But with the help of a speech therapist and the Nordstrom department store family that saw something in the shy, but determined man, Bob Love delivered the most impressive slam dunk of his career by becoming a motivational speaker who eventually went on to deliver hundreds of speeches as Direct...
Early on, Tatum absorbed lessons from former players who saw their NBA nest eggs go up in smoke for any number of reasons. "I'm grateful for all the guys that played in the NBA and went bankrupt and are still around to share their stories, share all the things w...
the NBA will become the first professional sports league to offer retired players medical benefits as part of a comprehensive and enhanced player retirement package."That was kind of a big point for us to be able to give back to retired...
A Friday morning meeting with Nelson went well. P was then chaperoned around the team’s facilities by Steve Nash, his old NorCal running mate, and worked out with the team. When he returned to the hotel, Curtin says that P told him that the next practice was scheduled for Monday. P ...
They’re not completely bankrupt of young talent. But when you compare any of their young players to the likes of Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, or Zion Williamson, do any of them bring the same excitement as those three? Coach Pops has worked too many miracles to count, but much like any...
them go bankrupt as well. These networks negotiated rights deals with teams that presupposed getting money from far more subscribers than the number that retain cable subscriptions today; add in the amount of debt that Diamond Sports is carrying in particular and the numbers no longer make sense...
Jumbotron. All right, I made that up. They end up taking Josh Childress and his mushroom cloud 'fro. I was already on the fence about Childress, but Tirico just compared him to the other great California players in recent years ... then named the O'Bannon brothers and Jason Kapono. ...
went 39-2 at home in 2009 with inferior talent, a clueless coach and a roster that couldn’t do 40 percent of the stuff that this 2015 Cavs team can do. These LeBron 2.0 home games are going to be a borderline religious experience. I really believe that. It’s just one of many ...
difficult to pinpoint the exact origins of these versions, it is very likely they came from excess Fleer stock that was auctioned off when the card maker went bankrupt. While both versions carry strong secondary market value, it's the original cards that are the most popular (as they should...
5:49:The Indiana Pacers are on the clock … for going bankrupt. And for making a pick. The pick? Tyler Hansbrough. That launches the N.Y. fans into an "Overrated!" frenzy. Hey, I'm excited for Indiana's 2009-10 local marketing campaign: a photo of Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Jeff...