Jake Rogers

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Jake Rogers

Jonathan Kuminga’s status has become one of the most pressing questions facing the Golden State Warriors heading into their win-or-go-home Game 7 against the Houston Rockets. After missing the past three games of the first-round series due to illness and migraines, Kuminga has yet to make a meaningful impact in the 2025 playoffs. However, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said on Saturday that a return is not out of the question. “It’s 100% on the table,” Kerr said.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Jake Rogers

Stephen Curry has built a legacy around high-pressure moments, and on Sunday, the Golden State Warriors will once again rely on their longtime star in a winner-take-all setting. Curry is set to appear in his sixth career Game 7 when the Warriors face the Houston Rockets on the road. He owns a 3–2 record in such games and holds a 32.6-point scoring average in those contests—fourth all-time behind Kevin Durant (36.2), LeBron James (34.9), and Michael Jordan (33.7).

1 week ago | nature.com | Jake Rogers

Dynorphin is an endogenous opioid peptide in the brain that is primarily produced by nucleus accumbens (NAc) neurons that express prodynorphin (NAcPdyn neurons). Dynorphin activates the κ-opioid receptor (KOR), causing neuronal inhibition that is accompanied by both aversive anti-reward and reward-seeking behaviours. Here, Sun et al.

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Jake Rogers

Mat Ishbia sat courtside throughout the Suns’ 2023-24 campaign, watching the high-priced roster he helped assemble struggle with inconsistency, effort, and identity. By January, he said, it was clear: “Embarrassing season, right?”On Thursday, the second-year team governor offered a candid and damning assessment of the organization’s direction after a 36-46 finish and a swift exit from postseason contention.

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Jake Rogers

Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas is asking for patience following the team’s third consecutive exit in the NBA play-in tournament. Despite another losing season and a blowout loss to the Miami Heat on their home floor Wednesday, Karnišovas remained optimistic about the Bulls’ long-term vision and the progress made this season. “I’m asking for fans’ patience,” Karnišovas said Thursday. “Because we’re in the first year of that transition.