3 months ago

Stephen A. Smith's Top 5 Title Contenders: Thunder Top the Chart

With the business end of the season here, Smith ran through his updated list on First Take, stressing it’s “fluid.” He slotted the Cleveland Cavaliers fifth, Denver Nuggets fourth, New York Knicks third, Detroit Pistons second, and put the reigning champion OKC Thunder at No. 1. He said Boston, San Antonio, and Minnesota are “outside looking right in.”

By Raahib Singh

3 months ago

Nick Friedell: Warriors Feel a “Sense of Relief” That the Jonathan Kuminga Era Is Over

Friedell reported that there is a "sense of relief" that has spread throughout the Warriors organization after trading away Kuminga. The situation was described as a "cloud" that looked over the team for months before the Kristaps Porzingis trade. Friedell said Kuminga wasn't disliked by teammates, it was just relief that the stress of his uncertain future was "finally gone."

By Pranay Mukherjee

3 months ago

How Large Of A Contract Is Jalen Brunson Eligible For?

Brunson signed a 4-year/$156 million deal with the Knicks in the summer of 2024, sacrificing $113 million. “Obviously we’d love for them to do right by me. I think anyone would. I feel like I sacrificed," said Brunson on his upcoming extension. He's eligible for a 5-year/$417 million contract in 2029 when this current extension of his runs out.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Draymond Green Knows This Could Be His Last Season With the Warriors, Per Nick Friedell

Friedell said that Green is perceptive about his situation with the Warriors and how it could be his last season in Golden State. "He helped build the standard for the organization," Friedell said. He continued, "It's a standard he'd like to live up to." Friedell said Green has time to change the narrative in the second half of this season.

By Pranay Mukherjee

3 months ago

Stephen A Smith Defends Michael Jordan Following Daytona 500 Debacle

After MJ's NASCAR Team won the Daytona 500, he was seen tugging at a child's shirt. This caused an uproar. SAS however, is unphased. "You should be very hesitant to impute the integrity of certain people who are as accomplished as much as MJ," said Smith, calling it a "non-story". Newer angles show MJ in a more forgiving light.

By Samir Mehdi

3 months ago

Deandre Ayton Was Briefly Detained At The Bahamas Airport

Ayton was briefly detained at the Bahamas' Lynden Pindling International Airport for being in possession of a "very small amount of marijuana", according to his lawyer, Devard Francis. Turns out, the marijuana wasn't even in Ayton's bag but in someone else's. "They still went through their investigations and he was released expeditiously," continued Francis as Ayton is now back.

By Samir Mehdi

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