Author: Soccerhuz
Basketball fans are witnessing a long-overdue standing ovation for one of the game’s most influential, yet often-overlooked, legends: Elgin Baylor, who passed away in 2021 at the age of 86. Think of him as the OG Showtime Laker, the guy who laid the foundation for the franchise’s dazzling legacy, way before Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hit the scene. While names like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant dominate the GOAT debates, Baylor’s name deserves a prominent spot in the conversation, and finally, he’s getting the recognition he deserves. Elgin Baylor Finally Gets His Due So, why the sudden…
There are not many milestones that LeBron James is still chasing. Arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, he already has the most points in a career and increases his own record with each game he plays. Heading into the Lakers game against the Nuggets on February 22, James has 41,707 career points in the regular season. He would score about 2,000 points a season in his prime, so he likely doesn’t have enough seasons left to 50,000 career points just in the regular season. If you add in his postseason career, James adds another 8,162 points. This gives…
Ahead of the game between Milan and Torino, Strahinja Pavlovic spoke to the media and stated that three points are a must. He also discussed the defensive approach since Sergio Conceicao took over the team. Lazio and Bologna both dropped points earlier today, drawing and losing respectively, so Milan really need to capitalise on that against Torino. However, they aren’t exactly flying high after the Champions League exit, so how they will respond is uncertain. Pavlovic, who has been one of the Rossoneri’s best players lately, spoke to DAZN (via MilanNews) ahead of the game and explained that this is…
The Boston Celtics showed zero signs of rust as they returned from the NBA All-Star Break with a 124-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. The victory improved the Celtics’ record to 40-16 on the year, putting them in a good spot to make a successful NBA Championship defense this postseason. While some of the Celtics’ best players have stepped up to help them reach this point, that hasn’t been the case for everyone. In fact, it can be argued that one Boston veteran has been robbing the franchise blind with his abysmal 2024-25 performance. The team-robbing veteran…
On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in Denver to play the Nuggets. However, they will be without Bronny James, who has been assigned to the South Bay Lakers (G League). Bronny has been on an outstanding run since the G League regular season began. He is coming off a game where he had 28 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 12/23 from the field and 3/9 from the three-point range in 32 minutes of playing time. Through five G League regular season games, the 20-year-old has averages of 22.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2…
Aston Villa January transfer target and Chelsea attacker Joao Felix has expressed his regret that his time playing for AC Milan in the Champions League has been cut unexpectedly short after they were knocked out of the competition at the play-off stage by Dutch side Feyenoord on Tuesday night. Villa president of football operations Monchi confirmed that Felix, who Unai Emery has been a long-term admirer of, was a player Villa tried to bring to the club in the January window, but parent club Chelsea didn’t wish to strengthen the hand of a rival club bidding to secure a top…
AC Milan head coach Sergio Conceicao believes that his side continue to keep shooting themselves in the foot, admitting that he feels sorry for the supporters. After being knocked out of the Champions League by Feyenoord on Tuesday night there was an obligation to respond against Torino, but ultimately Milan fell to a 2-1 defeat this evening. A disastrous own goal a few minutes into the game was symbolic of the night that was about to come when Mike Maignan kicked a clearance straight into Malick Thiaw and it rebounded into an empty net.Christian Pulisic missed a penalty in the…
AC Milan’s top four hopes were dealt another huge blow on Saturday evening as they were beaten 2-1 by Torino at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. The tone for the evening was in many ways set by the horror own goal a few minutes in, when Mike Maignan kicked a clearance straight into Malick Thiaw and it rebounded into an empty net. Tijjani Reijnders did bring Milan level in the second half with a rocket of a shot, and yet Torino restored their advantage on their next attack with Gineitis scoring. Given that Lazio and Bologna had dropped points in…
Conceico saw Milan concede an own goal and also Christian Pulisic have a penalty saved on the day. He said afterwards, “I am sorry for the fans who were present for these last few games. The last 12-15 goals we conceded were pretty much all unforced errors. It’s not about strategy or formations, these are things I often wonder how they are even possible. “Torino were 1-0 up at half-time without a single shot on goal, whereas we missed a penalty and several other chances. Things happen and we must be stronger when reacting to them. I realise it’s not…
AC Milan’s troubles continued on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat at Torino in which the seven-time European champions conceded a bizarre own goal and had a penalty saved. Sergio Conceicao’s Milan sit seventh in Italy’s top-flight, six points from Lazio and the Champions League positions after Gvidas Gineitis hit them with a sucker punch with 14 minutes remaining. Milan thought they had set up a grandstand finish just two minutes before when Tijjani Reijnders classily struck his 12th goal of the season in all competitions and cancelled out the unfortunate Malick Thiaw’s early own goal. Thiaw was left dumbfounded in…