Astros finish in style, beating A’s 9-0 to prevent MLB from having its first losing team in the postseason. Astros do become the first playoff team at .500 (81-81), which is actually an accomplishment considering the injuries and the pitching. They are the No. 3 seed in AL.
Steve Kerr believes that Jonathan Kuminga would have developed better if he had been drafted by a bad team
“The optimal circumstance for JK when he entered the NBA would have been to go to a bad team. Instead, he came to a championship team. But the way to develop in this league is to play 30, 35 minutes every night, make your mistakes, learn from your mistakes, grow, be able to do it out of the spotlight. And he wasn’t able to do any of those things (here), and I recognize that. That’s why I’m really hoping that the change in scenery will be what he needed.”
(Via @NickFriedell / h/t @TheNBABase )
Just in: The NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings March 24-25 to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, with the two franchises targeted for the 2028-29 season, sources tell ESPN. There is momentum for stakeholders to approve surveying what industry executives project will be bids in the $7-to-$10 billion range for each team.
Jalen Hurts gets way too much hate:
He’s the first quarterback in over 30 years to reach the Super Bowl after losing their first Super Bowl.
He’s got the 2nd most total touchdowns by ANY QB in the last 3 years and the 2nd most wins by any QB in the last 3 years.
He’s got a loaded roster and is taking full advantage of it. He’s a proven winner.
(h/t: @NagleNFL)