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The opening round of the NBA playoffs has been overshadowed by repeated incidents of fan abuse toward players. The documented incidents so far had involved home fans hurling objects, spit or epithets at visiting players and their families. That is until Immanuel Quickley revealed he was the object of bad behavior at Madison Square Garden. The New York Knicks rookie told reporters on Monday that a fan threw a beer in his and teammate Nerlens Noel‘s direction during last Wednesday’s Game 2 win… Source link

Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Sunday’s games. Thanks to a dominant win over the New York Knicks on Sunday, the Atlanta Hawks are just one game away from advancing to Round 2. The Hawks hammered the Knicks in Game 4, winning 113-96 thanks to a strong second half — especially the third quarter. The Hawks led 53-49 at halftime, but when they came back from the locker room… Source link

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE to see today’s piping-hot, fresh-outta-the-oven episode of THE RUSH with Jared Quay! We’ll let you know everything you didn’t know you needed to know about sports. Other stuff too. But mostly sports. It’s Monday, May 24th, 2021, and here’s what Jared’s cookin’ up: The Suns rise in the West and take down the Lakers in game 1 Hawks’ Trae Young spoils the return to the playoffs for the Knicks PLUS: Phil Mickelson sets a record at the PGA Championship THE RUSH… 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

MMA Weekly UFC Vegas 18 results: Alexander Volkov scores walk-off knockout over Alistair Overeem UFC Vegas 18 launched Alexander Volkov and Cory Sandhagen closer to title shots after they each scored impressive victories on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Alexander Volkov makes statement with knockout of Alistair Overeem Overeem started in a crouch in the UFC Vegas 18 main event, giving Volkov less of a target. The two danced around for the opening couple of minutes before Overeem cracked Volkov… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Charlie Strong will join Urban Meyer as Jaguars assistant head coach Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, who has no NFL playing or coaching experience, has hired a right-hand man who has (checks notes) no NFL playing or coaching experience, either. Per multiple reports, former Louisville, Texas, and South Florida coach Charlie Strong will join Meyer as the assistant head coach. He’s also expected to coach a position [more] Source link

Kemba Walker is set to make his long-awaited season debut on Sunday when the Boston Celtics take on the New York Knicks. Walker has been rehabbing a left knee injury since October, when he received a stem cell injection to address an issue that had been bothering him since way back in the NBA’s playoff bubble. Sunday was the first time all season that the Celtics listed Walker as available. Kemba Walker available to make his season debut against the Knicks today, according to the Celtics. —… Source link

Even in one of the most surreal seasons in NBA history, the New York Knicks are still finding ways to remind us that they’re the Knicks. One such reminder came early in Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, in which two players — Mitchell Robinson and Reggie Bullock — took the floor wearing the No. 23. It didn’t take long to figure out what happened. Robinson usually wears No. 23. Bullock usually wears No. 25. Bullock accidentally got the wrong jersey number, on his back at… Source link

MMA Weekly UFC Vegas 17 Bonuses: Stephen Thompson earns an extra $50,000 for main event win Four fighters who competed on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 17 fight card earned Performance of the Night bonuses worth an extra $50,0000. Stephen Thompson, Rob Font, Marcin Tybura, and Jimmy Flick were awarded the incentives announced the fight promotion following the event. For Thompson, it was the seventh time in his UFC tenure that he’s taken home a bonus. “Wonderboy” faced No. 11 ranked welterweight… Source link

Obi Toppin high-fiving Knicks teammates in blue jerseys There’s only so much stock that can be put into a team’s first preseason game of a new season, but Obi Toppin’s pro debut for the Knicks in Friday’s 90-84 win over the Detroit Pistons was impressive, nonetheless. The eighth overall pick finished with 11 points (4-of-9 shooting) and seven rebounds in 20 minutes played. He shined brightest in the first half, scoring nine points to go along with five rebounds in just 10 and a half… Source link