When being superhuman still isn’t good enough

LeBron James seems to have welcomed Kyrie Irving back into his good graces, but the same probably can’t be said about Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton right now. In the latest report questioning Walton’s job security during a rocky season that has the Lakers currently out of the playoff picture at 25-24, ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan said on the Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective podcast that James’ camp has not been subtle about their desire for a coaching change in Los Angeles. A transcript of the exchange, per Silver Screen & Roll: MacMullan: “There’s a lot of tension in that building.

Kansas State head coach Bruce Weber announced the signing of transfer Mark Smith (Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville/Missouri) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Wednesday (March 31). A 6-foot-5, 220-pound shooting guard, Smith will have one year of eligibility remaining after the NCAA granted fall and winter sport student-athletes an additional year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under NCAA graduate transfer rules, he will be eligible to play for the Wildcats in the Fall 2021 after graduating from Missouri with an undergraduate degree in Sport Management.

It’s been just over two and a half years since Taylor Hall was traded to the New Jersey Devils. He spoke with Jack & Soph about how it changed his life.