Author: Soccerhuz
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After a heartbreaking loss and an ongoing lull, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick felt his group needed to regroup and recalibrate. Redick called a meeting with the team’s three leaders — LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves — Saturday morning in Memphis ahead of the final game of the Lakers’ four-game road trip. The goal, he later shared, was to discuss ways to optimize the offense around their collective shot creation and playmaking skills. “We challenged all three of them when we get to their three-man actions to play with a little more force and…
The Memphis Grizzlies have had issues competing with the top teams in the NBA for multiple years, despite showing a lot of flashes at times. While many are to blame, it quickly became easy for fans to put it on head coach Taylor Jenkins. Following the Oklahoma City Thunder loss, the Grizzlies ultimately decided to part ways with Jenkins, who had coached them for six seasons. Many people had the opportunity to react to the news, which shocked the majority of everyone, and the media finally got answers from star guard Ja Morant after the Grizzlies lost to the Los…
News broke on the day of the game that there is a last-minute absentee: Milan have confirmed that Ruben Loftus-Cheek has undergone surgery to fix a problem with his appendix. He joins the injured Emerson Royal and the suspended Yunus Musah as the players missing out. Conceicao has named a back four of Kyle Walker, Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic and Theo Hernandez. Warren Bondo and Youssouf Fofana are the two central midfielders in the double pivot. In attack, Christian Pulisic will play on the right wing, with Tijjani Reijnders as the attacking midfielder and Joao Felix on the left. Tammy…
On the official website, Milan have confirmed that Loftus-Cheek underwent laparoscopic appendectomy surgery today due to acute abscessed appendicitis. The operation, which was performed by Professor Francesco Corcione and his team, went perfectly to plan. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the former Chelsea man complained of severe abdominal pain during the night and was examined this morning by the medical staff. The tests revealed an attack of appendicitis which needed an operation, and he is expected to miss around one month. Loftus-Cheek’s absence will force Sergio Conceiçao to review the starting lineup. The most likely hypothesis is the inclusion of…
According to SportMediaset (via MilanPress), the two Milan clubs have turned their magnifying glass towards a Brazilian talent, currently playing for Strasbourg but on loan from his parent club Chelsea. The target is Andrey Santos, who at just 20 years of age is already showing himself to be a versatile midfielder. After 25 league games, he has already scored an impressive nine goals and has provided two assists. Needless to say, the price is around €25-30m, but according to source, Milan or Inter would like to bring him in on loan in the summer. The competition is strong: PSG and…
It is possible the season is already over for Ruben Loftus-Cheek after Milan confirmed emergency surgery performed to remove his appendix, as questions are raised about his treatment. The midfielder had been expected to start in this evening’s Serie A match against Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. However, he was suffering from abdominal pain while at the team hotel in Naples overnight and was taken to hospital for further tests, which showed acute appendicitis. “AC Milan can confirm that Ruben Loftus-Cheek underwent laparoscopic appendectomy surgery today due to acute abscessed appendicitis,” read a statement from the club. “The…
And the allegiance of one of them was never in doubt. Doncic, 26, stunned the basketball world when he was traded in the first week of February. The Slovenian superstar was one of the most surprised by the move from the Dallas Mavericks. It caused uproar among the fan base while Doncic took some of his most avid fans with him to his new team. One of them was his mother Mirjam Poterbin, who owns beauty salons in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Mirjam has been spotted in the City of Angels showing her support for her son. And her photos have sent…
Luka Doncic may be just 25 years old, but on Saturday night in Memphis, he sounded more like a grizzled veteran in his mid-thirties. With 33 seconds remaining in a physical, high-scoring battle between the Lakers and Grizzlies, Doncic found himself airborne — and not in the good way. After receiving an inbounds pass near the sideline, the Slovenian star was shoved by a Grizzlies player and went flying straight into the Memphis bench. The contact, though minor, sent Doncic tumbling into the laps of assistant coaches and staff. Moments later, as he stood up brushing himself off, cameras caught…
After a heartbreaking defeat to the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers needed to quickly get back on track as Saturday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies was arguably their most important game of the season. With only a handful of games left in the regular season and the two teams tied in the standings, it had massive standings implications. The result was a massive win for the Lakers to end their road trip with their three stars Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic and LeBron James leading the way. The trio all filled up the statsheet and combined for 85 points,…
Roberto De Zerbi has ended up back on AC Milan’s radar ahead of another potential change in head coach at the end of the season. Soccerhuz.com report that one summer ago De Zerbi was ‘very close’ to becoming Milan boss having been sounded out after the collapse of the negotiations for Julen Lopetegui and before the agreement with Paulo Fonseca. Eventially, nothing came of it and the coach decided to join Marseille’s project. While they are on course to get a Champions League place, defeat to Reims yesterday leaves them 21 points behind leaders PSG, with seven gaes to go.…