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data-mm-id=”_okgu3epi3″>The Charlotte Hornets are 3-4 this season and four of their five starters have appeared in every game. There is no load management in Charlotte. Not while Michael Jordan is in charge. This is according to current Orlando Magic and former Hornets head coach, Steve Clifford. Via the New York Daily News: ““Our guys aren’t used to sitting on the second game of a back-to-back.… We’re not sitting guys just to sit,” Clifford said. “For me, my background frankly, it all goes back to expectations. Being with Michael in Charlotte, Michael used to tell them every year, you’re paid to play 82 games.””If that's the case then the Hornets will want to steer clear of 2022 free agent Stephen Curry, who has not played 82 games at any point in his career. Whic…

data-mm-id=”_tuuxugd34″>DeShone Kizer was waived by the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday, just three years after comparing himself to a combination of Tom Brady and Cam Newton in an interview. The Raiders have waived QB DeShone Kizer, per source.— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 5, 2020In an article written by Tom Pelissero during the lead up to the 2017 NFL Draft, Kizer was incredibly self-reverential, declaring he could be the greatest to ever play the position. That prediction is not working out well for him. Some of the quotes from that article are cringeworthy. Here's Kizer talking about all the wonderful traits he possesses:”“Name a college quarterback who goes into the game-plan meetings on Monday and throws his notes at the coaches. No one else game plans the way I do. No one …

data-mm-id=”_9oojntery”>Tua Tagovailoa's eventual landing spot is easily the biggest story as we approach the start of the 2020 NFL Draft. Depending on what you read, Tagovailoa could go as early as third, or drop into the 20s. Some of those reports feel like a smoke screen, but no one knows what's going to happen. Tagovailoa's recovery from a dislocated hip and his entire injury history have been under a ton of scrutiny during the pre-draft process. While he's easily the second-best quarterback in the draft on film, some believe he's dropping due to injury concerns and a potential lack of upside. He could truly land anywhere. Here is a look at the five likely potential landing spots for Tagovailoa when the draft kicks off on Thursday. Tua Tagovailoa Landing Sp…

data-mm-id=”_2e9erzgth”>Vlade Divac has stepped down as general manager of the Sacramento Kings after what was a horrific stretch running the team. Divac has been in charge for five years and in that time the Kings haven't reached the postseason and he's made numerous blunders that have only set the franchise back further. The Kings haven't reached the postseason since 2006 and finished the 2019-20 season with a 31-41 mark. It was time for a change, and Joe Dumars will be taking over as the team's GM.Kings GM Vlade Divac is stepping down, source tells @TheAthleticNBA. Joe Dumars (advisor previously) will be interim executive VP of basketball ops and immediately assumes GM duties. Dumars will be involved in the search for a new GM.— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) August 14…

data-mm-id=”_312fypllv”>Steve Sarkisian is reportedly set to interview for Auburn's vacant head coaching position on Sunday. It would be a big opportunity for the 46-year-old, who is currently serving as Alabama's offensive coordinator. While Sarkisian has seemingly turned his career around with the Crimson Tide, hiring him would be an enormous risk for Auburn.Sarkisian is well-liked and respected throughout college football. He, like Lane Kiffin, were looked at as part of a new wave of young offensive minds when they coached under Pete Carroll at USC in the mid-to-late 2000s. Both men wound up with major head coaching gigs in their mid-30s as a result. Sarkisian went to Washington and attempted to turn around a program that had bottomed out under Ty Willingham. The results w…

data-mm-id=”_09cksn369″>On Thursday morning Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported Craig Carton would be leaving WFAN, this time for Fox Sports instead of prison. Earlier this year Carton began hosting his eponymous morning show with Fox, but the grind of double duty with WFAN in the afternoon has been too much. Fox is willing to pay him "millions" to dedicate himself to mornings only. So Carton is off the radio waves, which leaves Evan Roberts without a co-host in the afternoons. Marchand listed two candidates currently in the running to replace Carton. The first is Tiki Barber, already employed by WFAN as one half of Tiki & Tierney. The second is Jerry Ferrara. Yes, that Jerry Ferrara. Per the Post: WFAN will now search for a new partner for Evan Roberts in the a…

data-mm-id=”_5cbsitqer”>The Buffalo Bills-Miami Dolphins game this afternoon lived up to its billing in the first half as both offenses got going early, combining for 21 points in the first quarter. The Dolphins evened things up at 14-14 early in the second and it did not take long for the Bills to answer. With 10 minutes to go in the quarter Josh Allen hit Stefon Diggs for a TD to go up 21-14. Diggs celebrated by sprinting over to the closest Bills Mafia fans, grabbing two beers, and then smashing them together in an homage to Stone Cold Steve Austin. Stefon Diggs celebrates his TD with some beers.pic.twitter.com/V1DWNHVv2V— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 1, 2023Obviously it's cool as hell to be tangentially involved in an NFL player's TD celebration but it stil…

data-mm-id=”_2rii6x3br”>The Washington Wizards actually won a game on Monday night, beating the just-as-hapless Detroit Pistons, 126-107. It was just their third win of the season and the team's first since November 8. Despite the easy victory, Jordan Poole still managed to steal all the attention with one spectacularly weird moment. Poole shook Cade Cunningham and took a moment to consider how he would finish what was certainly going to be a highlight. For a brief second it looked like Poole was about to do one of those James Harden stare-downs before nailing an open shot. Except Poole decided against a boring midrange jumper and attempted a scoop layup that was swatted into the stands by Ausur Thompson.Jordan Poole almost had it 😂 pic.twitter.com/BLStRdORU5— Bleac…

data-mm-id=”_gp3f26apd”>The Los Angeles Lakers are struggling and there is no end in sight. They are sitting at 17-18, good for 10th in the Western Conference, with LeBron James and Anthony Davis playing nearly every game. Give the two stars' recent injury history that's not likely to last, which means things are probably going to get worse before they get better. And they are already quite bad, given last night's loss to the Miami Heat sparked a sourced piece from The Athletic about how Darvin Ham is losing the locker room as he desperately changes lineups and rotations to find something that works. Was it all predictable? To an extent. In a league centered around offensive excellence driven by three-point shooting, the Lakers did not do much over the offseason to becom…

data-mm-id=”_7ph487pht”>Kevin Durant had a run-in with a fan on Thursday night in Dallas. As the Phoenix Suns were running onto the court ahead of their game against the Mavericks, a fan yelled "bitch," according to multiple people who were taking video at the time. This stopped Durant dead in his tracks and he turned around to confront a couple in the second row. As Kevin Durant came out onto the floor for pregame warmups, a Mavs fan hollered out “b!tc#”. Durant turned around and engaged in an extended conversation with the fans, which eventually led AAC security to tell them they had to leave. Durant noticed that, and came back over… pic.twitter.com/uo90Krs6qw— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) February 23, 2024Just a couple of Mavs fans with full beers trying to dap u…