Jonathan Kuminga:
Warriors offered him a 4 year, $90M deal, and his agent turned it down.
Then the Warriors final offer was 2 years, $45M and that got rejected too.
What he ended up taking:
Warriors: 1 year, $24M
Timberwolves: 2 years, $13M
At this point, he seriously needs to fire his agent. What in the world was he thinking man.
Michael Jordan says he couldn’t believe Charles Barkley thought he could guard him
“The one moment that I can pick with Charles… we were playing Philly in the playoffs. And I guess I got into a hot rhythm, and I had about 40-some points.”
“And Charles is yelling, I can hear him yelling in the huddle, ‘Who’s gonna guard this guy? Somebody’s got to guard this guy. That’s alright, I’ll guard this guy!’”
“Now, I never known Charles as a defensive stopper… so the first thing he does, he breaks down into this defensive position with his hands up. All… everything looks technically, technically right.”
“And I just laughed. I said, ‘When the hell are you going to start playing defense?’ And who taught you how to get in a defensive stance?”
“But that’s the type of guy. He would take on a challenge even though he was not up to the challenge. He didn’t care. And that’s just him.”
BREAKING: Enes Kanter Freedom has sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert requesting answers to 5 questions after his ejection from the Fever vs Sky Game & ban from the arena:
1. Identify the policy, rule, directive, or instruction relied upon in treating certain spectators,
including me, differently when we express a viewpoint that appears unpopular with the
WNBA
2. Identify whether the decision to eject me was made or requested by WNBA personnel, Chicago Sky personnel, Wintrust Arena personnel, security personnel, or another individual or entity
3. Confirm whether Ms. Cloud’s conduct has been or will be reviewed under any League
policy governing player interactions with fans, including rules governing altercations that require player suspension, and state what accountability, if any, she, her team, and management will face
4. Provide a full refund of the cost of my courtside tickets
5. Preserve all materials relating to this incident, including relevant video footage, incident or security reports, communications concerning my attendance or removal, communications referring to my WNBA Draft announcement or public advocacy for women’s sports, and
any applicable policies or event-day directives.”
Freedom is giving them 5 business days to respond.
Dray panicking Klay has a possibility to end up with more rings than him.
It’s also hilarious because everyone that I pay attention to is calling Klay like the Ray Allen signing.
Nobody mentioned 2017 Klay except for Dray. Dray showing his true disingenuous colours again.
Mychal Thompson says Giannis is arguably the BEST player in the world when healthy:
“As long as Giannis is 100% healthy with Bam, that would put the Heat at the top 4 in the East…. As long as he’s 100% he’s arguably the best player in the game… when he’s at the top of his game, he’s unstoppable”
(Via @LockedOnHeat)
Klay Thompson says he LOVES the 2013 Ray Allen comparison:
“Of course I like those comparisons. I love Ray Allen. Are you kidding me? Him and Reggie were the blueprint for my whole off ball formula. — it gives me chills I’m even in the same sentence as Ray because if you told me this my rookie season, I would’ve never believed you. Ray has one of the greatest shots in history and I still practice that back pedal drill he did in game 6 of 2013. I love those comparisons.”
(Via ESPN South Florida)
Klay Thompson on why he chose the Miami Heat:
“Just the opportunity to play high level basektball throughout the season and the chance to make a deep postseason run. Those things were so attractive to me”
(via @ohnohedidnt24)
Nov 30, 1995. Grizzlies up 9 on the Bulls with 3 minutes left.
Phil Jackson thinks it's over and keeps Michael Jordan resting on the bench.
Then Darrick Martin walks past the Bulls bench, decides to "Poke The GOAT" and somehow leaves that game with a loss.
True Story