Month: October 2024

data-mm-id=”_uq4yz8b7u”>Rumors have been circulating for a few days connecting the New York Knicks to a trade centered around Chris Paul. Giving up anything to build around a 35-year-old point guard due to make $85.5 million over the next two seasons would be a foolish move by the Knicks. While Paul was great this season, he's not worth the money he'll be paid and New York isn't close to contention. In the scenarios being discussed, the Knicks could move multiple young players and draft picks to secure Paul. While R.J. Barrett has not been mentioned, Kevin Knox, Frank Ntilikina and others have been. Plus, the Thunder would almost certainly want at least one first round pick added in, which could hinder any building New York wants to do.Paul revived his career during the…

data-mm-id=”_0zy037p4p”>Editor's Note: This piece originally ran on Jan. 26, 2020Kobe Bryant seemed more alive than the average person. He approached every day and every task with a white-hot intensity that sparked all in his orbit. With a lifetime of achievement behind him, he had so much life left to live. His second act was just beginning, with real potential to become more impactful than his first.At 41, he's gone far too soon. Bryant was larger than life but constrained by its inevitable reality. We are haunted today by the reality that all lives, no matter great or small, come to the same conclusion. And that conclusion can come any time, for anyone. When the most invincible among us cease to be, our own vulnerability is deafening. Paralyzing. It stops us cold in our tr…

data-mm-id=”_ltbon4k13″>Today on The Big Lead Big Stream Holiday Podtacular, Stephen Douglas and Kyle Koster discuss one of their favorite holiday movies ever: Home Alone. We ranked the top 11 characters and discussed a violent children's film that might be the best Christmas movie ever. You know, if you think it's a Christmas movie at all. Rankings below!
11. Uncle FrankThe McCallister family is full of… difficult personalities. Uncle Frank may be the worst. A freeloading cheapskate who is shockingly rude to his youngest nephew. There's really not much to like. Unless you like free champagne and shrimp.10. FullerYeah, being attacked by two murderous criminals on Christmas Eve is bad, but so is sharing the hide-a-bed with Roman Roy after he's had his fill of soda.…

data-mm-id=”_9p1yz0738″>On Monday, Dan Le Batard ignited a debate that raged across NBA circles by expressing his firmly-held belief that Tyler Herro is better than Tyrese Maxey. The pair of Kentucky guards are currently linked through Damian Lillard trade talks as the Miami Heat have reportedly offered up Herro and boatload of draft picks in exchange for the All-NBA guard. The Philadelphia 76ers, on the other hand, have refused to include Maxey in any trade discussions.Thus the question is posed– who is better? Maxey or Herro? Liam McKeone and Ryan Phillips found themselves on opposite sides of the argument in The Big Lead's Slack chat and, at the urging of their coworkers, took things public.Ryan Phillips: Would you like to fire the opening salvo, Liam?Liam McKeone: Sure, Ryan.…

data-mm-id=”_g7mr87xry”>The Washington Commanders lost an extremely ugly game on Sunday, a sentence that has been written many times over the last few years and will continue to be written many times until there are major changes within the organization. And there appears to be nobody more sick of it than star defensive lineman Jonathan Allen. Speaking to reporters after losing 14-7 to the New York Giants, Allen's frustration bubbled over and he told the media that he's "f—-ing tired of this bullsh-t" and that it's been the same thing for all of his seven-year career with the team. He's not wrong, but still — not a great thing to hear!Jonathan Allen is not happy after Commanders loss. "They whupped our ass, plain and simple." pic.twitter.com/7…

data-mm-id=”_x3zm1plc0″>The Philadelphia Eagles were involved in another sideline incident during their Monday Night Football game against the Seattle Seahawks. This time it was AJ Brown getting into a physical altercation with someone from Seattle after he shoved defensive back Michael Jackson. As Brown's momentum carried him away form Jackson, an unidentified Seahawks staffer stepped in front of him and gave him a little shoulder check. The Seahawks big Dom equivalent is a lot smaller… #PHIvsSEA pic.twitter.com/UlmsSXJl5H— Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) December 19, 2023Brown turned around and got in the guy's face, but it was broken up. And the staffer was not ejected like Big Dom DiSandro, the Eagles head of security, was when he got into it with 49ers li…

data-mm-id=”_q24uelnk1″>The New York Giants are coming off a very bad 6-11 season that felt a lot worse than that and matters are not going to improve very much in 2024. They do have the sixth overall pick in the NFL Draft, which is absolutely high enough to grab a game-changer in some areas, but not quite high enough to get the sort of highly-coveted quarterback prospect that can transform an organization's fortunes overnight. Which means New York is stuck running it back with Daniel Jones next season, something that even they are apparently unhappy about. It is simply the latest rough stretch in a decade full of them for one of the NFL's prouder organizations. And now they are set to lose Saquon Barkley in free agency after a clash over the franchise tag last offseason. Th…