moranelkarifnews : Spurs hire Mitch Johnson as head coach after Gregg Popovich steps down
The San Antonio Spurs already have their replacement for legendary head coach Gregg Popovich. The team has hired Mitch Johnson as its next head coach. Johnson, 38, served as the team’s interim head coach last season after Popovich took a leave of absence following a stroke. The Spurs finished 34-48, and missed the playoffs under […]
moranelkarifnews : Gregg Popovich steps down: Kevin Garnett, Lil Wayne and other stars react to coach's move to Spurs team president
The NBA world was shocked by the news Friday of Gregg Popovich stepping away from coaching, though he’ll remain with the San Antonio Spurs as their full-time president. News of his departure after 29 years on the job followed a mild stroke in November, which kept Popovich from calling plays for the team this season. […]
moranelkarifnews : Popovich steps down as Spurs coach after 29 years
Gregg Popovich became Spurs head coach in 1996 [Getty Images] Gregg Popovich has stepped down from his position as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs after 29 seasons with the team. On Friday the Spurs announced that Popovich, 76, will transition into the role of president of basketball operations at the organisation. Over 29 […]
moranelkarifnews : Pistons offseason outlook: Detroit needs to keep setting up Cade Cunningham for success
The Detroit Pistons were eliminated from the playoffs Thursday by the New York Knicks, but that almost doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. For a team that won just 14 games last year to earn the sixth seed and avoid the play-in tournament, an early playoff loss in no way defines this season, […]
moranelkarifnews : Doncic is a Laker, but that’s not enough to win a ring. What’s next for Los Angeles this offseason?
The Lakers won this season. It may not feel like it to LeBron James or J.J. Redick after the Timberwolves unceremoniously evicted the Lakers from the playoffs in five games. Minnesota was bigger, younger, more athletic, deeper and more physical. “We lost to a better team,” Redick said. “That’s just the reality. We did.” That […]
moranelkarifnews : College football coaches punished for $100K betting scandal, wagering on own school
Five current or former Iowa State football coaching staff members have been punished by the NCAA for sports gambling that included bets on the school’s men’s and women’s basketball programs. They face no criminal charges. In total, the five coaches combined to make more than 6,200 online bets totaling more than $100,000 on games. Some […]
moranelkarifnews : LeBron James reportedly sustained multi-week knee injury during Lakers' elimination game vs. Timberwolves
Had the Los Angeles Lakers extended their season Wednesday night, the team would have continued its postseason run without one of its franchise players. Superstar LeBron James reportedly sustained a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee during the contest, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. The injury is expected to require roughly three-to-five weeks […]
moranelkarifnews : Next for Luka Dončić? The Lakers star has a decision to make
Luka Dončić thought he would spend the rest of his career with the Dallas Mavericks; that, as he was (and we were) stunned to learn back in February, won’t happen. What comes next, now that the Los Angeles Lakers team that traded for the Slovenian superstar has been eliminated from the 2025 NBA playoffs, is […]
moranelkarifnews : Gregg Popovich Retires With $200 Million+ in Career Earnings
Longtime San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich will transition from head coach to the team’s president of basketball operations, the team announced Friday. Mitch Johnson, who took over as coach after Popovich suffered a stroke in November, will be the permanent replacement. The move ends the sideline career of 76-year-old Popovich, who was by far […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA & Fantasy Basketball Loser Lineup: Detroit Pistons — the rebuild is over; are you paying attention yet?
The playoffs are where stars rise and weaknesses get exposed. Every defeated team leaves behind stories of promise and failure — the players who stand at the crossroads of potential and uncertainty. We’re not here to dwell on the heartbreak of a postseason exit, but to sift through the aftermath, piecing together what it means […]