Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The NBA’s Fitness to Play panel has cleared Kansas State guard/forward Keyontae Johnson, allowing for him to be selected in the June NBA draft, his agents Mark Bartelstein and Ross Aroyo of Priority Sports told ESPN on Friday. NBA teams were informed of Johnson’s clearance in a memo shared from the […]

The NBA can wait! Projected top pick Victor Wembanyama propels his club team to French semifinals as he refuses to sit and preserve his 7-foot-4 body ahead of next month’s draft Wembanyama has refused to sit ahead of the draft amid his team’s playoff push The 19-year-old had 19 points and nine boards in a series-clinching win Thursday DailyMail.com provides all […]

Boston Celtics blow out the Miami Heat 110-97 for a second consecutive game as they chase NBA history… after FOUR players score over 20 points in Game 5 rout at TD Garden Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum had 21pts, Marcus Smart: 23 & Derrick White: 24 Boston has now avoided elimination in back-to-back games ahead of G6 in MIA  DailyMail.com […]

Police in Tennessee conducted a welfare check on Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant following cryptic messages on his Instagram story account Wednesday, with officials telling TMZ that he’s just “taking a break from social media.” Earlier Wednesday, Morant posted — and then deleted — messages and pictures to social media saying “Love ya ma [blue heart emoji],” “Love ya pops […]

Ja Morant posts cryptic messages on his Instagram thanking his family, before sharing a now-deleted picture of himself with the word ‘bye’ – in the wake of latest gun controversy The since-deleted messages were shared to his 9.6 million Instagram followers The posts come 11 days after he was caught waving a gun for a second time DailyMail.com provides all the […]

A strongman who once weighed 359lb has shown off his incredible body transformation. Daniel Garcia, who hails from Gibraltar but now lives in Portsmouth, began competing in 2009 after learning of a Strongman gym in the Hampshire area. He went on to make numerous appearances in events like the Strongman Champions League and Britain’s Strongest Man before taking two years […]

New Zealand rugby legend Sonny Bill Williams was almost crushed to death in a freak gym accident when training at his home. The former NRL star, who has now turned his hand to professional boxing, has spoken out about his 'near death experience'. He said: "I've been saying Alhamdulillah all day the kids weren't in the garage. If you're doing […]

Boston Celtics avoid elimination with blowout 116-99 win vs. Miami Heat behind Jayson Tatum’s 33 points including 25 in the second half, forcing Game 5 at the TD Garden Jayson Tatum starred for the desperate Celtics – pouring in 25 second-half points The Heat were beaten badly from deep, outscored by 33 points – shooting 25% DailyMail.com provides all the […]

LA Lakers to speak with LeBron James in the coming days about his future after Nuggets sweep as they ‘hope’ he decides to continue in the NBA James scored 41 points, including 31 in the first half, as the Lakers were swept  In a surprise to most, James spoke about the possibility of retiring postgame  DailyMail.com provides all the latest […]

Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. MIAMI — As Jimmy Butler walked to the podium following the Miami Heat’s 116-99 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the Eastern […]