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Last October, Jimmy Butler made headlines across the sports world when he erupted at a Minnesota Timberwolves practice facility. The event made players and staff choose sides, ultimately resulting in Butler’s trade to the Philadelphia 76ers. According to the StarTribune, Derrick Rose, Butler’s former teammate on two teams including the Wolves, speaks about the infamous outburst in […]
A youth basketball tournament that took place this past week turned chaotic when the wife of ex-NBA player Isaiah Rider got into a fight with another woman. The incident went down during an event at Mesa, Arizona, where Rider was coaching his SkyRiders basketball team, according to TMZ. According to a police report, Rider’s wife, […]
Three of Golden State‘s starting lineup have been fined for criticizing refs following Friday’s tough overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. On Tuesday, the NBA announced that Draymond Green, Steph Curry, and Kevin Durant will all receive separate fines after the trio sent verbal shots aimed mostly at official Marat Kogut. Draymond Green has been […]
You might remember that Blake Griffin confronted a Minnesota Timberwolves fan back in December in the closing seconds of a Pistons win, having to be restrained while the fan was ejected. According to Pistons reporter Vince Ellis, the heated interaction began when the heckler called him “boy.” “Being called ‘boy’ is what triggered Blake Griffin’s […]
Derrick Rose helped Karl-Anthony Towns get through his spats with Jimmy Butler earlier this season, according to University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari. Rose walked Towns through his rough patch with Butler before he was traded to the Sixers. Of course, Towns and Rose (over at Memphis) both played under Calipari in their college days. “I bet […]
If there was one lesson to be learned from Clemson’s 44-16 stomping of Alabama in the NCAA National Championship game this past Monday night, it’s that the “Drake Curse” is 100-percent a very real thing. (Equally important lesson though: Tigers freshman QB Trevor Lawrence is an absolutely elite talent.) Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide were the latest victims of […]
During a Monday afternoon press conference, Derrick Rose was asked about the Timberwolves’ firing of Tom Thibodeau, who (as you almost certainly know) also coached Rose for five seasons in Chicago. Rose’s answer started out in the same way that most athlete cliches before getting pretty dark in the final few words. Here, read for […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired team president and coach Tom Thibodeau, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Minnesota has fired President and Coach Tom Thibodeau, league source tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 7, 2019 The team has been an absolute mess this season, with Jimmy Butler‘s trade drama overshadowing almost anything the […]
Chicago Bulls fans have every reason to be nostalgic. Aside from a promising young core that includes Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter Jr., and the high-flying antics of Zach LaVine, it’s probably easier to look back than forward. That helps explain why they serenaded Derrick Rose with “MVP” chants after he connected on a three-point play during Wednesday […]
Jimmy Butler is known for being a bit…passionate about his teammates’ mistakes. Markelle Fultz is currently known for shots like this: So when NBA Twitter learned that Fultz would have to work on his jumper in front of Butler, they couldn’t help but joke about being a fly on the wall of those tense, […]
