Share this: Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim threw some shade at the city of Greensboro, N.C., after his team’s first-round exit from the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in March. And while the city fired back initially, the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the Single-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, kept roasting Boeheim as they hosted a “Jim Boeheim (No) Value Night” before their game Tuesday, according to NBC Sports. This, of course, is in response to the Syracuse coach saying there would be “no value” in moving the ACC Tournament back to Greensboro, where the tournament traditionally is held. As part of the promotion, all fans attending the game with a valid Syracuse, N.Y., driver’s license got a free ticket, $20 in concessions and a pregame meet
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Matthew Slater’s Pick For NBA MVP Shouldn’t Come As A Major Surprise
Share this: As the NBA MVP debate rages on, the choice is obvious for New England Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater. The NFL offseason has given Slater plenty of time to sit around and watch fellow UCLA-product Russell Westbrook accomplish some record-setting feats on the basketball court. “I got a chance to meet Russell when we were in school and just a classy kid, the way he carries himself,” Slater said. “I think all of us would be lying if we said we thought that he would be doing what he’s doing now, but that’s just the type of competitor he’s been since Day 1 at UCLA. It’s been fun to watch his journey, grow into who I think should be the
Geno Auriemma Gets Ripped By Daughter For His Take On Women In Coaching
Share this: Geno Auriemma arguably is the greatest coach in women’s basketball history, but he ruffled some feathers with a controversial take Thursday. The UConn women’s basketball coach is taking heat for his thoughts on why the number of female coaches is declining. “There’s a reason why there’s not as many opportunities for women,” Auriemma told USA Today. “Not as many women want to coach. It’s quite simple.” Not only was Auriemma’s comment not well received by the sports world, it didn’t even go over well with his family. His daughter, Ally, took to Twitter to gave her two cents on her father’s words. I'm pretty sure what dad was trying to say, in a limited, male perspective, is that a lot of avenues are
Avery Bradley’s Lock-Down Defense Just One Part Of Wild Celtics-Cavs Finish
Share this: The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers played one of the best basketball games of the season Wednesday night, and much of the postgame talk centered around the wonderful on-ball defense of Boston guard Avery Bradley. The veteran guard reminded everyone how dangerous the Celtics can be when he’s on the guard and giving the C’s lock-down defensive efforts in crunch time, matching Cleveland star Kyrie Irving step for step in the final seconds. Bradley is getting all the credit for his one-on-one play, and he certainly deserves a sizable chunk of the praise. His footwork and general sticktoitiveness was borderline mesmerizing, especially when you consider Irving is capable of doing this: Or this: [embedded content] So Irving obviously gets full marks for his ridiculous
Watch Nate Robinson Literally Dribble Through 7-Foot-3 Player’s Legs In NBA D-Le…
Share this: Nate Robinson still is playing basketball in the NBA Development League, and he did something Saturday that normally is reserved for elementary school playgrounds. He dribbled through another player’s legs. Not just the ball — Robinson and the ball went through another player’s legs. The other player, Edy Tavares, is 7-foot-3 and came over to trap the 5-foot-9 Robinson, which didn’t go entirely how he planned. Take a look at Robinson’s ridiculous move. Nate Robinson dribbled — like Nate Robinson literally took himself and the ball and an active dribble — through the legs of Edy Tavares. pic.twitter.com/TvFuEuyjgh — KL Chouinard (@KLChouinard) February 26, 2017 Robinson, 32, played two games for the New Orleans Pelicans last season but has not seen an NBA court this year. We
Magic Johnson’s Gloriously Terrible NBA, Lakers Tweets Never Get Old
Share this: If Magic Johnson’s tenure as Lakers president of basketball operations is anything like his Twitter feed, Los Angeles will be in for a wild ride. The Lakers’ front office underwent a major shakeup Tuesday with the firing of general manager Mitch Kupchak and vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss, as well as Johnson’s promotion just two days before the NBA trade deadline. And since the Internet never forgets, the big news sent Twitter users into a frenzy uncovering some of Johnson’s hilariously awkward old tweets. Here’s just a sampling of the gold that people found. The Bucks just acquired the next Jason Kidd in Michael Carter-Williams. — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) February 20, 2015 There simply are way too many of them to post in one article,
Joakim Noah Has Only Possible Reaction To Hilariously Bad Free Throw
Share this: Joakim Noah can do a lot of very difficult things on a basketball court and make them look easy, but when it comes to free-throw shooting, he makes the seemingly simple look near impossible. The New York Knicks center started his career as a relatively tremendous free-throw shooter, especially for a big guy, but he’s seen a sharp drop-off from the charity stripe over the last two seasons. After shooting no worse than 68 percent from the line in each of his first seven seasons, Noah dropped to 60 percent two seasons ago before falling under 50 percent last season and checking in at 41.7 percent this season. That disheartening figure includes an airball Tuesday night that might have been the worst