UPDATE:
Conor McGregor visited the Newport Medical Plaza in California in the days prior to UFC 329.
Inside the building is Kramer Orthopedics and Dr Warren Kramer, a noted athletic knee specialist.
Conor was injured PRIOR to the fight, Dana White and the UFC knew, and allowed millions of sports bettors to be defrauded, generating tens of millions in profit for their sportsbook marketing & advertising partners…
Developing…
After sitting here watching NBA free agency this year and overall NBA movement over the past 2 years somebody has to say it....
The new CBA was sold as parity, but the first and second apron are starting to function like a hard cap on player value, team continuity, and player movement.
Teams are no longer making purely basketball decisions. They’re making fear-based apron decisions. That means good players get squeezed, homegrown cores get broken up, fan-favorite teams lose their identity, and the overall product loses some of the nostalgia and continuity that made people fall in love with the NBA in the first place.
This isn’t about players not understanding business. It’s the opposite. We understand that the NBA is a business. That’s why the @TheNBPA has to operate with elite business acumen, elite negotiating strategy, and real foresight.
The owners and the league walk into these meetings with killers that continue to run circles around us time and time again with elite lawyers, economists, cap experts, media strategists, and long term business operators. Players deserve a PA that is just as sharp, just as prepared, and just as aggressive about protecting our upside.
Too often, it feels like players are informed after the fact instead of being truly educated and empowered before decisions are made. That cannot continue.
The next CBA is a do or die moment for us as players. It's only going to get worse for us. We need transparency, accountability, and a serious re evaluation of who is representing us and how they are representing us.
This is not anti parity. This is pro player, fan, and product. The league is strongest when players are valued properly, great teams can stay together, and the people representing us are operating at the same level as the people sitting across the table.
REPORT: The Wizards WON'T Trade Anthony Davis (Via @MarcJSpears)
"The Wizards are not interested in trading Anthony Davis and are not listening to trade offers for him... GM Will Dawkins is a huge fan"
WOWWW AD IS STAYING IN DC 👀👀
Estimated Net Take-Home after Taxes:
🟢VGK, FL, etc (No Tax): $7,764,900
🟡Colorado (Flat Tax): $6,698,900
🔴Ottawa: $5,640,700
This is not the NHL's issue to solve either.
If Canada wants to be noncompetitive, that's their problem.
Commissioner Silver provides expansion update:
"Discussions are on going. I think everyone knows at this point we’re focused on Las Vegas and Seattle…It's not a foregone conclusion that we will expand either in one city or both cities. But what we've told all interested parties is our anticipation our board will make a decision by the end of this calendar year."
The Celtics are reportedly working out UConn forward Alex Karaban, per @hoopshype
Karaban is a 2x NCAA champion and 2x Big East selection in his four-year career with the Huskies
From Southborough, MA, Karaban could be a homecoming target in the second round 👀
Ok so after all the 💩 talking about the Patriots schedule being the key reason for their success last year we should fully expect the Browns, Jets, Saints, Bengals and Lions at least fighting for conference championships correct? Just making sure we are all clear.