SGA was MIA from “Jeopardy!” contestants’ minds on Monday night. Three people competing on the popular trivia game show failed to answer a clue about NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and given how easy the prompt was, it left social media users’ heads spinning. The category was “Jump Through These Hoops,” and after one of the … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. The NBA season continues apace with a rematch of this year’s finals between OKC and the Indiana Pacers. And it all happens tonight on ESPN. The Pacers open their season … Read more
Chet Holmgren’s attire that he wore to the wedding of his OKC teammate Alex Caruso and “Big Brother” alum Haleigh Broucher raised some eyebrows Saturday in Houston. The 7-foot power forward stood out wearing an all-white checkered suit with a maroon dress shirt, sunglasses and gold chains. After photos from the couple’s wedding made social … Read more
It’s apparently open season on Stephen A. Smith. Barstool’s Mark Titus teed off on the polarizing ESPN personality and also ripped the company for making its coverage of the Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals too Smith-centric. “I would have zero problem with anything Stephen A. Smith is saying or doing if he wasn’t on NBA Finals broadcasts,” … Read more
What is better than one Smith? Two Smiths. Famous ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith and his daughter, Samantha, shared rare screen time together ahead of the Pacers’ 108-91 Game 6 trashing of the Thunder in Indianapolis. It seemed like Smith had no intentions of bringing his daughter on “SportsCenter” until co-host Elle Duncan invited her … Read more
Monday’s Game 5 recap of the NBA Finals took an interesting pivot on “SportsCenter.” When discussing the Thunder’s 120-109 home win over the Pacers, ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins playfully chided fellow analyst Richard Jefferson over an exchange he was having with Perkins’ wife, Vanity. “Were you just waving at my wife?” Perkins asked Jefferson, who was … Read more
Charles Barkley is ready to call this year’s NBA Finals in favor of the Thunder. Following Oklahoma City’s 111-104 road victory over the Pacers on Friday night, Barkley said the Thunder now have a huge advantage and called the series “a wrap” after the game. “Yeah, I think they are in trouble,” Barkley said of … Read more
Brian Windhorst has built his career by reporting on the inner-workings of NBA front offices, and it turns out he almost joined one himself. In Thursday’s episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” Torre reported that Thunder general manager Sam Presti once explored hiring Windhorst away from ESPN to be an “information guy” for Oklahoma City. … Read more
Jade Jones modeled the winning look on Wednesday night. Before Game 3 of the NBA Finals tipped off, the girlfriend of Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton took to her Instagram Stories to showcase the custom Indiana ensemble she rocked at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where the home team topped the Thunder, 116-107, to take a 2-1 … Read more
Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend seemingly had a tense exchange with someone in the stands during Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Jade Jones, who made the trip to Oklahoma City to support the Pacers guard, appeared to argue with Thunder fans at Paycom Center, as seen in a video on social media. Jones stood … Read more
Many fans were left without something after Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winning shot in Game 1 of the NBA Finals — commentator Mike Breen’s signature “bang” call. Breen, who has been announcing the NBA Finals for 20 years, chose to forego the legendary call on Thursday, opting for the more generic — but still effective — “It’s … Read more
Tyrese Haliburton’s dad had a front-row seat to his son’s game-winning shot Thursday as the Pacers opened the 2025 NBA Finals with a thrilling comeback victory. Still fresh off the fan version of a suspension, John Haliburton — who has since returned to arenas following an on-court confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo earlier in the playoffs … Read more
In late April, Tyrese Haliburton was revealed as the NBA’s “most overrated player” in a poll of anonymous NBA players. A do-over of that poll may have a different outcome now that Haliburton has gone on an epic playoffs heater that includes a game-winning jumper to stun the Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA … Read more
Who really needs to see all of an epic comeback anyway? A local ABC affiliate in Indiana cut away with a little more than a minute left during the Pacers’ stunning 111-110 come-from-behind win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday against the Thunder to instead show the teasers for that night’s 11 p.m. … Read more
Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend made the trip to Oklahoma City to support the Pacers guard in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Jade Jones was especially hyped after Haliburton’s go-ahead jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining to beat the Thunder, 111-110, after the Pacers trailed by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter. “3 … Read more
ESPN NBA analyst Doris Burke ruffled some feathers during the Western Conference finals when she referred to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a “free-throw merchant” during Game 1 between the Timberwolves and Thunder. Burke got some criticism for describing the young star in that light, but during a podcast produced by ESPN PR, the NBA commentator explained … Read more
Was the Knicks’ elimination in the Eastern Conference finals just delaying the inevitable? New York certainly had the star power coming out of the East as opposed to the Pacers, but Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski doesn’t think the Knicks could have held up against the Thunder. “I’m glad it was the Pacers, not the Knicks … Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was overcome with emotion while addressing his wife, Hailey Summers, during his victory speech for the 2024-25 NBA MVP award on Wednesday. During a press conference in Oklahoma City, Gilgeous-Alexander was brought to tears while thanking Summers for teaching him about love and sacrifice. “The one and only Hailey … Read more
The mother of Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun stole the spotlight during Game 4 of the team’s Western Conference semifinals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. ESPN cameras showed Lisa, a former basketball All-State selection at Missouri, multiple times during the game and after big plays made by her son. At one point, … Read more
Isaiah Hartenstein and his wife, Kourtney Kellar, received a warm welcome from the Thunder when they arrived in Oklahoma City with their newborn son. The 7-foot-1 center — who signed a reported three-year, $87 million deal with the Thunder after two seasons with the Knicks — and the model took in the views from center court at … Read more