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Adele sparks dating rumours at NBA finals following rare public appearance Adele has been snapped talking and laughing with high profile sports agent Rich Paul at the NBA finals this weekend. Crystal WuDigital Reporter July 19, 2021 - 1:17PM British singer Adele has flaunted her dramatic transformation during a public appearance at the NBA finals in Phoenix, Arizona. The 33-year-old star was photographed chatting with LeBron James agent Rich Paul at Game 5 of the NBA between the Milwaukee Bucks...

Portland has several expiring-contract players this summer. How many can, or should, they retain?

Lakers Rumors: Andre Drummond Part Of Long-Term Future 3 minute read Up next Author The Los Angeles Lakers were relatively quiet ahead of the 2021 trade deadline, not making any deals while other teams upgraded in hopes of competing for a championship. The Lakers did make a couple of additions on the buyout market, however, with the main one being Andre Drummond after he was bought out by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Drummond’s time with the Lakers has been filled with ups and downs and...

Searching for the Nets fan: Who are we? Share this story Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Cam Wolf, a writer for GQ (formerly and forlornly Gentlemen’s Quarterly), went in search of the Nets fan this week, hoping to examine what Knick fans, among others, don’t believe exist. From Ethan Hawke, the actor, to Bobby Edemeka, the founder of the Brooklyn Brigade, to Kristin Ferrara, the Knicks convert, to Mina Kimes, ESPN reporter and self-described Nets “superfan,” they share what made them f...

The LA Clipper stars midrange game mirrors Bryants to a tee. It’s immediately apparent when watching Kawhi Leonard score that he patterned his game after the late great Kobe Bryant. Leonard has raved about Bryant in the past, stating that he idolized the Laker great growing up as a kid from Southern California. However, it has now been confirmed that the San Antonio Spurs molded Leonard into the player he is today with Bryant as the offensive template. Kirk Goldsberry, current ESPN writer an...

The NBA play-in race is making the Mavericks better Share this story Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports “You play 72 games to get into the playoffs, then maybe you lose two in a row and you’re out of the playoffs. So I don’t see the point of that.” — Luka Dončić on the NBA play-in tournament Luka Dončić hates the idea of the play-in tournament. Mark Cuban thinks the play-in tournament was an enormous mistake. Jalen Brunson described play-in as “Meh” on the recent Lowe Post pod...

In an unusual NBA season, the Knicks have been the biggest surprise The New York Knicks are 37-28 and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Nobody saw this coming. May 5, 2021 The NBA is famously predictable. We usually know who’s good and who’s bad before the ball is tipped. But in this volatile season (due to the pandemic, the truncated schedule, and a rash of injuries) no one could have predicted the rise of the New York Knicks. The Knicks (37-28), the longest longshot t...

Rudy Gobert has been a steady force on defense all season for the NBA-leading Jazz. Long live offense! It’s the cry of the land across the NBA, from the number of 20-point scorers and triple-double stat lines we get these days to most of the rules changes enacted by the Competition Committee in recent years to whatever Golden State’s remarkable Stephen Curry is up to on any given night. But does that mean defense is dead? Well, no. Coaches who made their bones convincing players that their ...

Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons both want Defensive Player of the Year. Who should get it? Both Sixers stars want Defensive Player of the Year. Who has a stronger case? Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The end of the NBA’s regular season is often said to be the least consequential part of the calendar, but it does offer intrigue on two levels: teams jockeying for playoff (or draft lottery) position, and players making their final push for individual awards. The MVP race always ...

What the Jazz/Clips games tell us about Suns playoff challenges Share this story A long long time ago, the Phoenix Suns used to appreciate big late season matchups as another step toward the intensity of upcoming playoff games. We are finally at that stage again in 2021. Indeed, early-season matchups versus potential playoff opponents are interesting and give you bragging rights if you win but are never going to have that playoff-level competitive spirit. As the season progresses, the ‘big’...