update on Luka’s public peeping? June 2018, NY Post—Luka Doncic won’t know his NBA landing spot until Thursday night, but he’s got his short-term future already mapped out. The 19-year-old Slovenian star, projected to be a top 5 pick in the NBA draft, has his sights set on Jennifer Aniston, even though she is three…
Short of catastrophic injuries, the Chicago Bulls are not losing a 24-point halftime lead, though Seattle promises to make it interesting. “Are they confident, or are they destroyed? Do they have enough left to get back in this game?” Hannah Storm asks Sonics coach Karl. She deadpans the questions and is unintentionally hilarious. “I think…
With about eight minutes left until haltime, the Bulls still lead by 16. NBC flashes a graphic: Seattle Sonics Finals: 41 assists, 43 turnovers. “Not enough ball movement,” says commentator Matty Guokas. Bill Walton also keeps noting how Seattle’s offense is basically “throw the ball up” while the Bulls “just keep moving and passing the…
In the pregame courtside chat, Hannah Storm basically says “Seattle wants to keep Shawn Kemp away from Dennis Rodman.” This is just before a boxing ring announcer walks out in a white jacket, asking the crowd “Are you ready… are you ready to rumbllllle…” Well, yes. They are. Mike Jordan guards Gary “The Glove” Payton early…
Early in the 2017 NFL season, Cam Newton insulted a female sports journalist. The blow back once again proves that some of us feed on hurt feelings. Now, we understand that both major and social media thrive on this stuff. The hunt for content is not about stealth. Few pretend that a true sense of…
Is every televised athletic event required to have a female sideline reporter? In basketball and football and other major sports, it’s more often the case than not. This is not news, but only a few mention it. Freakonomics asked this question a few years ago. Commenters to that story circled the same explanations, in general:…