NBA

Rajon Rondo Retires From The NBA

Published

12 months ago

April 2, 2024

Joshua

Rajon Rondo Retires From The NBA

While making an appearance on the “All the Smoke” podcast, Matt Barnes asked Rajon Rondo if his time in the NBA is up.

Rajon Rondo confirmed to Barnes and the world that he is officially retiring from the league after 16 seasons. He hasn’t played since the 2021-22 season for the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers. The two-time champ is 38-years-old.

“Absolutely,” said Rondo. “Yeah, I’m done. I can’t. I’d rather spend time with my kids.”

“What a time, it was definitely something that I never took for granted when I was in the game,” Rondo said. “I loved every minute of it, and I appreciate the brotherhood that I was able to share and bond and grow with over the years. I’ve learned so much in this game and it’s made me the man who I am today. … I tell people all the time, this wasn’t a dream of mine, it was a goal. I was able to lock in, stay disciplined, I didn’t party a lot in college. But it was worth the sacrifice of me getting to where I wanted to be in life.”

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Let’s not forget what he has accomplished in his story-filled career:

2x NBA champion
4x NBA All-Star
All-NBA Third Team
2x NBA All-Defensive First Team
2x NBA All-Defensive Second Team
3x NBA assists leader
1x NBA steals leader

Grizzlies

Taylor Jenkins Was Expected To Be Fired In The Offseason

Published

20 hours ago

March 31, 2025

Joshua

Taylor Jenkins Was Expected To Be Fired In The Offseason

According to multiple reports, there was a growing feeling around the league that Taylor Jenkins was going to be fired in the offseason.

The timing was very surprising, but the firing was not for many people associated with the NBA. In fact, it was almost expected he wouldn’t return for the next season.

Why the feeling was growing so much was due to Memphis overhauling his coaching staff and completely cutting him out for the future.

“The anticipation was they’d get bounced in the first round and he’d be fired,” said Tim MacMahon on Monday’s Hoop Collective Podcast. “That’s honestly been the anticipation since last summer. All season long. Like the odds of Taylor Jenkins coming back next year were very slim. But to be fired with nine games left in the season… a playoff team. Yeah, the timing was shocking.”

Jenkins was their head coach for six seasons before getting canned, he was hired back in 2019 to replace current Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff before they selected Ja Morant with the second overall pick.

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant (Ankle) To Miss At Least A Week

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21 hours ago

March 31, 2025

Joshua

Kevin Durant (Ankle) To Miss At Least A Week

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Phoenix Suns will be without Kevin Durant for at least one week due to suffering an ankle injury in Sunday’s blowout loss to the Houston Rockets.

In the middle of the third quarter, Durant completely rolled his left ankle, which resulted in a bad sprain. He was seen in tremendous pain, visible limping, and needing helped to the locker room.

OH NO: Kevin Durant badly injuries his ankle and CAN’T STAND 😳

He needed to go to the locker room

Hoping he’s alright 🙏

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Phoenix only have seven games remaining, as Durant is scheduled to miss their upcoming three-game road trip. They’ll be facing the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and Milwaukee Bucks.

The Suns are 1.5 games out of tenth, which is currently occupied by the Sacramento Kings. The Dallas Mavericks have moved into the ninth seed in the Western Conference.