moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Ja Morant exits Thunder-Grizzlies Game 3 with hip injury, status uncertain for Game 4
The Memphis Grizzlies were finally flying high in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then Ja Morant came down with a thud. The All-Star exited Thursday’s game with an apparent injury after landing hard on his hip in the second quarter in a 114-108 loss. He was jumping for a […]
moranelkarifnews : Steve Kerr condemns explicit chant toward Draymond Green: ‘The guy has kids’
Draymond Green doesn’t exactly make many friends with fan bases, but a line was crossed on Wednesday night, according to his head coach. Green, always one to instigate, is currently public enemy No. 1 in Houston as the Golden State Warriors are facing the Rockets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. This is […]
moranelkarifnews : Black national anthem divides fans before NFL Draft
Before the Tennessee Titans officially selected Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Black national anthem was performed on stage in Green Bay. The James Weldon Johnson Foundation’s “National Hymn Choir” sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” NFL fans waiting for the draft to begin took it […]
moranelkarifnews : Kelvin Banks Jr’s baby spits up after Saints select offensive lineman in NFL Draft
The New Orleans Saints decided to pass on selecting a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft and decided to take offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. out of Texas. Broadcasts from the NFL Network and ESPN showed an emotional Banks as he hugged his family members around him and put on a Saints […]
moranelkarifnews : Jets coach Aaron Glenn sidesteps Aaron Rodgers drama with interesting response during post-draft presser
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn finally gave his response to Aaron Rodgers’ scathing criticisms of their last meeting. His response, according to new general manager Darren Mougey, was “perfect.” On the first night of the 2025 NFL Draft, Glenn and Mougey were looking to usher in a new era that came along with their […]
moranelkarifnews : Shedeur Sanders and family stunned after falling out of first round in NFL Draft: ‘We all didn’t expect this’
Shedeur Sanders suffered one of the most dramatic NFL Draft slides of any top quarterback prospect in recent history on Thursday night. Sanders, who was projected by some to be the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft after the college football season, fell completely out of the first round and remains undrafted going […]
moranelkarifnews : 'Be a banshee': How the Lakers cultivated a winning spirit
Lakers reserve guard Gabe Vincent tries to take a charge from Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo as LeBron James gives chase during Game 2 of their playoff series. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Jordan Goodwin had done everything right by losing more than 20 pounds, dropping more than 10 percent of body fat, sleeping better, eating […]
moranelkarifnews : Jalen Brunson takes abuse, silences Pistons fans as Knicks take 2-1 series lead
DETROIT – If you watched Game 3 of the Knicks-Pistons series with the sound off, you probably wouldn’t know that the home crowd was yelling profanities at Jalen Brunson. For most of the game, Brunson looked like the player we’re all accustomed to: mostly stoic, animated when he thinks the refs have wronged his team. […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Jalen Brunson jams finger in Tim Hardaway Jr.’s eye, drawing flagrant foul and wrath of Pistons fans
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson drew a flagrant foul and the wrath of Detroit Pistons fans for an eye poke Thursday night that did not resemble a basketball play. The incident took place in the first quarter of Game 3 of the first-round playoff series, which shifted to Detroit after the teams split Games […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs 2025: Grizzlies lose Ja Morant as Thunder tie 2nd-biggest comeback in postseason history; Knicks regain home court
The NBA playoffs continued Thursday with three Game 3s, with only the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder claiming a 3-0 series lead. All it took was tying the second-biggest comeback in NBA playoff history. New York Knicks 118, Detroit Pistons 116 Oklahoma City Thunder 114, Memphis Grizzlies 108 Los Angeles Clippers 117, Denver Nuggets 83 Here […]