Month: October 2024

Good news for Kevin Durant, he's no longer the only NBA player to have posted a picture of his misspelled tattoo to Instagram. Above is a picture of Milwaukee Bucks forward Larry Sanders's left hand. You'll notice that his tattoo artist did not obey the "I before E except after C" rule. To his credit, Sanders seems to be taking the gaffe in stride. He hasn't deleted the picture from his Instagram account, and shortly after posting it he followed up with this wonderful picture. If Larry Sanders isn't worried about his fucked up tattoo, then I guess we shouldn't be either. …

If you're keeping score at home—we're talking about a late-August Cubs-Padres game that took 15 innings to complete, so you likely weren't—this one goes down as a fielder's choice, E3. But for a full appreciation of all of the fail involved here, be sure to scroll through this short checklist of derp: • It's the top of the 13th inning, and neither team has scored a run. • Nate Schierholtz hits a grounder toward first. He promptly trips and falls. • Jesus Guzman throws home. His throw hits Schierholtz in the face. Run scores. Everybody's safe. The Cubs would add another run. But because they're the Cubs, the Padres would score twice in the bottom of the 13th to tie it. Two innings later, San Diego would finally put everyone out of their mis…

data-mm-id=”_gf4zujpa2″>The world has spent the last 24 hours collectively mourning the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna. Tuesday night was supposed to be the latest edition of L.A's cross-town rivalry with the Lakers facing off agains the Clippers for the third time this season. That game has been postponed in the wake of Bryant's death. The league sent out an announcement explaining the decision: Lakers-Clippers has been postponed pic.twitter.com/R3QyOAK3oG— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) January 27, 2020This doesn't come as a huge surprise. Everyone was rocked by this news, and Bryant's legacy in Los Angeles in particular makes it gut-wrenching for everyone in the city, Clippers or Lakers fan. The Lakers will next play on Friday night vs. th…

data-mm-id=”_sod42kusz”>All things considered, if you had told the Colts they'd be in playoff contention until Week 15 after Andrew Luck's shocking retirement, they probably would have been pretty happy. Far less significant developments have sunk seasons for franchises before. Indianapolis was ultimately unable to succeed in their push for the playoffs after starting 5-2, but they still exceeded expectations for their 2019 season. A good chunk of that early success was due to the steady, if unspectacular, play of Jacoby Brissett, who was thrown into the spotlight like he never had been before following Luck's announcement. General manager Chris Ballard is apparently less bullish on Brissett's performance, and told media today that "the jury's still out&#0…

data-mm-id=”_sg4bq222h”>The NBA was the first US sports league to shutdown operations as coronavirus spread around the country. It was a stunning decision at the time, but looking back, the NBA looks progressive for taking that proactive measure. The only question now is how and when will it return? There's still no timetable for sports to resume in America as we all rightfully focus on slowing the spread of COVID-19. However, the NBA is obviously planning how it can get games going again and one place it can look to for inspiration is the Chinese Basketball Association, which is isolating its players for 14 days with plans to play in April or May. That's what ESPN's Brian Windhorst sees as an option for the NBA and it makes total sense. .@WindhorstESPN says the NBA may …

data-mm-id=”_bo0ybn2wa”>Clayton Kershaw will open the season on the injured list as his balky back is already acting up. Despite a loaded offense and a newly locked-up Mookie Betts, we should probably hold off on crowning the Los Angeles Dodgers as 2020 World Series champs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw on the injured list with back stiffness and have recalled right-handed pitcher Dustin May.— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) July 23, 2020Let's be real, Kershaw isn't the Dodgers' ace anymore, that designation goes to 25-year-old Walker Buehler who has clearly surpassed him. But LA is thin beyond Buehler and Kershaw, especially after Hyun Jin-Ryu departed for the Toronto Blue Jays this offseason. Ryu went 14-5 with a 2.32 ERA in 2019. …

data-mm-id=”_gzvf48sxk”>You may remember at the start of quarantine when we spent a month straight debating Michael Jordan or LeBron James as the best player of all time? Well, that was a million things ago. The Last Dance ended and went the way of the Tiger King, but the world kept moving. Things kept changing. Including LeBron James' place in basketball history while he stayed home, plotting Taco Tuesdays, one week at a time.Earlier this week Kenny Smith appeared on the Load Management podcast and proclaimed LeBron the 10th-best player ever. Behind Nate "Tiny" Archibald and Shaquille O'Neal and ahead of Kobe Bryant. Unsurprisingly, this opinion made its way to the hot-take circuit and today two of the biggest names in Takedom used Smith's comment for content.…

data-mm-id=”_7n4em90ml”>Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers parted ways on Monday after seven seasons. Rivers' exit came just two weeks after the Clippers collapsed in the second round of the NBA playoffs, blowing a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets. While he probably had to go, the 58-year-old coach may not be out of work long. Mark J. Spears of The Undefeated is reporting the New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers have already reached out to Rivers about their head coaching vacancies.New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers have already reached out to former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers in regards to their head coach openings, sources told @TheUndefeated.— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) September 28, 2020Rivers and Mike D'Antoni are currently the highest-profi…