- NBANBCS Bay Area•5 hours ago
JR Smith's reaction to Chris Paul trade: 'League is in a frenzy because...'
Steve Kerr and Bob Myers were hundreds of miles away from each other, yet bolted upright in bed late Tuesday, slathered in sweat and dread for very different reasons from the same source. For Kerr, it was the horror of what could have been three years ago if he had decided to sign on to Phil Jackson’s paint factory fire instead of going west and landing in the middle of the next budding dynasty in NBA history. Of course, he wouldn’t have hurt his back jumping up to complain about a call in the 2015 Finals because the Knicks wouldn’t have gone to the Finals, but that’s too parallel universe for me. For Myers, it was a different problem, specifically whether or to become the first general manager in modern sports history to be perpetually unaccessible by phone, simply out of fear of getting That Call from James Dolan and being offered three times his current salary and the title of Vice-Emperor.
- NewsABC News•3 hours ago
Ex-Redskins RB Clinton Portis was ready to commit murder until friend talked him out of it
Former Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis contemplated killing one of his former managers after losing millions of dollars in various investments, helping to wipe out part of his NFL fortune. In a story published by Sports Illustrated, Portis recounted a night four years ago in which he sat in a car outside a building, holding a gun and awaiting one of the managers he felt had ruined him financially. Portis had made $43.1 million in his nine-year NFL career, but most of it had either been spent or lost through investments or, one suit claimed, bank withdrawals without his consent. An anonymous friend, a television producer who had been trained as a family therapist, talked him out
- SportsBig League Stew
Cubs to cut ties with Miguel Montero after he called out Jake Arrieta
Miguel Montero allowed seven stolen bases during the Cubs game on Tuesday, but he doesn't feel like he's the only one responsible for that.
Headlines
- Clippers agree to trade Chris Paul to Rockets
- LeBron, others react to Chris Paul being traded to Rockets
- Passan: Cubs' backup catcher opens his mouth, a cardinal sin in MLB
- Sources: Knicks targeting Toronto exec Ujiri to replace fired Jackson
- Phil Jackson made lots of bad moves; here are the worst of the worst
