Bucks guard Patrick Beverley apologized for throwing a basketball twice at fans in Indianapolis, but alleged some Pacers fans grossly crossed the line while taunting him. He also disputed a report that a “Cancun on three” chant enraged him. “Unfortunate situation that should have never happened. What I did was bad and that should have … Read more
Patrick Beverley’s postgame act was as bad as his on-game performance during the Bucks’ season-ending loss to the Pacers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night. The Bucks guard — who finished with six points on 3-for-11 shooting in 40 points of play in Milwaukee’s 120-98 — told ESPN reporter Malinda Adams … Read more
Kay’La Lillard has entered the chat. Damian Lillard’s estranged wife had jokes about GloRilla’s DUI arrest in Gwinnett County, Ga., on Tuesday — two months after the Memphis rapper expressed interest in the Bucks’ star guard. In a post shared Wednesday on her Instagram Stories, Kay’La re-shared a photo of GloRilla’s apparent mugshot with the … Read more
GloRilla played coy and laughed when Shannon Sharpe asked her about seemingly pursuing Bucks guard Damian Lillard during the NBA All-Star weekend in February. During the latest installment of his “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Sharpe brought up a message the rapper shared on X, “I want him,” which included a photo of her and Lillard … Read more
It’s the unseen side of a blockbuster NBA trade. Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard has no regrets about his “big boy decision” to seek a trade after 11 years with the Trail Blazers, but the transition has been “tough” for the newly single NBA star, who filed for divorce from his college sweetheart, Kay’La Lillard, on … Read more
JJ Redick didn’t just take Doc Rivers’ old job — he eviscerated him. The ex-NBA star joined Mike Breen and Doris Burke on ESPN’s top broadcasting team after Rivers left the gig to coach the Milwaukee Bucks in a midseason hire, but Redick isn’t giving him any leeway in his return to the bench. “I’ve … Read more
Damian Lillard wasn’t the only one taking shots during NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis. Rapper GloRilla expressed interest in the Bucks superstar early Monday, posting a message to the competition on X after sharing a photo of herself and the newly crowned MVP of the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. “Whoever she is can’t whoop me … Read more
Michael Kay is never one to hold back, and he let ESPN have it this week after Doc Rivers left the network to become the next head coach of the Bucks. The ESPN New York radio host told his audience on Thursday that the network had “Egg on its face” after it previously let go … Read more
There was an elephant in the arena on Wednesday night, and Mike Breen made sure to address it right away. Before ESPN’s broadcast of the Mavericks vs. Suns game in Dallas, the ESPN play-by-play announcer discussed who was and wasn’t available for the matchup — including Doc Rivers. The now-former ESPN NBA analyst joined the … Read more
Doc Rivers’ tenure with ESPN barely lasted any time at all. And it certainly didn’t go as ESPN envisioned. Rivers was hired as the Bucks’ new head coach on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. He will replace Adrian Griffin, who was fired Tuesday just 43 games into his first year in charge. ESPN shook up … Read more
Anyone watching the Knicks-Nets postgame show on TNT or seeing the latest Doc Rivers development on social media Tuesday night all likely had the same question. What is CNN Sports? Adam Lefkoe delivered the news on TNT, citing CNN Sports, that Rivers, who joined ESPN after being fired by the 76ers last year, has accepted … Read more
With Doc Rivers on the verge of potentially becoming the Bucks coach, his stay as one of the voices of the NBA Finals for ESPN may be over before it really started. It would be stinging for the network because one of the reasons ESPN, according to sources, let go of its longtime analysts, Jeff … Read more
Mallory Edens, Aaron Rodgers’ rumored girlfriend, revealed that she survived a near-death experience. In a post on her Instagram, Edens recounted the event, which occurred a decade ago after she fell off her horse and suffered a severe brain injury. “Today is a big life milestone for me,” Edens wrote to her 225,000-plus followers. “10 … Read more
Jrue Holiday has been dealt around the NBA before, but last week’s stunning trade from the Bucks “crushed” his family. Reflecting on recent events Wednesday, Holiday’s wife, Lauren, expressed mixed emotions after the 33-year-old guard was dealt from Milwaukee to the Portland Trail Blazers for superstar Damian Lillard before landing with the Boston Celtics on … Read more
Damian Lillard and wife Kay’La are parting ways. The seven-time NBA All-Star filed for divorce from his college sweetheart on Oct. 2 — less than a week after he was traded from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks, according to the Portland-based Willamette Week. The filing cited “irreconcilable differences” that “caused the irremediable breakdown” of … Read more
You should break out your detective kit to decipher how Bucks heiress and the rumored girlfriend of Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Mallory Edens, felt about the trade that brought Damian Lillard to Milwaukee. Edens certainly left it up for interpretation when she shared to her Instagram story an ESPN post about the trade and above … Read more
Aaron Rodgers appears to be enjoying a “low-key” romance with Mallory Edens, the 26-year-old daughter of Bucks owner Wes Edens. The duo, who has sat courtside together in Milwaukee over the years, is said to be “more than friends,” a source told People, who added, “but it’s casual.” “Nothing serious at all,” the insider continued, … Read more