ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins – 14-year NBA veteran and 2008 champion – has agreed to become the men's basketball General Manager of HBCU Jackson State, as well as a connection to its broadcast and journalism program, per Perkins: "I'm thankful for this opportunity to impact young lives and pour back into my community."
Michael's international late run in Japan and Russia is nothing short of an amazing performance.
The King of Pop biopic is now on track to cross $950M-$970M this coming weekend.
NYC mayor Mamdani shouts out Tom Thibodeau in his speech at the Knicks parade:
“This championship belongs to them too, because championships aren't just built in one season.”
(via @sny_knicks)
ABC and ESPN scored the most-watched NBA Finals since 1998, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Saturday’s NBA Finals Game 5 on ABC delivered an average audience of 24.5M viewers and peaked with 33M viewers watching the closing moments of the Knicks Championship victory. It was the most-watched NBA Finals Game 5 since 1998 as well.
The Spurs ran into a buzzsaw. The league is just too afraid to say it. The signs were there. Knicks sweeping Sixers is one thing but sweeping them AND the Cavs should have sent out alerts throughout the league. Instead the league chose to discredit the East. Now their golden boy is eliminated in 5 games.