3 months ago

Benny The Bull Changes His Number To 99 In Honor Of Derrick Rose

Rose's No 1 jersey hangs in the United Center rafters next to Jerry Sloan's. Their mascot, Benny the Bull, has been sporting No 1 on his jersey for quite some time now. Out of respect for Rose, he's now changed his number to 99 at halftime of tonight's Lakers-Bulls game. No player in franchise history has ever worn 99.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Austin Rivers Caught Trash-Talking Brandin Podziemski To Anthony Edwards On Live TV

With LeBron, Durant, and Steph most likely retiring from Olympic play, younger stars will be at the forefront in 2028. Will it be Podz? Not in Rivers' eyes at least. When discussing his viability for Team USA, Rivers was saying, "I'll give him 20 right now," leading to a boisterous laugh from Ant. Rivers has been retired for three years.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Rui Hachimura Appreciates LeBron James And Luka Doncic Passing More

Rui revealed the Lakers coaching staff spoke to LeBron and Luka about "looking for teammates" more often. "They always have the ball. They took it in a good way. And we’re winning. Everybody gets touches. Everybody shares at the ball. That’s how basketball should be." Rui dropped 23 points off the bench against Chicago on 9-11 shooting from the field.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

NBA Games Results (January 26th): Lakers Beat Bulls 128-119, Wolves Blow Out GSW 108-83

The Celtics beat the Blazers in Jrue Holiday's return to Boston 102-94 while the Hawks won comfortably against Indy 132-116. Charlotte surprisingly blew out a Paul George and Joel Embiid-less 76ers 130-93. The Cavaliers won against Orlando 114-98 behind Donovan Mitchell's 45. Rockets improve to 28-16, besting the Grizzlies 108-99.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo Nearly Fired Agent Over Failed Trade Attempts, Rich Paul Circling

Giannis was close to firing longtime agent Alex Saratsis over his failure to get him traded from the Bucks, per Henry Abbott. Rich has been talking to Thanasis about representing Giannis. "Rich is said to have been making the case that he's the guy who can get a star player where he wants to go," Abbott reported.

By Adit Pujari

3 months ago

Knicks Exploring Trades for Jrue Holiday to Pair With Brunson, Make Run at Giannis

Knicks are pursuing Holiday for multiple reasons. "Rumbles that the Knicks have explored pathways to try to acquire Portland's Jrue Holiday," Marc Stein reported. "Acquiring Holiday would make the Knicks an even more attractive destination to his former Bucks teammate Giannis. New York is believed to hold a longstanding fondness for Holiday as a potential backcourt complement to Jalen Brunson."

By Raahib Singh

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