Six months ago, the Dallas Mavericks shocked the world by trading away their franchise player Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. In the immediate aftermath of the deal, it was revealed that part of Dallas general manager Nico Harrison’s motivation for sending away the five-time All-NBA guard was his perceived lack of conditioning and
Another set of news from the past week or so, another batch of headlines that made us cheer, cringe, and chuckle. From contract joy to questionable takes, here’s what earned our thumbs up and thumbs down. 👍 Thumbs Up – Luka Dončić Getting Fit Luka Dončić has taken plenty of heat over the years—not for
A few months ago, a return to the Gilas Pilipinas Men’s National Basketball Team for RJ Abarrientos seemed unlikely. Abarrientos’ head coach at Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Tim Cone, who also serves as Gilas’ mentor previously wrote off the idea for the immediate future. The former FEU Tamaraw Abarrientos already suited up for Gilas at
Wayne Gretzky is undeniably the greatest player to ever play the game of hockey. Although his all-time NHL record for most goals has already been broken by Alex Ovechkin, the former Edmonton Oilers star remains widely considered the hockey GOAT. But even Gretzky needed protection on the ice, and that’s where Dave Semenko made a
The Minnesota Lynx still believe that they should have won the 2024 WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty. That controversial foul call near the end of regulation of Game 5 of that series, which led to Breanna Stewart’s game-tying free throws, still haunts the Lynx. But on Thursday, Napheesa Collier and the Lynx got
After winning just eight games in the 2024 WNBA season, the Dallas Wings scored a major win in the offseason when they took UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers as the first-overall pick at the 2025 WNBA draft. There’s still a lot to learn for Bueckers in the pros, but she’s comfortably assumed the role as
