Zohran Mamdani tried to dunk over the Knicks’ longtime arch-nemesis. But Trae Young wasn’t going to sit idly by and not at least contest the jam. The New York mayor was asked on Thursday about the high ticket prices at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks’ first-round series against the Hawks compared to the get-in … Read more
Nia Long didn’t hold back while “getting sexy” for Playboy‘s Spring 2026 issue. The actress, who tends to keep her personal life under wraps, explained that she’s a “big fan” of dating younger men and what she’s looking for in a partner — four years after her public split from former Celtics head coach Ime … Read more
Amazon Prime said the technical difficulty during its stream of the Hornets-Heat Play-In Tournament game was caused by “a hardware failure in our production truck” on Thursday night. “The broadcast of the Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets experienced a temporary disruption due to a hardware failure in our production truck,” an Amazon spokesperson said, per … Read more
Shams Charania fired back at now-former Bucks coach Doc Rivers while appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, dropping the gauntlet down that he just documents “the news and the truth can hurt sometimes.” The NBA insider was discussing where the Bucks will go after a disastrous season concluded on Sunday with a loss … Read more
Knicks fans will be missing Mike Breen and Clyde Frazier in their opening-round playoff series against the Hawks. For the first time ever, the NBA is pushing all local network broadcasts out of the playoffs in favor of the national television networks, which paid a hefty price for the rights to air the playoff product. … Read more
Shams Charania isn’t filling the boots left behind by Adrian Wojnarowski, according to Doc Rivers. The Bucks’ coach wasn’t too keen on ESPN’s NBA insider’s latest reporting about his struggling Milwaukee squad, which is embroiled in controversy over the status of star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and how his coach has handled things. Charania reported that … Read more
Jon Marks, a radio host on 97.5 The Fanatic, said he felt like “a real idiot” for saying Sixers star Joel Embiid was faking an illness a few hours before Philadelphia’s game against the Rockets on Thursday. Embiid had emergency surgery for an appendicitis after he was added to the injury report with an illness … Read more
Mark Jones’ time at ESPN is over. Jones, who’s been calling games for ESPN for 36 years, will leave the network before the playoffs, The Athletic reported Friday. His last broadcast will be Sunday’s Celtics-Magic game at 6 p.m. Mark Jones has been with ESPN since 1990, mostly doing play-by-play for the network’s NBA coverage. … Read more
Leon Rose has once again orchestrated a 50-win Knicks season — but Mike Breen’s recent praise of the team president has been dubbed “blasphemous” by Stephen A. Smith. With the Knicks blowing out the Bulls on Friday, Breen — a colleague of Smith’s at ESPN — suggested to viewers on the MSG broadcast that the … Read more
Clyde Frazier is known for being a worldly man and he certainly found an interesting way to display that Friday night. The legendary Knicks announcer and Hall of Famer began Friday’s MSG broadcast of the Knicks’ 136-96 blowout win over the Bulls by comparing Michael Jordan’s former franchise …. to Iran. “Mike (Breen), I was … Read more
Exiled NBA ex-first round pick Jaden Ivey’s wife, Caitlyn, disputed her husband’s “lie” that she is not talking to him during the fallout from his shocking Bulls release Monday after he made anti-LGBTQ and anti-Catholicism comments the franchise deemed “conduct detrimental to the team.” Caitlyn offered her retort Wednesday on her Instagram Story a screenshot … Read more
This was a courtside experience that left a mark. During a recent installment of his “Roommates Show” with friend and Knicks teammate Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson came face-to-face with Martha Stewart, whose toe he accidentally broke during a playoff clash at Madison Square Garden last spring. “You didn’t know, it’s not your fault, it’s my … Read more
Jordyn Woods said she is “an island girl already” after arriving in St. Barths for her bachelorette party. The influencer, who got engaged to Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns at Christmas, shared some of the behind-the-scenes of the trip in a series of social media posts on Monday. “Did you hear the news!?!? I’m on my … Read more
Michael Jordan explained that his massive NBA fame caused a “burden” in his life and ultimately was a reason he retired from the sport in 2003. During a recent interview with CBS Mornings, Jordan looked back on his illustrious career — winning six NBA titles and achieving two separate “three-peats” — and what drove him … Read more
Before we tell you the rest of the story, do yourself a favor: Go to your phone, click on Instagram, and type this account: @itshannahsview. It’s OK. The rest of this column will be waiting for you when you get back. If you get back. Because if you’re like me, you’re going to want to … Read more
Drake Maye’s packed offseason continued Thursday night. Fresh off a trip to Japan earlier this month with wife Ann Michael Maye, the star Patriots quarterback rolled up to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte to support his hometown Hornets during their 114-103 win over the Knicks. Sitting courtside next to Ann Michael, the 23-year-old Maye waved … Read more
The problem with having a spat with a high-profile commentator is that they’ll always have a microphone in front of them to respond. We’re officially onto Round 3 of the Stephen A. Smith-Josh Hart beef after Smith responded to the Knicks star’s comments that were in response to Smith originally calling out Hart for remarks … Read more
Stephen A. Smith couldn’t help but praise LeBron James amid the Lakers’ win streak. During Thursday’s installment of “First Take,” the ESPN personality — whose feud with James has played out in the public eye — changed his tune on the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and explained that “he has to be applauded” for how … Read more
The Houston Rockets are riding the struggle bus, and Vernon Maxwell has pinpointed that the problem is Kevin Durant’s alleged burner account. The Rockets legend, who won back-to-back NBA titles with Houston in 1994 and 1995, said on the “All The Smoke Podcast” with Matt Barnes that Durant’s alleged burner account, where he purportedly was … Read more
Former NBA forward Kenyon Martin didn’t hold back while confronting an employee of the “Gil’s Arena” podcast for making a video mocking his speech impediment. During an appearance on Tuesday’s installment of the show, headed by former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, Martin interrupted the conversation and called out the employee to meet him face-to-face on … Read more