moranelkarifnews : 2025 NBA Awards Ballot: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for MVP, Dyson Daniels for DPOY
For the sixth time, the NBA league office has given me an official ballot for year-end awards. Here’s how I decided to use it. One quick note: I’m writing this before voters receive our ballots; as such, I might need to make a change or two when I submit my ballot. (Like, for example, if […]
moranelkarifnews : New Laker Luka Doncic has the highest-selling jersey in second half of season
Consider it part of the fallout of the shocking trade that sent him to Los Angeles. Luka Doncic has the highest-selling jersey in the NBA during the second half of this season. Doncic is the first international player to top the most popular jerseys list and the first player other than Stephen Curry or LeBron […]
moranelkarifnews : What went wrong in Mike Budenholzer's lone season at the helm with the Suns?
After just a single season in the big seat, the Phoenix Suns fired head coach Mike Budenholzer with the team going 36-46 in the regular season and missing both the playoffs and, more impressively, the play-in. (Seriously, do you know how bad you have to be to miss the play-in? Even the 39-win, Luka Dončić-less, […]
moranelkarifnews : Did the Warriors Blow It? Full NBA Playoff Preview, Flagg’s Ideal Teams, Suns Fire Bud & Andrew Sharp joins | The Kevin O'Connor Show
Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Kevin O’Connor is joined by fellow NBA podcaster Andrew Sharp, host of “The Greatest of All Talk”and “Sharp Tech with Stratechery” to preview the Play-In Tournament, as well as the NBA Playoffs. Are the Golden State Warriors too fatigued to make it out […]
moranelkarifnews : Trump receives praise from WWE icon for ability to generate heat
WWE chief content officer Paul Levesque talked about President Donald Trump’s ability to generate heat in a podcast interview published on Monday. Levesque, known in the pro wrestling world as Triple H, appeared on the “Flagrant” podcast to dish on some of the marquee moments in WWE history. Levesque was asked about Trump hitting the […]
moranelkarifnews : Suns fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after missing playoffs in lone season
Suns fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after missing playoffs in lone season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Phoenix Suns are once again looking for a new head coach. Mike Budenholzer was fired on Monday following a 36-46 season in which the Suns finished 11th in the Western Conference, missing the Play-In Tournament […]
moranelkarifnews : Luka ends 12-year Steph, LeBron top NBA jersey sales streak
Luka ends 12-year Steph, LeBron top NBA jersey sales streak originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Tune into “Warriors Pregame Live” at 6 p.m. PT on Tuesday on NBC Sports Bay Area before the Warriors and Grizzlies tip-off. Immediately after the final buzzer, tune back in for “Warriors Postgame Live.” Luka Dončić’s trade […]
moranelkarifnews : Stephen A. believes Warriors had playoff-derailing loss to Clippers
Stephen A. believes Warriors had playoff-derailing loss to Clippers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Programming Note: Tune into “Warriors Pregame Live” at 6 p.m. PT on Tuesday on NBC Sports Bay Area before the Warriors and Grizzlies tip-off. Immediately after the final buzzer, tune back in for “Warriors Postgame Live.” Was the Warriors’ 124-119 […]
moranelkarifnews : Pelicans fire head of basketball operations David Griffin after disappointing season
The New Orleans Pelicans fired head of basketball operations David Griffin on Monday, the team confirmed. Team governor Gayle Benson announced the news in a statement, saying it was time for a “fresh approach” in New Orleans. “After considerable thought and evaluation, I have decided to relieve David Griffin of his duties as executive vice […]
moranelkarifnews : Suns fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after 11th-place finish in the West
The Phoenix Suns, who wildly underachieved for yet another season, fired their third head coach in as many years, parting ways with Mike Budenholzer, the team confirmed. In a statement Monday, the team said its “fans deserve better.” Budenholzer logged a 36-46 record in his lone season with the Suns. “Competing at the highest level […]