Chet Holmgren appears to have fixed what was not necessarily broken. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man Holmgren was the subject of a viral video taken before Monday’s preseason game against the San Antonio Spurs. The video, filmed by Joel Lorenzi of The Oklahoman, showed Holmgren shooting warmup shots with an apparently different form. Holmgren seemingly changed his hand placement on his jumper, resulting in his guide hand coming off the ball before his release. Here is the video. Chet’s jumper looks different. Hand placement especially. pic.twitter.com/9Ux8E2qNam — Joel Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) October 7, 2024 Lorenzi also shared another angle of…
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Jul 27, 2021; Florham Park, NJ, United States; New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh talks with the media on training camp report day at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports There have been a number of theories floated about why the New York Jets decided to fire Robert Saleh five games into the season, and one of the more interesting ones has to do with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Saleh was fired on Tuesday in the wake of New York’s 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London. Jets owner Woody Johnson said in…
Oct 21, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NFL Half of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman before the game between the Cleveland Browns and the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports Troy Aikman had to correct himself regarding Taylor Swift while calling the Kansas City Chiefs-New Orleans Saints game on “Monday Night Football.” The Chiefs were leading 13-7 and had the ball at the New Orleans 18 with 27 seconds left in the first half. Patrick Mahomes completed a 1st-and-10 pass to Travis Kelce, who gained 8 yards on the play before going out of bounds. After showing…
Jul 31, 2021; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton (77) runs during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports At least one New York Jets player seems to be happy about the firing of Robert Saleh. The Jets on Tuesday surprisingly announced that they have fired Saleh just five games into the season. The Jets are 2-3 following a loss to the Vikings in London. Mekhi Becton, who was the No. 11 overall pick by the Jets in 2020, shared a meme on social media in response to…
Aug 10, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; A New England Patriots helmet sits on the sideline during the first half against the Houston Texans at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The New England Patriots are ready to let the Drake Maye era officially begin. Maye will start for the Patriots on Sunday against the Houston Texans, according to multiple reports. Veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett is being benched after starting the first five games of the season. The future is now in New England: Sources say the #Patriots are planning to start Drake Maye against the #Texans, the first…
Dec 18, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Robert Saleh is now out of a job, but it appears that Nathaniel Hackett still has some wiggle room. The stunning news broke on Tuesday that the New York Jets have decided to fire their head coach Saleh after three-plus seasons in charge. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich is now set to step in as interim coach for the rest of the season. Dianna Russini of ESPN reported on the…
A lot of people were shocked when the New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh on Tuesday, but Eric Mangini probably was not one of them. Mangini was the head coach of the Jets from 2006-2008. He currently works as an analyst for FOX Sports 1. During a segment on an episode of “First Things First” last week, Mangini referred to the Jets’ game against the Minnesota Vikings as an “absolute must-win.” His rationale was that Jets owner Woody Johnson, who served as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017-2021, would not want to be embarrassed…
Aug 19, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) during warmups for the Jets game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports The New York Jets stunned the NFL world on Tuesday when they fired Robert Saleh, and naturally there has been speculation that Aaron Rodgers had a hand in the decision. It does not sound like that was the case, however. According to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, Rodgers and Saleh had been getting along prior to the coach being fired. Schultz said it was Jets owner…
Oct 2, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Jets helmets on the sidelines against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The New York Jets made the shocking decision on Tuesday to fire head coach Robert Saleh, and you might be surprised to see who is the gambling favorite to take his place. According to odds that were released by BetOnline.ag, Bill Belichick is a heavy favorite to become the next head coach of the Jets. The former New England Patriots coach was listed with +200 odds as of Tuesday afternoon.…
Jan 9, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Detailed view of a Georgia Bulldogs helmet during the CFP national championship game at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Yet another Georgia football player has been arrested, and the wide receiver is facing some very troubling charges. Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested on Tuesday morning and charged with assaulting an unborn child and battery, according to jail records in Athens Clarke-County. A police report that was obtained by Connor Riley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution states that Young became physical with a woman after the woman went to Young’s…