Month: June 2020

The sports media job market is not that …

The sports media job market is not that strong at the moment, unless you are Adam Amin. Besides leaving ESPN to broadcast NFL and MLB for Fox Sports, Amin is on the verge of becoming the new TV voice of the Chicago Bulls, according to sources. Amin, a 33-year-old Chicago native, will replace the retiring longtime voice of the Bulls, Neil Funk. Funk announced this would be his final year after more than four decades in the NBA and almost 30 years with the Bulls. He was the team’s voice for five of its six Michael Jordan-led titles.

Former NBA guard Nate Robinson said …

Former NBA guard Nate Robinson said he’s tired of YouTube star Jake Paul using “bully” tactics to entice weaker opponents into boxing matches, so he’s offering himself as true competition. “I want all the smoke,” Robinson told TMZ Sports in an interview released Thursday. “I’m a top-tier athlete! I’m putting my everything on the line for (Jake). Let’s get it done. It’s that simple.” If Paul accepts the offer, Robinson said he’ll try to recruit a boxing superstar to provide his training, per TMZ. “If I get trained with somebody like a [Mike] Tyson, [Floyd] Mayweather, [Terence] Crawford, [Vasyl] Lomachenko, if I fight and I train with some of the best of the best in the world, like please, I don’t think he stands a chance,” the 35-year-old Seattle native said.

Now, with the NBA nearing a …

Now, with the NBA nearing a return-to-play plan, the question becomes: Will the Kings get a chance to compete for that final playoff spot or will the league move forward with the current 16 playoff teams? “For us, we’re kind of in a tough situation because we’re on the fringe,” Kings forward Harrison Barnes told Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck on the “Full 48” podcast. “So in all these scenarios that are coming about, we’re kind of that unique case where ‘Well, do they get the play-in tournament? Do they get the five games? Since they’re three games out, do they just go with playoff teams?’ So you just try to stay in shape, stay ready, but you know whatever decision comes about, it’s going to be made with everybody in mind, but not everyone’s going to be able to be comfortable with that solution. Someone’s going to get the short end of that stick, and we hope to have the opportunity to play.”

Winslow said he’s been anxious to …

Winslow said he’s been anxious to return to the floor but he’s appreciating team meetings on Zoom or followup chats with assistant coach Brad Jones. The team chemistry, he said, reminds him of his 2015 Duke team that won a national championship. “I’ve just been waiting to put on that jersey,” Winslow said. “I’ve been grinding, but I miss the team. There’s just something special about this team.”