Locker Page 64 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
It was free poster night in the NBA
Your favorite sports team probably has a few annual events on their calendar. There’s free hat night, military appreciation night, pride night, Hawaiian shirt night, Tinder night (yes, actually), Star Wars night, and so on....
The NBA fined Kevin Porter Jr. for potentially saving Sterling Brown’s life
“Family on three. 1-2-3, FAMILY!”...
Joe Rogan is, and has always been, nothin' but a whiner
While he’s tried to couch it in the most macho things he can think of — UFC, scotch, steak, being “manly,” — it’s important to remember that what Joe Rogan has always been is a whiner. And you know that because where he comes from is a bastion of white guys whining, and that’s stand-up comedy. Belie...
The Washington Wizards could be the East’s most dangerous play-in team
Before Monday’s 146-143 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Washington Wizards had won eight straight games. They were 19-33 before that winning streak and had little-to-no business being involved in the discussion we’re about to have....
Joe Rogan is such an idiot that even Dr. Fauci couldn’t resist slamming him
Let’s get this out of the way: Joe Rogan is a galaxy-brained hack and if you listen to anything he says, you’re gonna have a bad time....
Rob Manfred is a weasel, part 708
I know that commissioners of every sport stopped being stewards of their sport and merely stooges for the owners long ago. Probably about the time MLB fired Fay Vincent to install one of its own, Bud Selig, and his dinosaur hands, windsock morality, and peabrain....
You can take an actual shot at Sunday’s Bucks game (to protect yourself and save lives)
When the vaccines started rolling out, sports stadiums became a popular place for inoculations. Many indoor arenas, major league ballparks, and NFL stadiums administered doses of the life- saving COVID vaccine. But this weekend, you can get a shot in the arm and a chance to watch a live NBA game in ...
Chris Paul is the MVP this season, don’t be stupid
CP3 should be the MVP this season....
Last call for Cincy bar owner refusing to show NBA games because of LeBron's activism
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Cincinnati bar owner refusing to show NBA games because LeBron James won’t just shut up and dribble.Athletes have the same rights as all citizens to standup and speak out against the ills of this country....
Derek Chauvin’s conviction wasn’t progress, and silence from white athletes about Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo, Ma’Kiah Bryant, and Andrew Brown Jr. proves it
Welp, here we go again. Yet another video of the police using a person of color as target practice is devastating a community and Black America. But this time, I want you to pay attention to who you don’t see or hear from, which are white athletes. ...
It was Old-Timers' Night at Madison Square Garden
I could have sworn there would be some sort of sign when the Knicks returned to relevancy. Unpredicted bird migrations, horses running through the streets, green skies, things of that nature. Knicks fans have been waiting...well, most of my adult life for the chance to be as obnoxious as their Yanke...
Warriors announcers blatantly disrespect Steph Curry after rare defensive play
I don’t know if there has ever been a more disrespectful indictment of Steph Curry’s defensive abilities than what happened last night in a game against Sacramento....
Kyrie Irving is present and accounted for and the Brooklyn Nets’ MVP this season
For sure, nobody wants to hear it....
Padres and Dodgers are baseball in 2021
It’s something of a surprise that as anticipated as the season series between the Padres and Dodgers was before the season started, the seven games they’ve played have managed to outweigh that anticipation. They’ve lived up to the billing and so much more. Whatever baseball’s problems are on the fie...
LeBron mocks outraged Ohio bar owner’s silly NBA boycott
A bar owner in Cincinnati, Ohio won’t play NBA games until LeBron is “expelled” from the League for his now-deleted Twitter post....
MPJ can lead the Nuggets to the Finals
Don’t bury the Denver Nuggets yet....
If Caitlyn Jenner were a Black woman running for governor of California, Brett Favre would have already said something
Racism is an easy thing to spot, especially when you have examples. And given that hating someone solely based on the color of their skin has always been a stupid premise, you can see why Brett Favre looks like a fool....
The Knicks are the most entertaining team in the NBA right now
Julius Randle has an MVP ballot case; Derrick Rose is turning back the clock, Obi Toppin is hitting transition threes, and R.J. Barrett is still showing immense growth. ...
De’Aaron Fox entering COVID protocol, and Kings are screwed
Quietly, probably because he’s a Sacramento King, De’Aaron Fox has been putting forth the best season of his four-year-career, but will now miss 10-14 days due to the NBA’s health and safety protocol....
Houston Rockets CEO stepping down is another step back for rebuilding franchise
Tad Brown, CEO of the Houston Rockets, is stepping down after 19 years with the organization, further signaling the direction the franchise has taken in the post-James Harden/Daryl Morey era. Brown announced the decision on Friday following a 15-year-run as CEO, which came after a four-year tenure a...