Author: Mikesportz
During yesterday afternoon’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Devin Booker became the eighth-youngest player in NBA history to reach 14,000 career points. At 27 years old and 118 days, Booker joined some of the very best players of all time to hit this mark by this age. Only LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Wilt Chamberlain, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Michael Jordan reached 14,000 points at a younger age. Of these players, only Antetokounmpo is not in the top-10 all-time in points scored in NBA history. Booker also joins a fellow Suns’ teammate in Durant as…
Mavericks wrap up their four-game road trip with stops in Toronto (Wednesday) and Boston (Friday). “A lot of teams are coming after us. When you kind of see the press or the media kind of calling us legitimate contenders, I don’t think it’s our time right now to be listening to all that noise,” Irving said. “We just got to focus on one game at a time and just get ready for what’s ahead of us. A lot of teams are going to be playing their best basketball, and this is that test for us in the season.” Doncic finished…
Jalen Reeves-Maybin is sticking in Detroit, and the special teams ace is making history with his next contract. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Reeves-Maybin has agreed to a two-year extension with the Lions. The veteran was set to hit free agency in a few week. The contract is worth $7.5MM and can max out at $8MM. The deal features $5.245MM in guaranteed money, including a $2.5MM signing bonus. That type of money makes Reeves-Maybin the “highest-paid core special-teamer ever,” per Garafolo. The Tennessee product was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2017 draft. He served…
The Detroit Lions head coach has been married to Holly Campbell for over 20 years. The pair have two children together, Cody and Piper, and made the move all together to Detroit, Michigan, after Dan got the coaching gig in 2021. The position was originally open in 2018, and Dan hoped to get an interview then, he told The Athletic in August 2022, but it wasn’t his time. “You kind of go through that feeling that the one job I really wanted is the one I’m never going to get,” Holly told the outlet of how he felt when…
On her podcast, the mother of four looked back on the challenges of her quarterback husband’s first season in Los Angeles Kelly Stafford looks back on her husband Matthew’s Super Bowl run in 2022 on the latest episode of her podcast The Morning After The mother of four said her weight dropped to 90 lbs. and that she was “miserable” Stafford shared her perspective with Emily Mayfield, the wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield “I felt like I was so nervous that Super Bowl year [2022] for Matthew,” Stafford said on the latest episode of her The Morning…
the trade proposal by Aaron Schatz of ESPN, he highlighted that the Raiders could send Adams and the no. 13 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft for the Arizona Cardinals’ no. 4 pick. Then by using the fourth overall pick, the Raiders could take Ohio State standout Marvin Harrison Jr. It makes sense for both teams since Las Vegas gets a highly-touted young prospect who can contribute immediately, while the Cardinals add another proven weapon for Kyler Murray “Is Adams happy in Las Vegas? He says yes, but his role could change with a new coaching staff. It might…
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most storied franchises in NFL history, and in the last column of one of the most historic writers sports journalism has ever had, two players received shoutouts. Those players were Cam Heyward and Charlie Batch. For the last time, fans will get to read Peter King’s Football Morning in America column, which has shaped generations of football fans. Now, he’s saying goodbye, hanging up his keyboard and announcing his semi-retirement with one final piece. “Who’s complaining? Not me. I’m the luckiest man on the face of the earth. To be a…
LeBron James blasted coaches and teams for spinning narratives around the Lakers and their free-throw shooting. The Lakers couldn’t overcome the Suns and fell to a 113-123 loss on the road to lose the momentum they had built before the All-Star break. LeBron James commented on the lack of free throws the Lakers received on the night, criticizing coaches and teams around the NBA for spreading narratives about the team’s free throw rate. “That’s who we are. A lot of coaches and teams say ‘All the Lakers do is get to the free-throw line.’ That’s the narrative out there……
Baltimore Ravens have a new defensive coordinator in Zach Orr, but he’s hardly an unfamiliar face. The Baltimore Ravens have a new defensive coordinator in Zach Orr, but he’s hardly an unfamiliar face. Orr takes over for Mike Macdonald, who left to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Orr played for the Ravens and then coached for the Ravens after being forced into early retirement due to a medical condition. moved up quickly through the ranks on the coaching staff – partly due to his familiarity with the club and his prior playing experience. Orr discussed…
Myles Turner scored a season-high 33 points, Tyrese Haliburton added 17 points and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat Dallas 133-111 on Sunday night to snap the Mavericks’ Western Conference-best seven-game winning streak. Luka Doncic finished with 33 points, six assists and six rebounds for the Mavericks, who shot 47% from the field but allowed Indiana to shoot 56% and make 14 3-pointers. Kyrie Irving had 29 points and six rebounds for Dallas. “The whole game for us was about our edge, our competitiveness,” said Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who had a 13-year coaching tenure with the…