Day: July 8, 2018

Another day another scuffle for Grayson Allen in NBA summer league play. This time, Wade Baldwin popped him in the face on a fast break and was ejected. In the clip we see here, Baldwin clearly is the aggressor, but in fairness, there is no context. We can’t see what led up to this and typically there is some back and forth in these situations. What’s clear already though is that guys are going to go after Allen and that he’s not going to back down which is going to be an interesting dynamic. It’ll be interesting to see how this works out during his rookie season. As we said yesterday, he’s going to have to earn his spot just like everyone else. It may well be that he has to deal with a lot more

The writing has been on the wall for quite a while. As the playoffs approached for the Golden State Warriors, Zaza Pachulia and David West started to see their minutes dwindle. In the NBA Finals, West played a mere 28 minutes; Pachulia played only six. Then came the offseason. We knew the Warriors were going all in on young bigs Jordan Bell and Damian Jones, the only two center options under contract. We didn’t know how else they would shape out the frontcourt on their roster, and whether they’d return to Pachulia or West for veteran leadership and depth. But then came the shocking news that the team had signed four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins. And after that, the less-shocking, but mildly

Daniel Cormier dropped Stipe Miocic in the first round with a series of punches at UFC 226 to win the heavyweight title.