“If Giannis Antetokounmpo ain’t put his foot under [Kyrie Irving], they would’ve had a championship,” said Markieff Morris, who was playing for the Lakers at the time. “Milwaukee would still be without a championship. “I know so. They were going to get swept. They know that. You can ask anybody on their team,” added Morris, pointing out that former Bucks point guard Jeff Teague … [Read more...] about Markieff Morris: If Kyrie didn’t get hurt, the Nets would have swept the Bucks in 2021
Markieff Morris on Kyrie Irving leaving Brooklyn: ‘The Nets didn’t want to pay him’
“[The Nets] didn’t want to pay him. So what is he playing for? If you’re not trying to pay him in a contract year with this good team, and everybody else is paid, [Kevin Durant] is paid [with a max extension],” Morris said. “Kyrie did everything that you needed to do. … So just go to another team. And now we’re in the finals.” In retrospect, the trade was terrible for the Nets, … [Read more...] about Markieff Morris on Kyrie Irving leaving Brooklyn: ‘The Nets didn’t want to pay him’
Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg joins Timberwolves ownership group with Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore
Billionaire businessman and former three-term New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has reached an agreement to join the prospective Minnesota Timberwolves ownership group of Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, league sources briefed on the agreement tell The Athletic. Bloomberg, ranked by Forbes in April as the 12th-richest person in the world, brings a major investor to the … [Read more...] about Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg joins Timberwolves ownership group with Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore
Kristaps Porzingis on his time in New York: ‘I was a kid full of just ignorance’
“I was a kid full of just ignorance and ready to take on the world,” Porzingis said in an interview with The Post. “Which is adequate for those kind of years. But now I’m much more mature and have a different kind of mindset. And I’m in a perfect situation for me which is what I wanted from the beginning — to play on the biggest stage for a championship. Nothing else.”Source: … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis on his time in New York: ‘I was a kid full of just ignorance’
Nets want to add pieces around Mikal Bridges
League sources say the Rockets have had conversation with the Grizzlies about trading down from this pick, and that the Rockets hold out hope that the Nets would be willing to move Mikal Bridges for it. But those same sources say the Nets, on the contrary, prefer to add pieces around Bridges. If Houston stays put, Clingan or Reed Sheppard seem to be the most likely picks. And … [Read more...] about Nets want to add pieces around Mikal Bridges