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Luka Doncic is not only the best 21-year-old player to ever compete in an NBA game, but maybe now he’s the best player in basketball. In his second season, Doncic makes it look too easy, like Michael Jordan did. When Jordan was 25. Doncic’s step-back 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to beat the Clippers, 135-133, …
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ORLANDO Fla. — Luka Doncic hit a deep, step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a triple-double on a sprained ankle and the short-handed Dallas Mavericks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 135-133 in overtime Sunday to even the playoff series at two games apiece. Doncic had 43 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists for his …
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The refs spoiled Kristaps Porzingis’ postseason debut and a thrilling NBA playoff game with two dubious calls on Tuesday night. Porzingis was ejected from Game 1 of the Clippers-Mavericks series after a brief altercation with Los Angeles forward Marcus Morris, led to the referees giving the Latvian star his second technical of the night. Dallas …
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Not everyone will be sending Kristaps Porzingis gifts. The star’s 25th birthday is a harsh reminder for Knicks fans about what could’ve been. The 7-foot-3 Latvian has a number of noteworthy marks worth celebrating and the Mavericks did just that: Happy 25th Birthday @kporzee 🎉 In @NBA history, Porzingis is: » the only player with …
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The coronavirus crisis is fueling a craze for blank-check companies, and the billionaire owners of pro sports teams are cashing in. On Monday, Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula said in a securities filing he’s aiming to raise $300 million by selling shares in East Resources Acquisition Co., a blank-check company that’s looking to scoop up …
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If he sees it and likes it, there is a good chance Jason Garrett will take it. This is what a few former Giants already know about Garrett, the new offensive coordinator, insight based on easily recognizable evidence. It was rather simple to connect the dots after Mike Pope, the venerable tight ends coach who …
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The model that Roger Goodell’s NFL should use when it decides to discipline Daniel Snyder for his Animal House workplace is not Jerry Richardson, and it is not Donald Sterling. It is NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. It is somewhat immaterial in this case that Cuban is a championship owner and …
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Tad Prescott isn’t sure he’ll be rooting for the Cowboys “much longer.” After Wednesday’s deadline passed without Dallas and Dak Prescott agreeing on a long-term extension, the quarterback’s older brother made his anger and disappointment public. “There is a reason I was never a @dallascowboys fan growing up or before they drafted @dak after today, …
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Disgruntled Jets star Jamal Adams may prefer to get traded to his hometown Cowboys. A video surfaced to Twitter on Sunday showing a man appearing to be Adams telling a fan, “I’m trying bro,” when asked whether he was “trying to come to Dallas.” The man believed to be Adams was wearing a dark shirt …
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If there is an NFL season, it looks like there won’t be any holdout for Dak Prescott. The Cowboys quarterback is planning to sign his franchise tag tender by Monday, ESPN reported Sunday, locking in a $31.4 million salary for 2020 unless the two sides can agree to a new deal by July 15. Signing …
Luka Doncic is not only the best 21-year-old player to ever compete in an NBA game, but maybe now he’s the best player in basketball. In his second season, Doncic makes it look too easy, like Michael Jordan did. When Jordan was 25. Doncic’s step-back 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to beat the Clippers, 135-133, …
