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Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov Threatens to Leave UFC

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6 years ago

October 11, 2018

Over the weekend Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0) defended his lightweight championship against Conor McGregor (24-1) at UFC 229 in Las Vegas, in what proved to be a highly heated match before, during, and after the match.

If you know anything about McGregor you know that his pre-fight antics are just as explosive as the fireworks that occurs during the match. Which is why Floyd Mayweather was so appreciative of having someone of McGregor's caliber across the ring from him in his last bout, because for the first time in his career he did not have to carry all of the weight of the press and media engagements leading up to the fight. But, all of that came with a cost as McGregor was received backlash for the racial undertones used in a couple of those engagements; such as referring to Mayweather and his camp as “boy” and “monkeys.”

So, as one would expect some of those same antics carried over into this fight. Dating all the way back to April, before this UFC 229 match was announced, McGregor showed up at the conclusion of a UFC 223 media day event looking to confront Khabib. Sure enough, he found a bus carrying Khabib and his team backstage at the Barclays Center so he decided to through a steel dolly through the window, injury a few passengers on the bus. McGregor was arrested then shortly released after, but no punishment was handed down from UFC.

Now fastforward to last Saturday. After the match, which was decided by submission, all hell broke loose– for the lack of better terms. McGregor got into a scuffle with members of Khabib's team, Khabib left the octogon to pursue members of McGregor's team who had been disrespecting his “family, religiion, and nation.” As a result, an ongoing investigation regarding all that occured that night has commenced leading to the Nevada State Athletic Commission deciding to withold Khabib's $2 million earnings from the match. Today, the UFC announced that they are planning to cut their ties with one of Khabib's team members and cancel his upcoming bout. Khabib took to instagram to threaten to leave the UFC if they decide to cut their ties.

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I would like to address @ufc Why didn't you fire anyone when their team attacked the bus and injured a couple of people? They could have killed someone there, why no one says anything about insulting my homeland, religion, nation, family? Why do you have to punish my team, when both teams fought. If you say that I started it, then I do not agree, I finished what he had started. In any case, punish me, @zubairatukhugov has nothing to do with that. If you think that I’ll keep silent then you are mistaken. You canceled Zubaira’s fight and you want to dismiss him just because he hit Conor. But don’t forget that it was Conor who had hit my another Brother FIRST, just check the video. if you decide to fire him, you should know that you’ll lose me too. We never give up on our brothers in Russia and I will go to the end for my Brother. If you still decide to fire him, don’t forget to send me my broken contract, otherwise I'll break it myself. And one more thing, you can keep my money that you are withholding. You are pretty busy with that, I hope it won’t get stuck in your throat. We have defended our honor and this is the most important thing. We intend to go to the end. #Brothers

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Oct 11, 2018 at 6:32am PDT

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Los Angeles Lakers Reportedly Make Every Player Available in Trades Except LeBron James

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5 years ago

January 27, 2019

Montez French

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost 6 of their last 10 games and have fell to 9th place in the western conference. With LeBron James still battling an alleged sports hernia injury, that’s had him out the last 6 weeks; LA is worried about their season. After the trade, we’ll report a bizarre trade that involved two superstars last weekend – but was shut down after the Lonzo Ball injury.

Magic Johnson, Rob Pelinka, Kobe Bryant and LeBron are now officially in panic-mode. The team has reportedly made every player on the team, except LeBron James (and client Kentavious Caldwell-Pope) available for trades. The deadline is next Thursday, February 7th at 3:00pm ET; as we expect the team to make a slew of deals that won’t include Anthony Davis.

Since their New Orleans deal is dead, the team is now focused on adding superstars through free agency. So, they’re planning to trade Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram.

With the Lake Show blueprinting things out, the likes of Terrence Ross, Trevor Ariza, Wayne Ellington, and Garrett Temple are veteran three-point shooters the team wants to add.

James who turned 34 last month, he’s suffered his first major injury, which we don’t expect to heal this season. From our examination of LeBron, he’s looking slower and has no major lift any more.

Now that his athleticism is gone and he never developed fundamentals (consistent post-scoring, off-ball play, free-throws etc); we’re not sure if this is right move to make.

Let us know in the comments if you’d trade players for the short-term

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The Time Michael Jordan Lost A 1-on-1 Game

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5 years ago

January 17, 2019

Montez French

The Footage Michael Jordan Wants Us To Forget About…Still the GOAT!

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Timberwolves Agree to Trade Jimmy Butler to 76ers

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5 years ago

November 10, 2018

Montez French

per ESPN:

After a standoff that has stretched into the first part of the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe.

Butler and the Sixers expect to reach a deal on a long-term contract this summer, league sources told ESPN. The Sixers made the trade to add Butler to a Big Three with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.

The Timberwolves will receive a package that includes Robert Covington, Dario Saric, Jerryd Bayless and a second-round pick, sources said, and Minnesota will also send Justin Patton to Philadelphia.

Butler, who is expected to become a free agent after this season, requested a trade prior to Timberwolves media day in September. He ultimately reported to the team and was averaging 21.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game for the 4-9 Timberwolves.

Once the trade is complete, the Timberwolves may waive Bayless, but the team is still considering its options, sources said.

The Sixers' odds to win the NBA title have improved from 30-1 to 16-1 at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, and their odds to win the Eastern Conference went from 7-1 to 3-1.