Tommy Heinsohn, who won 10 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics as a player or coach and went on to a decades-long career as an announcer, died Tuesday in Boston, the club announced. He was 86.
“This is a devastating loss,” the Celtics ownership said in a statement. “Tommy was the ultimate Celtic. For the past 18 years, our ownership group has relied hugely on Tommy’s advice and insights and have reveled in his hundreds of stories about Red Auerbach, Bill Russell and how the Celtics became a dynasty. He will be remembered forever.”
A popular and respected Beantown legend, Heinsohn won eight titles with the Celtics as a player — including seven in a row from 1959-65 — and two more behind the bench during the 1970s. He is one of only four people inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
Heinsohn partnered with Mike Gorman...
“This is a devastating loss,” the Celtics ownership said in a statement. “Tommy was the ultimate Celtic. For the past 18 years, our ownership group has relied hugely on Tommy’s advice and insights and have reveled in his hundreds of stories about Red Auerbach, Bill Russell and how the Celtics became a dynasty. He will be remembered forever.”
A popular and respected Beantown legend, Heinsohn won eight titles with the Celtics as a player — including seven in a row from 1959-65 — and two more behind the bench during the 1970s. He is one of only four people inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
Heinsohn partnered with Mike Gorman...
- 11/10/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Lute Olson, a legendary college basketball coach for the University of Arizona men’s team, has died. He was 85.
Olson died Thursday and had been in hospice care after previously being hospitalized for suffering a stroke. His death was confirmed by his family’s statements to local Arizona media outlets and by the University of Arizona Athletics.
Olson took over the Arizona team in the 1983-84 season following a year in which the team won just four games and turned the school into a basketball powerhouse, amassing a record of 589-187 during his tenure, as well as a national title in 1997, over his 24 seasons with the team.
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“Lute Olson was so much more than a basketball coach. He was an educator, a motivator, a husband, a father, a grandfather and a friend to so many,” University of Arizona President Dr.
Olson died Thursday and had been in hospice care after previously being hospitalized for suffering a stroke. His death was confirmed by his family’s statements to local Arizona media outlets and by the University of Arizona Athletics.
Olson took over the Arizona team in the 1983-84 season following a year in which the team won just four games and turned the school into a basketball powerhouse, amassing a record of 589-187 during his tenure, as well as a national title in 1997, over his 24 seasons with the team.
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“Lute Olson was so much more than a basketball coach. He was an educator, a motivator, a husband, a father, a grandfather and a friend to so many,” University of Arizona President Dr.
- 8/28/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Bryant Gumbel is exhausted.
He is taking time out from two days of video chats with a range of athletes, coaches, managers and observers that will help fill a decidedly non-traditional hour of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” the newsmagazine he has anchored on HBO since 1995. On June 23, the program will do away with its typical format and devote the entire program to examining how sports has been affected by both the coronavirus pandemic and the racial injustice that has spurred protests nationwide.
“I categorize it as trying to eat Jell-o with a knife and fork,” he says of his current pursuit, which is slated to include interviews with people ranging from Billie Jean King, Bubba Wallace and Bob Costas to Hank Aaron, Steve Kerr and Killer Mike. “What we are trying to make sense of is the fact that sports, like everything else on the planet, is in a unique moment.
He is taking time out from two days of video chats with a range of athletes, coaches, managers and observers that will help fill a decidedly non-traditional hour of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” the newsmagazine he has anchored on HBO since 1995. On June 23, the program will do away with its typical format and devote the entire program to examining how sports has been affected by both the coronavirus pandemic and the racial injustice that has spurred protests nationwide.
“I categorize it as trying to eat Jell-o with a knife and fork,” he says of his current pursuit, which is slated to include interviews with people ranging from Billie Jean King, Bubba Wallace and Bob Costas to Hank Aaron, Steve Kerr and Killer Mike. “What we are trying to make sense of is the fact that sports, like everything else on the planet, is in a unique moment.
- 6/17/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
ESPN’s hugely popular Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” ended its 10-episode run over the weekend, and now the non-fiction series is being called out by one of its talking head subjects: Horace Grant. The former NBA athlete played alongside Jordan on the Chicago Bulls, where the two men won three championship titles together. In an interview on ESPN 1000’s “Kap and Co” radio show (via The Guardian), Grant claimed the documentary glossed over the real Jordan and wasn’t so honest about its subject because it was co-produced by one of Jordan’s companies.
“I would say [the documentary was] entertaining, but we know, who was there as teammates, that about 90% of it [was bullshit] in terms of the realness of it,” Grant said. “It wasn’t real — because a lot of things [Jordan] said to some of his teammates, that his teammates went back at him. But all of that was kind of edited out of the documentary,...
“I would say [the documentary was] entertaining, but we know, who was there as teammates, that about 90% of it [was bullshit] in terms of the realness of it,” Grant said. “It wasn’t real — because a lot of things [Jordan] said to some of his teammates, that his teammates went back at him. But all of that was kind of edited out of the documentary,...
- 5/20/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Fresh off the success of its Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance, ESPN is launching a slate of exclusive Mj-themed programming on its streaming service, ESPN+.
The site, which archives popular sporting events and tournaments for on-demand viewing, has released a collection of 15 of Jordan’s best performances, including his game winner in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. Subscribers to ESPN+ will be able to stream all 15 games in their entirety, from the opening tip-off to the final buzzer.
ESPN+ is also streaming all five episodes of Detail: 1998 Chicago Bulls,...
The site, which archives popular sporting events and tournaments for on-demand viewing, has released a collection of 15 of Jordan’s best performances, including his game winner in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. Subscribers to ESPN+ will be able to stream all 15 games in their entirety, from the opening tip-off to the final buzzer.
ESPN+ is also streaming all five episodes of Detail: 1998 Chicago Bulls,...
- 5/19/2020
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
Saturday night’s “SNL at Home” episode has yielded an additional sketch left on the cutting room floor, capping a 45th season that found the Studio 8H gang working remotely to bring us virtually produced laughs in dark times. The digital exclusive, embedded below, stars “Saturday Night Live” Season 45 newcomer Bowen Yang as Kim Jong-un, North Korean Chairman of the State Affairs Commission and unexpected Michael Jordan superfan. The clip parodies the ongoing ESPN docuseries “The Last Dance,” which looks at the last season of the Chicago Bulls and the legacy of the iconic basketball player.
The clip also features Chloe Fineman — who killed it Saturday night with her impressions of both “Fleabag” creator/star Phoebe Waller-Bridge and a manically chatty, quarantined Britney Spears — as journalist Andrea Kremer. Mikey Day weighs in as basketball coach Steve Kerr, while Chris Redd chimes in as Atlantic sports writer David Aldridge, all offering...
The clip also features Chloe Fineman — who killed it Saturday night with her impressions of both “Fleabag” creator/star Phoebe Waller-Bridge and a manically chatty, quarantined Britney Spears — as journalist Andrea Kremer. Mikey Day weighs in as basketball coach Steve Kerr, while Chris Redd chimes in as Atlantic sports writer David Aldridge, all offering...
- 5/10/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
ESPN’s The Last Dance, a documentary which takes a behind-the-scenes look at the final season of the Chicago Bulls, one of basketball’s all-time greatest teams, also had a few viewpoints that didn’t make it into the film.
One of them was North Korean Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un, a fast friend of Bulls forward Dennis Rodman and alleged big-time basketball fan.
In a “trailer” for The Last Dance that didn’t make it into last night’s Saturday Night Live, Andrea Kremer (Chloe Fineman), Steve Kerr (Mikey Day), David Aldridge (Chris Redd) and Kim Jong-un (Bowen Yang) talk about Jerry Krause, Rodman, and, of course, Michael Jordan and the Bulls.
This should be the last word on The Last Dance. Watch the clip above.
One of them was North Korean Chairman of the State Affairs Commission Kim Jong-un, a fast friend of Bulls forward Dennis Rodman and alleged big-time basketball fan.
In a “trailer” for The Last Dance that didn’t make it into last night’s Saturday Night Live, Andrea Kremer (Chloe Fineman), Steve Kerr (Mikey Day), David Aldridge (Chris Redd) and Kim Jong-un (Bowen Yang) talk about Jerry Krause, Rodman, and, of course, Michael Jordan and the Bulls.
This should be the last word on The Last Dance. Watch the clip above.
- 5/10/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is bringing “The Last Dance” documentary series about Michael Jordan and the ’90s Chicago Bulls team to the U.S. this summer.
ESPN’s “Last Dance,” co-produced with Netflix, debuted this past Sunday (April 19) on ESPN networks and on Netflix outside the U.S. The 10-episode series will run for five weeks on ESPN and Netflix internationally, through May 17, before it hits Netflix’s American service.
“The Last Dance” will launch on Netflix in the U.S. on July 19, the company announced as part of its first-quarter 2020 earnings announcement. The streamer netted nearly 16 million subscribers in Q1, attributed to Covid-19 quarantines, more than double its previous estimate.
For ESPN — suffering from a lack of live sports — the first two episodes of “Last Dance” were a ratings smash, delivering an average of 6.1 million viewers and making it the cabler’s most-viewed documentary to date. On Netflix’s Q1 earnings interview Tuesday,...
ESPN’s “Last Dance,” co-produced with Netflix, debuted this past Sunday (April 19) on ESPN networks and on Netflix outside the U.S. The 10-episode series will run for five weeks on ESPN and Netflix internationally, through May 17, before it hits Netflix’s American service.
“The Last Dance” will launch on Netflix in the U.S. on July 19, the company announced as part of its first-quarter 2020 earnings announcement. The streamer netted nearly 16 million subscribers in Q1, attributed to Covid-19 quarantines, more than double its previous estimate.
For ESPN — suffering from a lack of live sports — the first two episodes of “Last Dance” were a ratings smash, delivering an average of 6.1 million viewers and making it the cabler’s most-viewed documentary to date. On Netflix’s Q1 earnings interview Tuesday,...
- 4/22/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
With live sports dormant, ESPN wants to get as much bang for its buck out of “The Last Dance.”
Alongside the linear airings of “Last Dance,” which premieres this Sunday (April 19) at 9 p.m. Et, the ESPN Plus streaming service will present “Detail: 1998 Chicago Bulls,” with five episodes over the next five Sundays.
The retrospective edition of the “Detail” sports-analysis show is hosted by key members of the championship team: Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr and head coach Phil Jackson. In individual episodes, they’ll break down pivotal games and moments during the Bulls’ run to their sixth NBA championship.
ESPN originally planned a June premiere for “Last Dance,” the documentary series centered on NBA great Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls. But with the Covid-19 pandemic leaving gaping holes in its programming lineup, it moved the docuseries’ premiere up. ESPN plans to air two versions of the...
Alongside the linear airings of “Last Dance,” which premieres this Sunday (April 19) at 9 p.m. Et, the ESPN Plus streaming service will present “Detail: 1998 Chicago Bulls,” with five episodes over the next five Sundays.
The retrospective edition of the “Detail” sports-analysis show is hosted by key members of the championship team: Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr and head coach Phil Jackson. In individual episodes, they’ll break down pivotal games and moments during the Bulls’ run to their sixth NBA championship.
ESPN originally planned a June premiere for “Last Dance,” the documentary series centered on NBA great Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls. But with the Covid-19 pandemic leaving gaping holes in its programming lineup, it moved the docuseries’ premiere up. ESPN plans to air two versions of the...
- 4/17/2020
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
In a sports starved world, ESPN and Netflix have moved up the premiere date of highly-anticipated Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance to April 19 from June 2.
The 10-part series on Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest for a sixth NBA Championship in 1998 – produced by Mandalay Sports Media, in association with NBA Entertainment and Jump 23 – will air on ESPN in the U.S. on Sunday nights over five weeks from April 19 through May 17. It will be available outside of the U.S. on Netflix.
The series, directed by Jason Hehir, chronicles Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls and...
The 10-part series on Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ quest for a sixth NBA Championship in 1998 – produced by Mandalay Sports Media, in association with NBA Entertainment and Jump 23 – will air on ESPN in the U.S. on Sunday nights over five weeks from April 19 through May 17. It will be available outside of the U.S. on Netflix.
The series, directed by Jason Hehir, chronicles Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls and...
- 3/31/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
ESPN is betting on an old basketball favorite to help save at least a few days on its programming schedule
Scrambling to fill its grid in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on live sports, the Disney-owned sports-media giant it would debut “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary series centered on NBA great Michael Jordan’s last season with the Chicago Bulls, on Sunday nights over five weeks from April 19 through May 17. The series will also be available outside of the U.S. on Netflix. ESPN had previously planned to launch the series in June.
The New York Post previously reported the change, which will give ESPN something new and distinctive to show viewers at a time when its main product – live matches in basketball, baseball and other sports – are impossible to produce.
“As society navigates this time without live sports, viewers are still looking to the...
Scrambling to fill its grid in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on live sports, the Disney-owned sports-media giant it would debut “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary series centered on NBA great Michael Jordan’s last season with the Chicago Bulls, on Sunday nights over five weeks from April 19 through May 17. The series will also be available outside of the U.S. on Netflix. ESPN had previously planned to launch the series in June.
The New York Post previously reported the change, which will give ESPN something new and distinctive to show viewers at a time when its main product – live matches in basketball, baseball and other sports – are impossible to produce.
“As society navigates this time without live sports, viewers are still looking to the...
- 3/31/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Can/will ESPN explore its option to move up the release date of “The Last Dance,” its upcoming 10-part docuseries about the Chicago Bulls?
As sports media figures out its next move in a world where all sports have been paused by the coronavirus pandemic, one option for ESPN is to hurry its release of the series that explores NBA superstar Michael Jordan’s final season with the Bulls in their 1998 championship-winning season.
“The Last Dance” was originally supposed to begin airing on June 2, just before the NBA Finals were scheduled to start. But after Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz tested positive for Covid-19 this past week (as did Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood), the NBA announced it would suspend all play for at least the next 30 days in an effort to contain the virus. The rest of the sports world quickly followed suit as the NHL,...
As sports media figures out its next move in a world where all sports have been paused by the coronavirus pandemic, one option for ESPN is to hurry its release of the series that explores NBA superstar Michael Jordan’s final season with the Bulls in their 1998 championship-winning season.
“The Last Dance” was originally supposed to begin airing on June 2, just before the NBA Finals were scheduled to start. But after Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz tested positive for Covid-19 this past week (as did Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood), the NBA announced it would suspend all play for at least the next 30 days in an effort to contain the virus. The rest of the sports world quickly followed suit as the NHL,...
- 3/15/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls were one of the greatest sports dynasties and a worldwide phenomenon in the 1990s, so much so that for the documentary “The Last Dance,” you can’t just get the usual basketball suspects to share what that era meant to them.
For the epic 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance” coming to ESPN in June 2020, people as diverse as Barack Obama, Justin Timberlake and Carmen Electra all sit down for interviews alongside Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson and many, many more sports legends.
“The Last Dance” in particular follows the Bulls during their 1997-98 season, Jordan’s final season as a Chicago Bull and the team’s last championship run of their dynasty. A camera crew was given unprecedented access to the team during that season when all eyes were already on them, when Oprah was inviting Jordan to her show,...
For the epic 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance” coming to ESPN in June 2020, people as diverse as Barack Obama, Justin Timberlake and Carmen Electra all sit down for interviews alongside Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson and many, many more sports legends.
“The Last Dance” in particular follows the Bulls during their 1997-98 season, Jordan’s final season as a Chicago Bull and the team’s last championship run of their dynasty. A camera crew was given unprecedented access to the team during that season when all eyes were already on them, when Oprah was inviting Jordan to her show,...
- 12/24/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Bipartisanship in Washington is in short supply these days, but there is one roiling issue around which Democrats and Republicans are united: Hong Kong. Since demonstrations against China’s authoritarian control of the territory began this summer, top lawmakers from both parties have rallied in support of the protesters. Last week, as pro-democracy activists who barricaded themselves inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University squared off with police, Congress nearly unanimously declared official U.S. support for the moment. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act passed through the Senate on Tuesday...
- 11/25/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The National Basketball Association continued to dig deeper into a public relations hole today, as an executive shut down a question from a CNN anchor on the league’s China problem.
CNN’s Christina Macfarlane was cut off at a Japan press conference after an exhibition game between the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. The Rockets have been at the center of a dispute that started when one of its executives, general manager Daryl Morey, tweeted support for the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Macfarlane attempted to ask Rockets stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook whether they would feel comfortable speaking out on political and social issues in the future after the uproar from China in reaction to Morey and the events of this week. The unidentified Rockets media relations person stopped them from answering – even though Harden appeared ready to respond – saying that “basketball questions only” were the only permissible path.
CNN’s Christina Macfarlane was cut off at a Japan press conference after an exhibition game between the Houston Rockets and Toronto Raptors. The Rockets have been at the center of a dispute that started when one of its executives, general manager Daryl Morey, tweeted support for the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.
Macfarlane attempted to ask Rockets stars James Harden and Russell Westbrook whether they would feel comfortable speaking out on political and social issues in the future after the uproar from China in reaction to Morey and the events of this week. The unidentified Rockets media relations person stopped them from answering – even though Harden appeared ready to respond – saying that “basketball questions only” were the only permissible path.
- 10/10/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
ESPN host Dan Le Batard returned to the air Friday after delivering a scorching anti-Donald Trump diatribe Thursday and also questioning his employer’s stance on politics. Watch the video below.
Le Batard joined a chorus of critics of different political persuasions in decrying Trump’s campaign rally in North Carolina. At the rally, chants of “send her back” broke out when Trump repeated his critique of four Democratic freshman congresswomen, including Ilhan Omar. Earlier, Trump had tweeted and reaffirmed in public appearances his view that the women should “go back” to their “totally broken and crime-infested” countries of origin, even though three of the four are U.S.-born.
The ESPN host of Highly Questionable and an eponymous ESPN radio show called the rally “un-American” and said it exposed “a racial division in this country that’s being instigated by the president.”
The Disney-owned sports brand has...
Le Batard joined a chorus of critics of different political persuasions in decrying Trump’s campaign rally in North Carolina. At the rally, chants of “send her back” broke out when Trump repeated his critique of four Democratic freshman congresswomen, including Ilhan Omar. Earlier, Trump had tweeted and reaffirmed in public appearances his view that the women should “go back” to their “totally broken and crime-infested” countries of origin, even though three of the four are U.S.-born.
The ESPN host of Highly Questionable and an eponymous ESPN radio show called the rally “un-American” and said it exposed “a racial division in this country that’s being instigated by the president.”
The Disney-owned sports brand has...
- 7/19/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Colin Kaepernick wasn't just courtside to watch the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday ... he celebrated the win On the court after the game! Colin -- sporting a shirt featuring Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali -- sat right behind Steve Kerr at Moda Center for Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. But Kap -- who spent 6 seasons in the Bay Area with the 49ers -- was treated like a VIP before,...
- 5/21/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A lot of fans are excited about Warner Bros.’ Space Jam 2, but apparently a lot of the NBA athletes aren’t. According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, Lebron James, who will star in and produce the movie, is having trouble recruiting players to be in the movie. He’s been making an effort, but only a few players have signed on.
Windhorst explained:
"In all honesty, he's been recruiting players to come and try to be in Space Jam with him this summer and he hasn't been able to close some of those deals. He's recruiting for his movie as well as he is for the Lakers."
When asked which NBA players James has been trying to get on board the film Windhorst said, "I'm not going to say right now but let's just say it's the top players."
It would make sense to get all of the top...
Windhorst explained:
"In all honesty, he's been recruiting players to come and try to be in Space Jam with him this summer and he hasn't been able to close some of those deals. He's recruiting for his movie as well as he is for the Lakers."
When asked which NBA players James has been trying to get on board the film Windhorst said, "I'm not going to say right now but let's just say it's the top players."
It would make sense to get all of the top...
- 4/8/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Draymond Green spared no expense when he proposed to his girlfriend last month -- TMZ Sports has learned the ring he used to pop the question is worth $300,000!!! Remember, Warriors coach Steve Kerr accidentally broke the news a few weeks ago that Green got engaged to actress and "Basketball Wives" regular Hazel Renee ... but now, we've got deets. There was a helicopter. There was a yacht. Oh yeah, and a big ass ring. Turns out,...
- 2/18/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Likely lost in the shuffle of a extremely busy news week was another Trump diss that by now must seem commonplace. The Golden State Warriors, who back in 2017 did not accept an invite to the White House after winning the NBA championship, decided to visit former president Barack Obama on Thursday while in Washington, D.C., to play the Wizards. In more normal times, this would have been the time the 2018 championship Warriors would have likely visited the White House, if Trump weren’t still in office.
Looks like the...
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- 1/26/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The 1997-98 Chicago Bulls are considered one of the greatest basketball teams of all time. That team, led by Michael Jordan, won its sixth title in eight years that season, but, as the trailer for “The Last Dance” shows, not all that took place behind closed doors was as fluid as the action on the court.
“The Last Dance” is a 10-part documentary series that chronicles Jordan’s last season with the Bulls, and features interviews from many of the team’s stars, including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr, as well as head coach Phil Jackson.
The doc showcases Jordan’s legendary competitiveness, the team playing cards on a flight, and several moments of disharmony, including one in which Jackson slammed a door and Jordan kicked over a Miller Lite six-pack box. Also in the trailer, Jordan is seen lamenting that Rodman would go missing for 48 hours and that Pippen could be selfish.
“The Last Dance” is a 10-part documentary series that chronicles Jordan’s last season with the Bulls, and features interviews from many of the team’s stars, including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr, as well as head coach Phil Jackson.
The doc showcases Jordan’s legendary competitiveness, the team playing cards on a flight, and several moments of disharmony, including one in which Jackson slammed a door and Jordan kicked over a Miller Lite six-pack box. Also in the trailer, Jordan is seen lamenting that Rodman would go missing for 48 hours and that Pippen could be selfish.
- 12/25/2018
- by Daniel Kohn
- The Wrap
Ex-NBA star Steve Kerr vs. 67-year-old NFL coach Pete Carroll in a basketball shootout ... Who Ya Got?!?! If you took the Golden State Warriors head man -- you'd be wrong ... we think. The Dubs are up in Seattle for a preseason tilt with Sacramento Friday, but they popped by 'Hawks practice beforehand (we're told Kerr and Carroll are long-time bros). Turns out ... there's a basketball hoop in the Seattle team meeting room -- so,...
- 10/5/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
In many ways, the end of the 2018 NBA Finals was very much like the end of the 2017 NBA Finals, except in the ratings for the league and ABC.
The similarities saw the Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the Larry O’Brien trophy, just like the 2015 champs did last year over the 2016 winners. Once again, Game 4 was held in LeBron James’ house at a packed Quicken Loans Arena. And just like 2017, another magnificent performance by the Warriors’ Kevin Durant saw the forward rightly given the Bill Russell Finals Mvp award amid his celebrating teammates’ cheers and the presence of the basketball legend himself.
Bill Russell x Kd. #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/EPYQY7RwhE
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018
In the process, a bit of NBA history was made as Golden State is the first team to sweep the Finals since 2007, when the San Antonio Spurs schooled the Cavs.
However,...
The similarities saw the Golden State Warriors defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the Larry O’Brien trophy, just like the 2015 champs did last year over the 2016 winners. Once again, Game 4 was held in LeBron James’ house at a packed Quicken Loans Arena. And just like 2017, another magnificent performance by the Warriors’ Kevin Durant saw the forward rightly given the Bill Russell Finals Mvp award amid his celebrating teammates’ cheers and the presence of the basketball legend himself.
Bill Russell x Kd. #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/EPYQY7RwhE
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018
In the process, a bit of NBA history was made as Golden State is the first team to sweep the Finals since 2007, when the San Antonio Spurs schooled the Cavs.
However,...
- 6/9/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Gregg Popovich's wife, Erin, has died ... according to a statement released by the San Antonio Spurs. Erin died Wednesday, but the cause of death is unknown at this time. The news comes as a shock to players and fans -- although it's being reported she'd been ill for an extended period ... Coach Popovich hadn't said anything publicly. Erin and Gregg were married for 4 decades and have 2 kids and 2 grandchildren. Spurs Gm R.C. Buford says,...
- 4/19/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A Miami Dolphins player is devastated by the mass school shooting that happened in his own backyard ... and he's calling for change. Andre Branch gave TMZ Sports his take on the tragedy the morning after 17 high school students and teachers were gunned down in Parkland, Florida -- less than 30 miles from his home in Ft. Lauderdale -- and he essentially echoed Warriors coach Steve Kerr in calling for stricter gun laws. "We live in a sick world,...
- 2/15/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Warriors coach Steve Kerr says it's a damn shame Lavar Ball has gotten as big as the Kardashians ... and he's taking aim at everyone who's let that happen. "Somewhere, I guess in Lithuania, Lavar Ball is laughing at all of us," Kerr told reporters before the Warriors game on Monday. "People are eating out of his hands for no apparent reason, other than he's become like the Kardashian of the NBA or something." Steve added...
- 1/9/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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