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Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors suffered a leg injury while working out on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the injury seems serious. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Thompson is said to have possibly “suffered a significant Achilles injury.” The Warriors guard is set to undergo an MRI on Thursday morning. Multiple players, including LeBron James, […]
Nick Nurse is not your typical head coach. Ahead of our chat earlier this week, he put an entire Toronto Raptors leadership meeting—which sounds very, very important—on hold in order to call me and ask if it’s alright if he’s literally two minutes late for our interview. (“Can I apologize real quick and can I ask you for just a couple more […]
It appears Christmas will come a little early for basketball fans. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the The National Basketball Players Association has voted to approve NBA‘s proposal for a 72-game 2020-21 season that will begin on Dec. 22. The vote went down on Thursday. It was previously reported that the abbreviated season would likely conclude in July, right before the […]
After the small-ball gamble didn’t pan out, it seems like the Houston Rockets may be ready to implode their lineup and officially start their rebuilding phase. To do this, the team may have to part ways with one of the league’s brightest stars. NBA insider Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that the Philadelphia 76ers are looking to […]
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from Barack Obama‘s political career, it’s that he’s going to ball out. During a campaign stop for his former vice president turned presidential candidate, Joe Biden, someone put Obama’s jump shot on the spot by passing him the ball while he was at a gym. Instead of turning down […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s incredible life story is getting the film treatment. Walt Disney Studios announced Wednesday the development of a live-action film called Greek Freak, based on the Milwaukee Bucks star and his family. According to Deadline, the movie will chronicle the Antetokounmpo’s journey from undocumented immigrants living in Greece to finding success in the sports realm. At just the age of […]
The Raptors will not start the 2020-21 season in Toronto, that’s certain. With Canada yet to open its borders to the United States and the word on the street being that plans are underway to have the season begin as soon as Dec. 22, there is no way enough will change over a month’s time […]
Danny Green continues to set himself apart. Not many can say they’ve won both an NCAA title and at least three NBA titles—in fact, just 10 other people can. After winning a championship with San Antonio in 2014, Green just won back-to-back titles with both the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers. At 33, Green […]
J.R. Smith and Sam Dekker played together for a few weeks with the Cleveland Cavaliers two years ago, but the limited amount of time was enough to convince the now two-time NBA champion that Dekker has been the only teammate he hasn’t liked during his 16-year career. Smith explained on the All Things Covered podcast why he and Dekker never got along. […]
The Indiana Pacers have hired former Toronto Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as their head coach, the team announced on Tuesday. Bjorkgren spent the last two seasons under Raptors coach Nick Nurse, helping Toronto win its first NBA title in 2018-19. Given that the team followed that up with the league’s second-best regular-season record—resulting in Nurse […]
