Author: Soccerhuz
If there was one negative to take away from Arsenal’s 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu, it was Thomas Partey’s late booking. Talk about avoidable situations. Partey wasn’t carded for a tackle, but for shoving former Gunner Dani Ceballos after the Spaniard blocked the Ghanaian’s attempt to take a quick free-kick. Declan Rice’s reaction to the caution told us everything we needed to know. Arsenal were coasting into the Champions League semi-finals. Mikel Arteta was already thinking about his plan for taming Paris Saint-Germain’s scintillating cohesion. As a result of Partey’s booking, the boss won’t be able to call upon…
Arsenal are “ready to pay” the price needed to sign a Premier League star who manager Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta both want at the Emirates, according to reliable journalist David Ornstein. With no games to worry about this weekend, Arsenal are currently anticipating their most important game of the season so far – a blockbuster Champions League semi-final first leg clash against Ligue 1 champions PSG. Arsenal blew away Real Madrid in the last round, knocking Carlo Ancelotti’s 15-time European champions out in the quarter-finals via a 5-1 aggregate scoreline, and they’ll take plenty of encouragement from what was…
The Minnesota Timberwolves seized control of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 116-104 victory in Game 3 on Friday night, leaving Los Angeles trailing 2-1, with Game 4 set for Sunday. Despite a herculean effort from LeBron James—who poured in 38 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished four assists—the Lakers were unable to contain Minnesota’s balanced attack and suffered their first home loss of the series. Minnesota’s supporting cast set the tone early, with Jaden McDaniels exploding for 30 points and five rebounds, and Julius Randle adding 22 points, five rebounds and four assists. Yet it…
Jaxson Hayes has started all three games for the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but that doesn’t mean they’ve fully trusted him. Despite those three starts, Hayes hasn’t even played 10 minutes in a single game in this series. The Lakers have been outscored by 18 points in around 26 minutes of court time for Hayes. His offensive miscues and poor defensive positioning have been evident from the moment the series began. And so, with Game 4 coming on Sunday, the Lakers are open to making a change in their starting lineup. “We’ll look…
Luka Doncic shined in the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the NBA playoffs, tying a record held by Shaquille O’Neal. After an unexpected 117–95 loss in the first game of the NBA playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Los Angeles Lakers responded on Tuesday night with a crucial 94–85 win to even the series. Luka Doncic played a key role in the result, while also matching a record set by Shaquille O’Neal. Doncic delivered an outstanding performance Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, posting 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists, leading the Lakers…
The Los Angeles Lakers have filed their injury report, revealing Luka Dončić‘s status for the crucial Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Only Maxi Kleber (foot surgery recovery) is in the Lakers’ injury report, meaning Dončić will be available to play after a stomach bug sapped his energy in their 114-103 loss in Game 3. Dončić wasn’t himself in Game 3 as he was held to 17 points on 6-for-16 shooting, seven rebounds, eight assists against five turnovers after averaging 34-10-5 in the first two games. “He hasn’t been feeling well for the last 24…
Kyle Hamilton is a Swiss army knife and arguably the best and most versatile safety in the NFL. Not long ago, Hamilton was a multi-sports athlete in Georgia, who just so happened to guard Timberwolves All-NBA guard Anthony Edwards during an AAU matchup. On Saturday night, Edwards finished with 29 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and two steals while hitting five threes as Minnesota took a 2-1 series lead over the Lakers with a 116-104 win at home. Following the matchup, Hamilton posted a photo of himself guarding Edwards during AAU and offered his services to the Lakers. Hamilton was…
The Minnesota Timberwolves snatched a 2-1 series lead against the Los Angeles Lakers after a thrilling Game 3. Anthony Edwards and Co. put up a dominant second-half performance that ensured a 116-104 win over LA. Fighting off the ghost of past home playoff failures, the Wolves left it late at the Target Center on Friday. Minnesota lost five of its six home games in the playoffs last season. Interestingly, three of those losses came against a certain Slovenian point guard. However, they did not give up on Friday in front of a jam-packed Minnesota crowd. The team went on an…
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick is more than comfortable walking in the shoes of his alternate persona, known only as a “sicko.” If you didn’t know Redick loves the term and embraces it for himself, as well as shelling the persona out to specially appointed others, you haven’t been paying attention to him since he retired from the NBA. Of course, it’s entirely possible that “sicko” isn’t Redick’s alternate persona at all. You have to wonder if he’s just a plain sicko at heart, and it’s his usual, everyday self. Alternate persona or not, Redick is showing his…
There are playoff stakes. And then there are LeBron James playoff stakes. Twenty-two seasons in, the man still loses sleep for this game. But while he burns the midnight oil chasing greatness, Savannah James just posted a quiet wish of her own: peace. A single Instagram story said it all. A photo of a serene bubble bath, captioned: “this & no emails.” No mention of Game 2. No LeBron. Just peace. And that post comes with layered meaning. Because while LBJ is chasing a fifth ring, Savannah has been navigating a different kind of pressure. The kind that comes with…