Getty Image/Merle Cooper The city of Detroit is in the spotlight this week, as the 2024 NFL Draft will take place in the Motor City from Thursday to Saturday. This is coming on the heels of the most successful season in recent memory for the city’s NFL team — the Detroit Lions won 12 games for the second time in franchise history, won the NFC North for the first time ever, and made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game. One of the building blocks for that team was Aidan Hutchinson. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan earned a Pro Bowl nod after ..read more

Getty Image/Merle Cooper Joe Alt has only played offensive line for three years, but the Notre Dame star left tackle was born for the position. His father, John, played tackle for the Chiefs for more than a decade, so while he let his son enjoy being a quarterback and tight end growing up, everyone, including Joe, knew where his future would eventually take him as he grew into his 6’9 frame. “I kinda knew about how my body was shaping up and how it was looking,” Alt said this week over Zoom. “Like, I’m probably gonna play offensive line if I get to the next level. So [my dad was] like, get the ..read more

Getty Image/Merle Cooper In the first version of our mock draft, three quarterbacks went with the first three picks, then Marvin Harrison Jr. got picked, and then, the fun started. With the 2024 NFL Draft taking place on Thursday, we decided to run back a mock in which, well, the exact same thing happened. Having said that, there are some differences, as a new QB breaks into our top-3, and in a change from last time, trades got projected out. As resources, we used Pro Football Network’s mock draft tool, along with the trade value chart from DraftTek. And in our final change, Robby took the odd ..read more

Getty Image Game 1 of the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans served as Oklahoma City’s return to postseason basketball. On Wednesday night, the Thunder used Game 2 of their first round series to do something else: Emphatically announce to any doubters that they have arrived, and while they’re young, they’re ready to compete for a championship right now. Oklahoma City ran New Orleans out of the gym in Game 2. Thanks to the latest MVP-caliber effort by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a monster night from Chet Holmgren, the Thunder dominated on both ends of the floo ..read more

Getty Image Jimmy Butler sat and watched as the Miami Heat upset the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their first round series. While Butler is dealing with a knee injury he suffered during the Play-In Tournament, Miami got absolutely scorching hot from behind the three-point line and managed to pick up a 111-101 win over the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite the fact that Boston are still overwhelming favorites to win the series, things are now moving to Miami, and if the Heat can defend their homecourt (which is a tall, tall task against the Celtics), they’ll win a 1-8 matchup for the sec ..read more

Getty Image The Miami Heat have done it again, folks. After looking overwhelmed in the first game of their first-round series against the Boston Celtics — due in part to the absence of Jimmy Butler due to an injury — Miami was able to follow a familiar formula to steal homecourt advantage away from the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference. By the time the final buzzer went off at TD Garden, Miami picked up a 111-101 win to tie the series up at one win each. Miami leaned heavily on the great equalizer early on in the game: the three-point line. After getting seriously outgunned from deep in Game 1 ..read more

Getty Image A crucial member of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ frontcourt rotation is the 2023-24 Sixth Man of the Year. On Wednesday night, it was announced that Naz Reid will take home this year’s edition of the John Havlicek trophy, given annually to the best bench player in the league. Minnesota Timberwolves center-forward Naz Reid is the recipient of the John Havlicek Trophy as the 2023-24 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year. pic.twitter.com/NhIHN5sQV7 — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 24, 2024 FIRST WOLVES PLAYER TO WIN SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR. pic.twitter.com/Bn70NX0zLK — Minnesota Timberw ..read more

TNT/Merle Cooper Reggie Miller spent 18 seasons playing for the Indiana Pacers on his way to a Hall of Fame career on the court, and this year marks his 18th season calling games for TNT, inking an extension earlier this year to remain part of the network’s lead booth alongside Kevin Harlan. As such, the 58-year-old Miller has spent the vast majority of his life in the NBA, and what is maybe the most remarkable thing is his joy and love for basketball has not waned in the slightest. While some analysts grow jaded or frustrated by the natural evolution of the NBA, Miller simply marvels at what ..read more

Getty Image The first round series between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks is all squared at one game each. After the Clippers picked up an emphatic win in Game 1 in which they absolutely dominated in the first half, the Mavs were able to bounce back on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. Thanks to a good performance by the Dallas defense, the team was able to pick up a 96-93 win to even the series at 1-1. The game was tight for the first three quarters, but in the fourth, it looked like Dallas was going to pull away. After an Ivica Zubac basket gave the Clippers a 6-point lea ..read more

Getty Image There’s no love lost between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers. After the upstart Pacers embarrassed the Bucks during the regular season — they won four of their five matchups this year, including a performance in the In-Season Tournament semifinals that happened under a pretty big spotlight — Milwaukee was able to get them back by winning Game 1 of their first round playoff series. On Tuesday night, Indiana struck back, as the team’s high-flying offense responded to its Game 1 stinker by exploding in Game 2 en route to a win. There were a few moments during the game where ..read more