more into some of the more interesting and/or challenging placements, as well as note a few […]
[ad_1] Pat Connaughton knows what an open shot feels like. As a nine-year veteran of the league, he’s taken hundreds of them, developing a sense for space and when there’s enough of it. In early January, when Connaughton’s Milwaukee Bucks played the San Antonio Spurs, Connaughton got that familiar feeling again. With about eight minutes […]
[ad_1] The fairy-tale ending to Zach Edey’s college basketball career was ultimately not to be. The UConn Huskies came out on top in the battle of the No.1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament championship game, beating the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-60. 2 Edey put up 37 points and 10 rebounds but it was not enough to […]
[ad_1] Zach Edey is one win away from college basketball immortality. On Monday evening, Edey’s Purdue Boilermakers face fellow No.1 seed UConn in the national championship game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. 3 Edey has been the consensus best player at this year’s tournamentCredit: Getty 7ft 4in Edey has dominated March Madness this year, winning […]
[ad_1] There’s always hilarity when Charles Barkley is on TV and Saturday night was no different. The Round Mound of Rebound was casting his expert eye on the Final Four games at this year’s NCAA Tournament but found himself on the receiving end of a pretty hilarious prank. 3 Charles found the funny side after […]
[ad_1] The two biggest stars in this year’s Final Four are having a ton of fun. The first game of Saturday’s March Madness action features the Cinderella team of this year’s tournament, the No. 11 seed NC State Wolfpack, taking on the No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers. 2 Burns forced a laugh out of Edey in the […]
[ad_1] The Final Four is finally upon us. After numerous upsets and bracket busters, the last four teams in this year’s NCAA Tournament remain. 1 Purdue star Zach Edey is one of the stars of the tournamentCredit: Reuters The first game of the Final Four features the Cinderella team of this year’s tournament, the No. […]
[ad_1] NBA players have always gotten an earful from fans, whether at home or on the road. It comes with the job. But this season, it’s getting darker. The recent surge in legalized gambling in every pro league, and throughout college athletics, has impacted American sports in ways thought unimaginable just a few years ago. […]