Kipp Smitherz

Causal amateur expert on all things Jets, Mets & Knicks. translation I suffer from chronic headaches. NY sports drive me crazy.

[Kyle Odegard @Kyle_Odegard]

Cool story: A bride in NY wanted to reserve a hotel presidential suite the weekend of Cardinals at Giants, but it was being held for Michael Bidwill.

Once alerted, the Cardinals’ owner sent her a video message saying he’d be happy to let her have it.

[Alex B. @KnicksCentral]

All of the Fanatics Knicks championship t-shirts I ordered are absolute garbage quality and fir awkward. It feels like someone made it in their basement, then it costs ME $10 to return them

What a joke Fanatics has become, billion dollar company that takes zero pride in their product quality

Everyone has been gaslit

[toxic king @toxicking]

Please take care of yourself, we got a lot of dumb bitches going into nursing

[ChipSeeker_3 @FFChipSeeker_3]

This kind of inconsistent rule is why soccer will never catch on in the US. Also, every player falls to the ground and acts like a baby every single time they are breathed on. It’s far too pansy of a sport to truly catch on here.

[Chris Manno @Mann_O_Steel17]

No joke, this is why Americans havent completely bought into soccer.

My Achilles would literally have to be stuck on the bottom of this dudes cleat for me to carry on like that.

This joker got the call, stood up, and played the rest of the match. And Balogun gets the rest of this match, and the next, a win or go home off the pitch.

Clown stuff

[Knicks Memes @KnicksMemes]

I think the best part of the Knicks Championship Run has been my ability to remain almost completely uninvested in the 2026 New York Mets

[izz @izzafk]

latinas are so pretty you almost forget they’re evil

[Kipp Smitherz @Nikoconde24]

#NBADraft is the most confusing thing in the world. I don’t understand how it’s 2026 and this format is continued.

[Kipp Smitherz @Nikoconde24]

Kid got what he deserved tbh

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

Here is the letter from the NFL’s Management Council to Brendan Sorsby:

Dear Mr. Sorsby:

We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”).  As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.

Under our Collective Bargaining Agreement, the League retains sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year. The League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry. Your Petition—filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions—does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans. The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.

The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been “declared ineligible” by the NCAA, have “exhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,” and “want to now play in the NFL.” The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA’s decision. Public sources, however, indicate that in May 2026 the NCAA issued a determination declaring you permanently ineligible from participation in college athletics, based on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities.

The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.

Your Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League’s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.

As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability. By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.

Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.

[Kipp Smitherz @Nikoconde24]

@hnelson31

[Ballislife.com @Ballislife]

"Shai got eaten alive by this same Spurs defense that Brunson then ate alive. And Brunson was best in the biggest moments and Victor was his worst in the biggest moments. Right now, Wemby is not better than Brunson"

@getnickwright | @WhatsWrightShow

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Maybe we have more in common than I thought @bss1234561 The problem is both sides are insane. One second the Dems are endorsing Nazis and the next second crying about this insult. Nobody has the moral high ground anymore.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

I said this in a bitter moment. The Knicks deserved it. If they played the Spurs in a series 100 times they’d beat them 99 times. Brunson is so far superior to everybody else on the court it’s not even funny. They were best team in league. I hate every second of it but they are worthy champs. It takes a true champion to admit that and I’m a true champion. Credit to me.

[CulturedUpdates @CulturedUpdatez]

Even the Bus driver on duty decided to pull over & get JIGGY!

New York Knicks have brought back the energy to this city. Hopefully he doesn’t lose his job 😂

[JR @JRNYSports]

16-3

[Josh Hart @joshhart]

FROM NOW ON ADDRESS ME AS CHAMP! 🧡💙

[Awakey @EelonRuined]

#ThatLookWhenYouHateYourBitch

[Fullcourtpass @Fullcourtpass]

Carmelo Anthony was yelling out instructions and observations to the Knicks players during game 4 and told them the offensive rebound would be there right before OG Anunoby game winner, per @ramonashelburne

"Coming out of that timeout, I made eye contact with them and was yelling 'The offensive rebound is there! Somebody go!'
"I didn't know who was going to go. But I just kept yelling, somebody go!"

(https://t.co/kRAkghviKU)