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Jim Eichenhofer: #Pelicans summer head coach Corey Brewer on Derik Queen playing much better in second half after his scoreless first: “I kind of got on him at halftime, to let him know, ‘Come on man. Be yourself.’ He bounced back great. That’s what you want to see.” … [Read more...] about
Thursday’s Lakers-Mavericks NBA Summer League game, which marked the NBA debut of #1 pick Cooper Flagg, averaged 955,000 viewers on ESPN — marking the fourth-largest Summer League audience ever on the ESPN networks. The Mavericks’ win, which peaked with 1.12 million viewers, trails only Hornets-Spurs in 2023 (Victor Wembanyama’s debut: 1.39M), Pelicans-Knicks in 2019 (Zion … [Read more...] about Cooper Flagg’s debut draws fourth-largest Summer League audience ever on ESPN
The LSU strength and conditioning coach who needed to have part of her leg amputated after a jet ski accident earlier this month is doing as well as can be expected and is “thankful to be alive,” according to LSU… … [Read more...] about LSU strength coach Katie Guillory thankful to be alive after accident required amputation
Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images 89% of voters said... Earlier this week, we asked our readers to give us their thoughts if whether the New Orleans Saints should sign free agent CB Asante Samuel Jr. An overwhelming 89% of voters said yes, they want Samuel in the Black and Gold. Unfortunately, there have not been any updates yet on whether he received … [Read more...] about SB Nation Reacts Results: Should the Saints sign CB Asante Samuel Jr.?
GG Jackson II has had an up-and-down start to his Grizzlies career. After playing over 1200 minutes his rookie year for a Memphis team ravaged by injuries, a broken foot, and a healthy squad limited him to less than 500 minutes his sophomore season. Now, with a new head coach in Tuomas Iisalo, Jackson is looking to settle into a role, and Iisalo is looking to help him do … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Jackson, Flagg, Queen, More
