Author: Bobby Finger on Jezebel, shared by Tom Ley to Deadspin

Ric Bucher gives his thoughts on Kevin Durant’s cryptic tweet on intentions

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s recent twitter post has left both Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho with a lot of questions. KD wrote “Are you doing this work to facilitate growth or to become famous?” Ric Bucher joins Acho and Wiley to discuss what they think of KD’s tweet, who they think this message was for, and whether they think it is contributing anything positive to the NBA’s stand for social justice.

Powered by WPeMatico

Marcellus Wiley: Mike McCarthy is smart for protecting his players during televised scrimmage

The Dallas Cowboys televised their scrimmage yesterday, but it was far from what viewers are used to seeing. No players wore names or numbers on their jerseys and most of the shots were tight on individual players so formations couldn’t be seen. Mike McCarthy said he didn’t want to give other teams a competitive advantage and Jerry Jones said the team didn’t want to advertise younger players that could be signed from their practice squad. Hear why Marcellus Wiley believes this was a smart move from Mike McCarthy.

Powered by WPeMatico

Emmanuel Acho on why Marcus Morris needs a heavier consequence for flagrant on Luka Doncic

Ric Bucher joins Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho to discuss the ejection of Los Angeles Clipper Marcus Morris after he hit Luka Doncic in the head during a layup. After the incident, the Dallas Mavericks bench rushed the floor, but no further altercations took place. Hear what Acho has to say about the incident.

Powered by WPeMatico

‘Jerry Jones is trying to give me a heart attack’ — Skip Bayless on Cowboy’s televised scrimmage

The Dallas Cowboys televised their scrimmage yesterday, but it was far from what viewers are used to seeing. No players wore names or numbers on their jerseys and most of the shots were tight on individual players so formations couldn’t be seen. Mike McCarthy said he didn’t want to give other teams a competitive advantage and Jerry Jones said the team didn’t want to advertise younger players that could be signed from their practice squad. Hear why Skip Bayless is in disbelief over the Cowboys’ mistake.

Powered by WPeMatico

Skip Bayless on Denver Nugget Jamal Murray’s historic hot streak to force Game 7 against the Jazz

The Nuggets’ Jamal Murray has been on an historic hot streak. He dropped 50 points last night for the second time in 3 games and was only the third player to ever have 50 points in a potential elimination game. He also joined Michael Jordan as the only players to ever have three straight 40-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist games in the playoffs. Hear what Skip Bayless has to say about Murray forcing a Game 7 of the Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz.

Powered by WPeMatico

Matt Patricia: Cory Undlin “ready to call” defense and do what he’s got to do

When the Lions initially hired Cory Undlin as their defensive coordinator, there was no word on whether he’d be calling the defensive plays for the team this season. Head coach Matt Patricia took over those duties from former coordinator Paul Pasqualoni last season and did the job with the Patriots before coming to Detroit, which [more]

Powered by WPeMatico