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1 day ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has been under extreme scrutiny after trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a package surrounding Anthony Davis. While Harrison has consistently said he felt he made the right move for the team, his recent public comments have only seemed to backfire.
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2 days ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
The 2025 NBA Playoffs have begun, with great matchups and major storylines in the first round. While it is difficult to say that Game 1 can decide a series, it gives a glimpse into the form, mindset, and ability of each team. Overreacting to each series might not be representative of the results, but they do paint a picture of what can be expected in the following games.
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1 week ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
The 2025 NBA Playoffs are finally here and set to deliver some amazing matchups and potential legacy-defining moments for the league’s top players. For some, like LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Nikola Jokic, another championship would add to their already stacked resume as some of the best players the game has ever seen. For others, like Jimmy Butler, James Harden, and Donovan Mitchell, securing their first championship will greatly impact how their careers are seen for a long time.
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1 week ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
Following the team’s first game after firing head coach Michael Malone, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic gave insight into his knowledge of one of the most surprising moves of the NBA season. In what was his first public message after Malone was fired, Jokic said that he knew about the move a little before everyone else. Malone, who helped lead Denver to a championship in 2023, was let go with just three games left in the 2024-25 regular season.
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2 weeks ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
With a 3-1 loss to Tottenham on Sunday, Southampton became the quickest team in English Premier League history to be relegated. With a current record of two wins, four draws, and 25 losses, their 10 total points are on pace to be the lowest amount in EPL history. Shortly after their latest record-setting loss, Southampton announced that they would part ways with head coach Ivan Juric, who had been with the team since December.
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2 weeks ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
Ja Morant has now been fined $75k by the NBA after making more finger-gun gestures in a game against the Miami Heat on Thursday night. This comes after Morant was under investigation from the league after making similar gestures against the Warriors just days ago. He has also been punished by the NBA after multiple instances of showing guns on Instagram live videos. While Morant simultaneously can’t seem to stop making these finger-gun gestures, his play on the court doesn’t seem to be affected.
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3 weeks ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
The New York Yankees have gotten out to a hot start in the 2025 MLB season, and it looks like their new ‘torpedo bat’ has been essential to that success. The Yankees hit a franchise-record nine home runs against the Brewers and have a total of 24 runs in their first three games, causing a massive interest in their new bats. The torpedo bats were designed by a physicist from MIT and are made to optimize the ‘sweet spot’ on the bat, which is an enlarged area with a wider barrel closer to the handle.
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3 weeks ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
Real Madrid is on to their 40th Copa del Rey Final in team history, but they didn’t cruise through the semifinals to get there. In the semifinal matchup against Real Sociedad, Madrid played an epic second game and came out on top in extra time. They had a 1-0 aggregate lead going into the game, and the lead bounced back and forth multiple times in the second half. Sociedad scored in the 93rd minute to send it to extra time in what was the fourth goal in a 20-minute stretch.
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3 weeks ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
In what was perhaps the most prominent NBA fight of the year, the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves saw a total of seven combined ejections on Sunday night. After what started as a routine shooting foul on a layup, the two teams’ rage quickly turned into a full-scale scrum that bled into the courtside stands. For the Pistons, Isaiah Stewart, Ron Holland II, Marcus Sasser, and head coach JB Bickerstaff were ejected.
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3 weeks ago | 
stadiumrant.com | Eli Gregorski
On Friday, it was announced that the Memphis Grizzlies fired head coach Taylor Jenkins. The change comes with the upcoming NBA Playoffs just weeks away. Jenkins spent the last six seasons as the Grizzlies’ head coach, setting a franchise record in total wins with three playoff appearances and one series win. Memphis was second in the West just two weeks ago, but after losing four of their last five games, they are now fifth in the conference standings.
