Author: Mikesportz
In the immediate aftermath of Myles Turner’s departure from the Indiana Pacers, it was believed that the team’s front office was to blame for the veteran’s exit. The initial thought was that management didn’t do enough to keep the longtime center on their roster, and ultimately let him walk to join the rival Milwaukee Bucks. In recent days, however, Pacers president Kevin Pritchard has alleged he found out about Turner’s deal with the Bucks the same way as everyone else: in a social media post from ESPN insider Shams Charania. Pritchard also claimed that the front office would have been…
I learned how courageous and how strong I was”- When Simone Biles opened up about the aftermath of her Olympic withdrawal Simone Biles once opened up about her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics. After her withdrawal, the American athlete shared that she realized that the decision took a lot of courage to take a step back from such a major competition to take her stand for herself. The American participated in her second consecutive Olympics in Tokyo, and her appearance raised a lot of anticipation among fans to witness her compete against some of the best gymnasts in the…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earned plenty of accolades during the OKC Thunder’s championship run. The 26-year-old guard became just the fourth player to ever win the scoring title, regular season MVP and Finals MVP in the same season. And on Tuesday, he accomplished something else for the first time in his career. Gilgeous-Alexander was announced as the cover athlete for the standard edition of NBA 2K26. The video game will be available for pre-order on Wednesday and is set to release in September. Gilgeous-Alexander is the second active OKC player to grace the standard edition cover of NBA 2K. Kevin Durant…
Jayden Quaintance provides update on injury recovery The new Wildcats big man hopes to be ready for the start of the 2025-2026 season. If there’s a wild card going into the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2025-26 season, it could be the health of Jayden Quaintance at the start of the season and, potentially, during it. Quaintance is recovering from a torn ACL he sustained in late February last season when he was playing for the Arizona State Sun Devils. His injury shortened a season where he was averaging 2.6 blocks per game, in addition to 9.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per…
Baylor’s Tounde Yessoufou is the top incoming addition of the offseason in Waco. Now, with him having been on campus for a bit, Scott Drew has made a comparison for him to one of the top young players in the world. Drew spoke highly of his five-star freshman this afternoon in an appearance on ‘The Gary Parrish Show’. That included a comp for Yessoufou to Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves, starting with his level of athleticism. Tounde is somebody that has gotten a lot of comparisons to Anthony Edwards from the standpoint physically, very strong, very athletic. Won…
ATLANTA – Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, who enters his fifth year at the helm of the Volunteers, has been named to the 2025 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc., announced Monday. Heupel is one of 26 head coaches nationally and eight SEC head coaches tabbed to the list. The Dodd Trophy celebrates the head coach of a team who enjoys success on the gridiron, while also stressing the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity – the three pillars of legendary coach Bobby Dodd’s coaching philosophy. Now celebrating its…
Former NBA champion made bold suggestion to Pacers after losing two superstars Following Tyrese Haliburton’s injury and Myles Turner’s departure, Indiana Pacers fans question if the team can replicate their success from the 2024-25 season. In response, a former NBA champion made a surprising suggestion that opened a debate on social media. The Indiana Pacers concluded an impressive 2024-25 season, making it to the NBA Finalsbefore falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite the setback, the team displayed a robust roster. However, the upcoming season presents challenges with Tyrese Haliburtonsidelined by injury and Myles Turner‘s departure through free agency.…
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon in the NBA Finals, team president Kevin Pritchard said Monday. Haliburton was playing with a right calf strain when he went down in the first quarter of Indiana’s 103-91 loss to Oklahoma City in the title-deciding contest. “I have no doubt that he will be back better than ever,” Pritchard said. “He will not play next year though. We would not jeopardize that now. Don’t get any hopes up that he will play.” Haliburton sparked the Pacers to their first NBA…
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cleveland Cavaliers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s time to poll Cavs fans again. Last week, we asked you about LeBron James and Lonzo Ball. Now, we want to know what else the Cavaliers can do to improve. Cleveland’s been busy this summer. They’ve already added two new pieces in Ball and Larry Nance Jr — but do they need another trade to complete this roster? We…
In the NBA’s long timeline of what-ifs, the early 2000s Cleveland Cavaliers deserve their own chapter. A young LeBron James. A high-flying Darius Miles. A wild mix of talent like Ricky Davis, Carlos Boozer, Dajuan Wagner, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. On paper, it looked promising. But as Darius Miles tells it — the vision never matched the execution. It was great, man. LeBron was amazing,” Miles told me. “I was there the year before, and I got a chance to see his senior year, and I’d never seen anybody who had an impact like how I had an impact until I…