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It didn’t take long for Game 2 of the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns to get weird. One minute into the first quarter, Anthony Davis failed to connect on a jump shot. Further review, however, showed his foot, which he had kicked out to draw a foul, had connected somewhere else: Add that to the list of reasons the NBA should crack down on unnatural shooting motions this offseason. Here’s another angle: Watching that, you would probably assume that it was a foul. And yes, it… Source link

Anthony Rizzo is out here teaching life lessons in between at-bats.  The Chicago Cubs first baseman was mic’d up for Saturday’s contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. He was caught in the dugout working out a trade with a young baseball fan: nachos for Rizzo, a ball for the youngster.  “Nachos first, then you get the ball,” Rizzo, all smiles, yells above the dugout with teammates milling about. “It’s a business. This is a business. I’ll teach you life lessons early.” Rizzo explained the… Source link

The Los Angeles Lakers are in for a very emotional 36 hours. If they win on Sunday and the Portland Trail Blazers lose, they’ll secure the No. 6 seed and avoid the play-in tournament. But before that, on Saturday evening, Kobe Bryant is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.  Bryant, who died in a January 2020 helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna and seven others, was an iconic Laker, and the players have been asked about him leading up to the ceremony… Source link

The Minnesota Timberwolves are reportedly on the verge of a new ownership group that includes ex-MLB star Alex Rodriguez. While Walmart CEO Marc Lore is likely the primary stakeholder in the reported deal, Rodriguez adds a face and some star power to the ownership bid. Or one would think. It turns out the three-time AL MVP, J-Lo partner and would-be first-ballot Hall of Famer doesn’t quite carry the same gravitas he used to. Just ask Anthony Edwards. Anthony Edwards doesn’t know who Alex… Source link

Phil Jackson is nearly four years removed from his failed tenure as president of the New York Knicks. It appears he has a long list of people to blame for that failure. The former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers coach opened up about his time at Madison Square Garden in an episode of “The Curious Leader” podcast, hosted by Coby Karl, one of Jackson’s former Lakers players and the son of George Karl. The one-hour, 43-minute podcast touched on a number of topics, with the discussions… Source link

Anthony Edwards may not be the NBA’s best rookie. That’s a conversation for LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Halliburton. But he’s certainly making a case as the most exciting. The No. 1 overall pick who delivered one of the nastiest in-game dunks any of us has ever seen just last month executed another poster-worthy slam on Sunday. He did so en route to a career-high 34 points. And this time, the Minnesota Timberwolves actually won. Edwards punishes rim, RoCo Edwards was excellent in Sunday’s 114-112 win… Source link

Despite an injury in the middle of the season for Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, the NBA star is continuing to build his brand, both on and off the court. Davis has with major partnerships with companies like Michelob Ultra (BUD), Ruffles (PEP), and is getting advice from some of the best in the arena. The latter presented him with the unique opportunity to be able to “own your own ridges…to have your own chip…that was pretty cool,” he told Yahoo Finance in a recent… Source link

The Telegraph How Naomi Osaka became the most formidable force in women’s tennis When Jennifer Brady walks out to face Naomi Osaka in Saturday’s Melbourne final, she will be taking on the human equivalent of a Formula One car, according to Osaka’s physical trainer Yutaka Nakamura. Of course, any trainer will naturally talk up his or her client – that’s just part of the job. But in Osaka’s case, the last fortnight has done much to support Nakamura’s claim. Always nifty around the… Source link

Anthony Davis didn’t return in the second half after suffering an Achilles tendon strain. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Anthony Davis left Sunday’s game against the Denver Nuggets after suffering an Achilles tendon strain. The Los Angeles Lakers announced the diagnosis during the second half. Davis will undergo an MRI on Monday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Davis aggravated tendonosis in his Achilles tendon and is experiencing swelling. The Los Angeles Lakers star did not return in the… Source link

The Guardian NFL conference championship picks: Brady v Rogers, and a Chiefs shock Two decorated veterans face off at Lambeau Field, while the best of the next generation play in Kansas City. Who makes the Super Bowl? Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers met earlier this season and the Buccaneers emerged as victors. Photograph: Mark LoMoglio/AP Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay PackersSunday, 3.05pm ET/8.05pm GMT What the Buccaneers need to do to win: Surprisingly for two quarterbacks who have ruled… Source link