NBA or NFL: Which league has bigger stars? ESPN First Take Debate

In the latest episode on ESPN’s First Take, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Domonique Foxworth debate on which league has bigger stars between the NBA and NFL. To kick it off, Foxworth commented: “I’m a football player. I wish football players were as big of celebrities as basketball players. They aren’t.” Then, Mad Dog asked […]

James Foglio  •  15 Jul 2022
Pat Connaughton agrees to three-year, $28.5 million extension with Bucks

Pat Connaughton exercised his $5.7 million player option with the Bucks last month, and now he has agreed to a three-year, $28.5 million extension. This contract takes him through the 2025-26 season. The final season of his contract is his player option. In the 2021-22 NBA season, in a total of 65 games played, the […]

James Foglio  •  10 Aug 2022
AJ Green agrees to a two-way contract with the Bucks

AJ Green has officially agreed to a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. Green is 6’4″ and weighs 190 lbs. In four years of playing at Northern Iowa in the NCAA, he averaged 17.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Also, in a total of 31 games played last season, the senior averaged […]

James Foglio  •  08 Aug 2024
Pat Connaughton exercises $5.7 million player option with Bucks

Pat Connaughton is exercising his player option with the Bucks for $5.7 million. This is not part of the two-year, $8.3 million deal he signed with the team on Nov. 23, 2020. Instead, this is part of a three-year deal the Bucks were forced to negotiate. In a total of 65 games played in the […]

James Foglio  •  08 Aug 2024
NBA News: Pistons trade Jerami Grant to Trail Blazers

The latest NBA news pertains to the Pistons trading Jerami Grant to the Trail Blazers. According to one report days ago, the Trail Blazers were close to sending the Pelicans’ first-round draft pick to the Pistons for Jerami Grant. Now, Portland is receiving Grant and a second-round draft pick swap (No. 46). In exchange, the […]

James Foglio  •  08 Aug 2024
Giannis Antetokounmpo on Los Angeles: “This city is not for me.”

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was spotted at the Catch restaurant in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. Outside the restaurant, he was asked about his meal by a TMZ cameraman. “Expensive, expensive. This city is not for me,” said the Greek Freak. Then, the cameraman commented, “Hey, nothing can be expensive when you’re enjoying time with […]

James Foglio  •  07 Aug 2024
NBA Playoffs Second Round Game 3 Picks and Odds (May 7)

On Saturday, the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs continues; free NBA playoffs conference semifinals odds, Game 3 picks and predictions are posted here. Our experts at Basketball Insiders have selected the winners of the Celtics-Bucks and Grizzlies-Warriors matchups today. BetOnline odds and free NBA playoffs conference semifinals odds are available below. YouTube TV, […]

James Foglio  •  07 Aug 2024
Bucks’ Khris Middleton expected to miss playoff series against Celtics

Milwaukee Bucks’ forward Khris Middleton is now expected to miss the team’s second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. On Thursday morning, the 10th-year veteran was diagnosed with a Grade 2 left MCL sprain. Typically, a Grade 2 MCL injury can take between two to four weeks to heal. Furthermore, in a total of 66 […]

James Foglio  •  28 Apr 2022
Joel Embiid becomes first center since Shaq to win NBA scoring title

Five-time All-Star Joel Embiid is the first center since Shaquille O’Neal to win the NBA scoring title. In a total of 68 games played this season, the 76ers’ center averaged a league-best and career-high 30.6 points per game. By the end of the 1999-00 season, Shaq had averaged 29.7 points per game in 79 games […]

James Foglio  •  11 Apr 2022