Share this: Kevin Garnett is kind of a scary dude. Between his yelling and his trash talk, even some NBA veterans couldn’t help but be intimidated by The Big Ticket throughout his illustrious career. Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams, for example, was willing to bend the truth just to avoid having a verbal confrontation with Garnett. The big New Zealander’s strategy? Telling KG he didn’t speak English. Sounds foolproof. Although Garnett seems like a smart enough guy. It probably didn’t take him too long to catch on to Adams trying to pull a fast one. Thumbnail photo via Mark D. Smith/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
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Shane Vereen Injury: Giants Running Back Out For Season With Hurt Triceps
Share this: The New York Giants will have to compete in a tough division without one of their best backfield options. Giants running back Shane Vereen has a triceps injury that will require season-ending surgery, the team announced Monday. Vereen suffered the injury during the team’s Week 3 loss to the Washington Redskins but played the entire game. Vereen’s injury is a tough blow for New York, which already was without starting running back Rashad Jennings in Sunday’s loss to the Washington Redskins. Vereen leads the team with 147 rushing yards and a touchdown and also is tied for fourth on the Giants with eight receptions, trailing only wideouts Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard and Victory Cruz. He had been a legitimate pass-catching option out
Russell Wilson Injury: Seahawks Quarterback Sprains Knee, Leaves Blowout Win Vs….
Share this: Russell Wilson was already nursing an ankle injury. Now, that’s the least of his worries. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback left Sunday’s blowout 38-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers twice due to what the team is calling a sprained left knee. Wilson’s knee bent horrifically in the wrong direction during one play in which he was scrambling to his right, and he left the game but returned after missing only one snap. He later left the game again and was fitted with a left knee brace. He intends to play in Week 4, and said he could have returned Sunday if the game was close. Some reports are speculating that Wilson has a sprained MCL, but it appears his ACL fortunately is
Patriots Reportedly ‘Comfortable If They Have To’ Start Julian Edelman At QB
Share this: The New England Patriots’ Week 4 matchup with the Buffalo Bills still is a week away, which gives quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett valuable time to heal. But what if injuries to Garoppolo’s shoulder and Brissett’s thumb don’t allow them to take the field next Sunday against the Bills? “Signing another quarterback is regarded, as I’m told, a last resort for the Patriots because, No. 1 they don’t want to have to cut somebody to create a roster spot for a quarterback, but No. 2 they actually would prefer to go with a Julian Edelman, even though he hasn’t played quarterback since college, because he knows the offense inside and out,” ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio reported on “Sunday Night Football”. “You
Jose Fernandez’s Recent Message To Fan Is Haunting After Tragic Death
Share this: Jose Fernandez, by all accounts, was as vibrant a personality off the field as he was on the mound. But for all his fame and bubbling stardom, he never took himself too seriously. That wasn’t any more evident than in the message he recently gave a Miami Marlins fan just days before the 24-year-old All-Star ace of the Miami Marlins was tragically killed in a boat crash around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. The photo comes from arguably the most famous Marlins fan there is, the Marlins Man. “Let’s never take ourselves too seriously,” Fernandez told Marlins Man last week, according to the caption on the photo, “it could all end tomorrow.” He also tweeted this just over a year ago. If that doesn’t give
Jose Fernandez Saved His Mother From Drowning While Defecting From Cuba
Share this: One of Major League Baseball’s brightest young stars is gone much, much too soon. Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez died early Sunday morning in a tragic boating accident off the coast of Miami Beach. The shocking news hit the baseball world hard, not only because the 24-year-old was one of the most electric pitchers in the game, but also because of the incredible journey he took to reach the sport’s peak. Fernandez defected from Cuba in 2007 at just 15 years old, surviving harrowing conditions to reach the United States and pursue a professional baseball career. His journey from Cuba to the U.S. was detailed three years ago in an excellent feature on the now-defunct Grantland, and that story includes an
Red Sox Vs. Rays Lineup: Jackie Bradley Jr. Rests For Series Finale In St. Pete
Share this: It’s Jackie Bradley Jr.’s turn to take a seat Sunday. The Boston Red Sox have been giving their regular starters a breather through their 10-game win streak, and JBJ will be the one resting Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Andrew Benintendi will get his first major league start in center field and bat eighth as a result, while Chris Young remains in left and bats seventh. Eduardo Rodriguez will get the ball for the Red Sox, and he’s coming off a start against the Baltimore Orioles during which he went 6 2/3 innings, giving up just two runs and striking out seven. However, the lefty also is returning to the scene of the crime, as the outing that sent him