Tag: Fan

Why fans should root for Seahawks QB Russell Wilson this season

Despite his impressive career, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has yet to receive recognition as the NFL’s most valuable player.

The Seattle Seahawks added a few new weapons this offseason to quarterback Russell Wilson’s arsenal via free agency and the 2020 NFL Draft. So will this finally be the year he will be recognized as the league’s Most Valuable Player?

NFL.com writer Adam Rank recently put together a piece highlighting one player from each NFL team to root for this season. His pick for the Seahawks is not a rookie or a new team member, it’s not even running back, Marshawn Lynch. Rank names Seattle’s signal-caller as the one he’ll love to watch in 2020.

“I know it seems weird that I would pick one of the most popular players in the NFL for this list. I get that,” Rank writes. “That said, Wilson is one of the most underappreciated players of his era. Most people would agree that he’s one of the most valuable players in the league. The Seahawks have struggled on the offensive line for what seems like years and it’s Wilson who has carried them. And yet, he’s never received a single MVP vote. Not one.”

Wilson has been steady throughout his career despite the many changes around him on the roster. Perhaps 2020 is finally the year Wilson gets the recognition he deserves.

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Carmelo Anthony shared a funny moment with a fan seconds before scoring

This fan is all of us coaching from the couch.

Fan interactions in the NBA can EASILY go haywire. We’ve seen it happen so many times in just the last few years.

There was that Donovan Mitchell incident earlier this season in Philadelphia. There was also that Russell Westbrook incident in Utah last year. Or how about when that Warriors fan who was also part owner pushed Kyle Lowry in the middle of a game.

Fans can be the worst sometimes.

There are also moments when they’re they absolute best, though. We saw one of those moments last night with Carmelo Anthony when the Blazers were playing the Mavericks.

Anthony was sitting in the corner calling for the ball but got looked off initially, which prompted a fan on the sideline to yell “Give it to him. Come on, man.”

This was so real. This is every fan at home just coaching from the couch. “Swing that, fam,” basically. The ball didn’t get swung, though.

The best part? Anthony looked back at the fan like “yeah, my man is tripping.” It was glorious.

Anthony did eventually get the ball. And what happened? Boom. 3-pointer, corner pocket. Of course. The fan was right.

Terry Stotts, get that man on your bench.

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Jazz fan suing team, Russell Westbrook after lifetime ban for degrading comments (Hoopshype)

Nine months after an incident at a Utah Jazz game, a basketball fan is suing the team and Russell Westbrook.

Nine months after an incident at a Utah Jazz game, a basketball fan is suing the team and Russell Westbrook.