Author: Soccerhuz
In his seemingly never-ending effort to explain it, Harrison has given a number of incriminating press conferences. He is totally out of touch, displaying a psychology-textbook-level of cognitive dissonance about how “Kyrie, Klay, PJ, Anthony Davis and Lively… that’s a championship-caliber team.” But through all the noise and bothersome quotes, reporters are starting to piece together a picture of who Harrison really is. And it’s starting to make all this make sense. In the latest of several notebook-emptying articles, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon brought us behind the scenes of Harrison vs. his own medical staff, and how he fired longtime Mavericks…
The difference between the Lakers’ Game 1 play and their Game 2 performance was night and day. In their first matchup against the Wolves in this series, they were physically outplayed and blown out. In the rematch, they were the ones bullying the Wolves. They held the Wolves to 85 points, stopped Anthony Edwards and cruised to victory. After coming out on top of this “must-win” game, Luka Dončić threw cold water on the idea that Los Angeles came out with a different gameplan for success. “No, we did the same gameplan,” Luka said. “We don’t really change much. It…
AC Milan defeat Inter 3-0 (4-1) in Coppa Italia semifinals Luka Jovic nets emphatic brace to lift Rossoneri to finals of competition Christian Pulisic and AC Milan are off to the Coppa Italia final for the first time in eight years. The Rossoneri defeated arch-rivals Inter 3-0 in leg two of their semifinal on Wednesday, winning and advancing by an aggregate score of 4-1 Goals from striker Luka Jovic in the 36th and 50th minute, and a late dagger from midfielder Tijani Reijnders in the 85th minute secured the victory, with Milan knocking out the Nerazzurri. Jovic’s first was a…
Bukayo Saka is named on the bench as Arsenal host Crystal Palace in the Premier League tonight. The England winger was forced off before the hour mark on Sunday during the Gunners’ 4-0 win at Portman Road after Ipswich defender Leif Davis, who was sent off, caught the back of his ankle with a tackle from behind. Saka was seen with ice on his Achilles after coming off, but Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed that he is fit. “We have to wait and see now how he reacts after the session, but it is nothing too serious,” said Arteta on…
Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey’s future remains unclear but recently appointed sporting director Andrea Berta may have the key to unlocking the uncertainty surrounding the player’s contractual impasse. The 31-year-old is approaching the end of what many consider his best season since joining Arsenal, yet it remains to be seen what comes next for the Gunners star. His importance was demonstrated by the frustration shown at him picking up a booking that rules him out of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Paris St-Germain. The yellow card came in the 85th minute for a needless exchange with Dani…
AC Milan technical director Geoffrey Moncada refused to be drawn on a question about Sergio Conceicao’s future, and claimed it isn’t the right time to discuss renewals. This is without doubt a very big night for both teams, but for very different reasons. Inter are looking to take another step forward on the path to a possible treble, while Milan need to win the Coppa Italia to not only earn a Europa League spot but to save the season in many ways. In terms of team news, Sergio Conceicao has not made any changes from the team that lost to…
Geoffrey Moncada, Rossoneri technical director, spoke to Mediaset in the pre‑match build‑up to Inter–Milan, the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi‑final. Here are his statements. The importance of this trophy, also a gateway to Europe: “It’s a nice derby. We’re in the semi‑final; reaching the final is important for us: it’s a match at Champions League level against Inter.” Is the club protecting Sergio Conceição? “We work with him every day, we’re at Milanello with him and Zlatan every day. We speak every day with his staff. We’re with him, for us there are no problems: we’re happy with…
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has decided to start Mehdi Taremi in attack, Kristjan Asllani in midfield, and Josep Martinez in goal against AC Milan. This evening’s Coppa Italia semifinal second leg clash kicks off at 21.00 CET. It is the fifth time that the two city rivals meet in a derby this season. Moreover, it is the second leg, for a place in the final. Therefore, this evening’s match will be a huge one for both the Nerazzurri and the Rossoneri’s season. However, for Inter there are other big matches just around the corner. Firstly, Inter take on Roma…
According to NBA insider Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal, Patrick Dumont and Luka Doncic had a negative interaction a few weeks before the Dallas Mavericks traded Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Dumont told Nico Harrison he could trade Doncic after that negative interaction. “But it was Harrison who pursued the deal with conviction, and it was Dumont who gave him the green light,” Afseth wrote. “Sources informed DallasHoopsJournal.com that among the factors that led Dumont to provide the green light was an interaction he had with Dončić, focused on addressing perceived conditioning concerns. This occurred before Harrison initiated trade talks…
Basketball is a game of stunning beauty, spectacular acrobatics and improvisational genius. At its core, the sport is cinematic, especially when you can slow it down and admire the no-look passes and spinning floaters, the posterizing dunks and step-back three-pointers. My lifelong love of hoops only deepened when I saw an early preview of Spike Lee’s 1998 film “He Got Game,” a picturesque ode to the enchantment of basketball. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend you find it on a streaming service. The film opens with an alluring, slow-motion montage of dribble-dish-swish imagery, enhanced by the symphonic music…