about 2 months ago

Brian Windhorst Says Jayson Tatum Put Boston Back on Top in the East

Windhorst said he “couldn't be more pleased” with how Tatum looked and now has Boston atop the East. The praise came after Tatum’s return from his Achilles injury, with First Take framing the debate around whether the Celtics are winning the conference again. Windhorst’s takeaway was clear: Boston has reclaimed pole position with its star back.

By Raahib Singh

about 2 months ago

Jimmy Butler Recruits Coco Gauff To Root For Warriors

At the BNP Paribas Open, Jimmy met up with Coco Gauff and recruited her to the Warriors' fanbase, away from the Heat. "By the way, your team hurt me, by the way. The Heat hurt me. Yeah, the Heat hurt me. I just wanna say. Switch alliances. And remember, Steph is on my team now so like, everybody love Steph."

By Samir Mehdi

about 2 months ago

Mark Daigneault Addresses Lu Dort-Nikola Jokic Feud From Previous OKC-Nuggets Game

Dort was ejected for his Flagrant foul on Jokic in their last meeting, leading to Daigneault defending his player. Prior to tonight's game, Mark said, "Lu acknowledged the play was unnecessary. I don’t think my (postgame) comments, if I’m being honest, helped. The timing of them was insensitive." The Nuggets reportedly took issue to Daigneault's previous comments as well.

By Samir Mehdi

about 2 months ago

Luka Kennard Guarantees He Can Make More Catch-And Shoot Threes Than JJ Redick

Redick, who hasn't played in the NBA in half a decade, said he'd make around 88-89 catch-and-shoot threes in practice. When Kennard was asked the same, he said, "90. I’d probably be just right above him." For his career, JJ shot 41.5% from beyond the arc while Kennard is currently shooting over 50% this season from 3-point land.

By Samir Mehdi

about 2 months ago

Luka Doncic Loses Half-Court Shot Battle To Austin Reaves At Lakers Practice

Reaves and Luka have established how close they are to one another time and time again. At Lakers practice today, the two got into a half-court shot battle. Surprisingly, Reaves won. Given, Doncic's competitive vigor, he didn't know how to handle this and hilariously pelted a Lakers trainer with the ball. This is all in good fun of course.

By Samir Mehdi

about 2 months ago

Jimmy Butler Wishes More People Would Yell Out His Name

Jimmy is at the BNP Paribas Open and busy signing autographs. During this, he spoke about "everybody screaming" his name. "I can get used to that. I play with Steph so it’s hard. They don’t scream my name no more, they always scream Steph’s name. What I’d pay to be Stephen Curry for a day," said Butler.

By Samir Mehdi

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