Jaden Ivey’s wife denies cutting off contact with him
The wife of former Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey denied Ivey’s claims that she was ignoring his texts.
Ivey claimed during one of his recent Instagram Live videos that his wife was not texting him back after the Chicago Bulls waived the guard for conduct detrimental to the team. One day later, Caitlyn Ivey responded on social media disputing that.
“We were communicating all morning of that day,” Caitlyn Ivey wrote on Instagram. “People say things for attention, do not be deceived.”
jaden ivey’s wife via instagram pic.twitter.com/nh4T2u5hoK
— emma🩵🫧🪩💌 (@emma_mackenziie) April 1, 2026
In a separate post, Caitlyn wrote that she had received threatening messages accusing her of abandoning her husband.
“If you know me you know I have never once abandoned that man through all the trials.. and I still haven’t now,” she wrote. “There is obviously a lot more going on, so leave your conspiracies and guesses to yourselves.”
Ivey has garnered a great deal of attention recently for his concerning behavior on Instagram. The Bulls ultimately released him after he referred to the NBA’s Pride Night initiative was a celebration of “unrighteousness,” and other reports about his unusual behavior have since surfaced.
Ivey and his wife met while attending Purdue together. The couple shares three children.
Everyone said the same thing about Kirk Cousins’ contract with Raiders
Kirk Cousins agreed to a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday, setting him up as a mentor and bridge starter for likely No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza. The contract itself, however, made the biggest waves on social media.
Officially, Cousins signed a five-year, $172 million deal with the Raiders. Because of how the contract is structured, however, it will essentially function as a 1-year, $20 million deal.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that all $20 million of that will be guaranteed, meaning Cousins will have a fully-guaranteed contract for the 11th consecutive season.
That prompted one widespread reaction: Cousins and agent Mike McCartney are legendary at getting the most money out of teams.
Kirk Cousins and his agent every offseason pic.twitter.com/qnqaBF8xQL
— Onyx (@OnyxOdds) April 2, 2026
Kirk Cousins' agent needs a statue. To have 11 straight seasons fully guaranteed in the NFL is a legendary business move.
— ismailyasar (@bayirliogluismo) April 2, 2026
Kirk’s agent could sell sand in a desert
— Dusty May Lover (@DustyMayLover) April 2, 2026
Dude has the greatest agent of all time.
— BillsMafia5150 (@BillsMafia5150) April 2, 2026
Cousins has been a perfectly solid quarterback throughout his career. However, he has never won a Super Bowl or contended for MVP honors. Despite that, he has earned over $320 million in his NFL career, and will actually surpass Tom Brady in career earnings with his new deal.
Kirk Cousins' $10M guarantee for 2027 means he will surpass Tom Brady in NFL Career Earnings.
— Spotrac (@spotrac) April 2, 2026
Kirk Cousins: $341M+
Tom Brady: $333M
Cousins threw for 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions in 10 games last season with the Atlanta Falcons, and will essentially be keeping the seat warm for Mendoza in Las Vegas. In terms of maximizing his career earnings, however, he is unquestionably one of the best to ever do it. No wonder some of his peers look up to him for it.
Wizards criticized for their cringeworthy April Fools joke
The Washington Wizards drew criticism on Wednesday for an April Fools Day joke that many found to be cruel and unfunny.
The Wizards pranked an apparent fan during Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers by making him think he had won $10,000 by making a half-court shot while blindfolded. The prank came when he watched his attempt back and was made aware he had not actually made the shot.
The Wizards made a fan think he won $10,000 in an April Fools prank by pretending he made a blindfolded half court shot 😭 pic.twitter.com/MZEfAiGZKM
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) April 2, 2026
The prank was widely panned online, with many feeling that misleading the fan crossed from funny into needlessly cruel. The Wizards acknowledged that criticism on Thursday by admitting that the entire thing was scripted, but that the skit had still “missed the mark.”
Statement on last night's April Fool's joke. pic.twitter.com/Co3GPjrOhl
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) April 2, 2026
One can see how this would have been a funny idea in the planning stage, but if anything, the skit was too convincing. A lot of fans were convinced that the team had genuinely duped a fan and then publicly pulled the rug out from under him, and they did not like it.
The Wizards are already seen as a bit of a joke and sit at 17-59 after last night’s loss. They didn’t exactly need to do anything to make themselves look even worse.
Body cam footage from Tiger Woods’ arrest has been released
Body cam footage has emerged showing Tiger Woods in the moments after his March 27 car crash.
In the footage, Woods is seen kneeling in the grass near his overturned Range Rover. He assures police that he is fine and also gives his own version of events.
“I looked down at my phone … and all of a sudden — boom,” Woods can be heard saying.
The video also shows a brief interaction with the driver of the trailer Woods collided with. He said he tried to get out of the way, but there was nothing he could do before Woods crashed into the back of the trailer.
Woods is not arrested in the video, and it is hard to get a read on the state he was in at the time. Police documents said Woods was lethargic, slow, and swearing profusely, and that he demonstrated “several signs of impairment.”
Woods was ultimately arrested on three charges, including DUI and refusal to submit. He has announced that he is putting his golf career on hold to seek treatment for his substance abuse issues, and plans to travel abroad in order to check himself into rehab.
Video: Artemis II’s launch interrupts a Stetson-Florida softball game
A softball game between the Florida Gators and the Stetson Hatters at Patricia Wilson Field in DeLand, Fla., was interrupted by something bigger than the game itself.
Players, coaches, fans and everyone in the park all stopped whatever they were doing in the middle of the game to witness Artemis II soaring on its way to outer space.
Eyes and phones all shifted toward the incredible journey of the first crewed moon mission since 1972, as it ripped through the sky. A spaceship hurtling into the cosmos surely was a much more compelling event than a softball game.
You can watch a video of their reactions here.
when you’re playing softball but you see someone on their way to the moon: pic.twitter.com/qDPq86zUiU
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 2, 2026
It is not every day that an opportunity to see such a spectacle arises, so everyone’s instinct upon seeing Artemis II was perfectly understandable.
As for the astronauts on the mission, they likely had no idea their flight caused a delay in the matchup between the Gators and the Hatters, but if they’re interested to know who won once they return home safely, it’s Florida, which scored an 8-2 victory.
Like Artemis II’s flight, the Gators’ win featured something historic, with Jocelyn Erickson becoming just the sixth player in the history of the program to amass at least 200 RBIs after driving in two runs for Florida.
Warriors player tried an unusual shooting technique during a game
The Golden State Warriors are not in great shape, and they’re so banged up that one of their players was forced to play against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday despite a hurting wrist.
The result was an odd moment when he had to shoot with his off hand during a trip to the free throw line.
Malevy Leons, a two-way player, was called upon to play against the Spurs at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., as part of a very short Warriors rotation. Golden State had only nine players dressed for the game, and Leons, who had not played more than 20 minutes in a game before Wednesday, ended up logging 29 minutes against San Antonio.
In the first quarter, the right-handed Leons shot with his left hand from the foul line. He missed, but there was only so much he could do with his offhand.
The Warriors are so thin and injury depleted that Malevy Leons took a free throw left-handed tonight
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) April 2, 2026
He hurt his wrist two weeks ago and the Warriors badly need any bodies they can get. Impressive toughness by Leons to even be out there pic.twitter.com/pwEayxCmWF
It wasn’t a 2026 recreation of Larry Bird’s legendary “lefty game” by any means, but Leons did enough to earn praise from Warriors head coach Steve Kerr following Golden State’s 127–113 loss to the Spurs.
“I’m sure fans don’t know this, but Malevy is right-handed and his wrist is really messed up, so that’s why he shot those free throws left-handed. He’s out there basically playing with one hand,” Kerr said, via Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. “And he’s flying around and he’s making energy plays. … I’m just really proud of the guys for the effort, the energy, the way they hung in, and hopefully that effort carries over into tomorrow.”
Leons finished with 5 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Fans could see him shoot lefty again Thursday, when the Warriors host the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Kevin Gausman had a message for Blue Jays reliever after his wasted gem
The rough start to his 2026 season continues for Toronto Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little.
Little was tagged with a loss on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, as he allowed the game-winning run in the 10th inning after an RBI single from Colorado pinch hitter Tyler Freeman.
Little’s bad outing in the 2-1 Toronto defeat wasted a fantastic performance by starter Kevin Gausman, who took a perfect game into the fourth frame and exited the contest after giving up zero runs on 2 hits with no walks issued and 10 strikeouts through six innings.
Gausman spoke about Little’s struggles to begin the season after the game.
“It’s tough to see with [Little] because a lot of the damage he’s given up has been groundballs, and that’s his game. And he’s been so good for us in the past,” Gausman told reporters, via Lindsay Dunn of Off The Roster.
“It’s always tough to see a guy who you know deep down is going to be okay, but has the first couple of rough ones. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to keep kind of relying on guys and we’re going to have to kind of figure it out. But we have all the confidence in the world in [Little] and his stuff and how it plays. “
That was measured take from Gausman, but there is no hiding the atrocious season Little is having. He has allowed 7 earned runs on 7 hits with 3 walks across only 2.1 innings and three appearances in 2026.
Little can still turn things around, and his .750 BABIP suggests it will get better, though his leash may have gotten a lot shorter after three disastrous outings in a row.
Cooper Flagg gets candid about the Mavericks’ brutal season
Cooper Flagg regularly won games in high school and in college, but he’s not having the same experience since he turned pro.
With the Dallas Mavericks, wins have come few and far between in the 2025-26 NBA season despite Flagg’s best efforts. The Mavs simply are far from becoming a legitimate playoff contender, with the former Duke Blue Devils star left to ride the rough waves in his first season in the Association.
“Obviously, it’s been tough. Like you said, you know, through high school, college, I mean, I only lost four games last year. So there have been times of the season where it’s been, you know, really mentally taxing on me,” Flagg said in a recent appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Flagg continued to candidly talk about his disappointment over how the season has gone for the Mavericks, but he knows that it’s all part of his learning curve as a pro.
“Just not having success that I would’ve hoped for, and obviously, we’ve had a lot of injuries and a lot of unfortunate things happen throughout the year. It’s obviously not been ideal. I’ve had growth along the way, and I’ve had to get better and learn on the fly, but definitely not the start I would’ve looked for. Hopefully, eventually I’ll be able to look back on it and know that I was able to learn a lot from it.”
Flagg arrived in Dallas as the No. 1 overall pick at the 2025 NBA Draft, just months after the Mavericks pulled off the shocking Luka Doncic trade.
Anthony Davis, the centerpiece of the trade package from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Doncic, struggled to stay healthy with Dallas, which later sent him to the Washington Wizards. Meanwhile, the Mavericks are missing Kyrie Irving for an entire season because of an injury, while constantly dealing with a revolving door of hurt bodies all season long.
But everything is still in front of Flagg, who is living up to the immense hype he carried with him going into the NBA.
So far this season, he is averaging 20.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
Someone on the Knicks appeared to troll Jaden Ivey during a Karl-Anthony Towns interview
You just don’t know what the mics can pick up when interviewing in an NBA locker room, especially if it involves the New York Knicks, who have lots of colorful personalities.
On Wednesday, something that may or may not have been a shade toward former NBA draft top-five pick Jaden Ivey was caught on audio while big man Karl-Anthony Towns was being interviewed following a 130-119 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.
“Nah you not righteous,” someone in the background was heard saying, with Towns seemingly trying to fight off the urge to laugh.
"Nah you not righteous"
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) April 2, 2026
–– Overheard in Knicks locker room pic.twitter.com/0w20QGGefA
It could really be about something else, but it’s also easy to connect it to the current controversy involving Ivey, who was cut by the Chicago Bulls because of “conduct detrimental to the team.”
Ivey was let go by the Bulls after he made some anti-LGBTQ comments and called the NBA’s promotion of Pride Month an act of “unrighteousness.”
As for the Knicks game, Towns posted a triple-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, while OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges stepped up as well, scoring 25 and 24 points, respectively. He can also be given additional props for managing to hold it together during the interview.
Sandy Alcantara calls out Marlins’ poor attendance after throwing a CG shutout
Sandy Alcantara fired a gem on Wednesday … but hardly anybody was around to see it.
The Miami Marlins pitcher Alcantara was absolutely brilliant during Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. Alcantara needed just 93 pitches to throw a complete-game shutout, striking out seven batters and scattering only three total hits by Chicago as Miami won by a 10-0 final score.
After the game, Alcantara gave an interview on the field. During the interview, Alcantara called out the poor attendance at loanDepot Park in Miami, Fla. (with an announced crowd of 6,605 for Wenesday’s contest).
“The fans are not here,” said Alcantara. “But we still love them.”
MARLINS WIN!
— Marlins Radio Network (@MarlinsRadio) April 1, 2026
Sandy Alcantara tossed his 13th career complete game and 5th career shutout as the Marlins beat the White Sox 10-0.
Miami is now 5-1 and Alcantara was with @SStrom_ postgame. pic.twitter.com/5EGCCBeuJ7
Attendance has indeed been a major problem for the Marlins over the last several seasons. With an average attendance of 14,276 last season, Miami ranked in MLB’s bottom-three for the eighth consecutive year (not counting the 2020 season, which was played without fans).
This season though, the Marlins are off to a surprisingly hot start and now hold a record of 5-1. The former Cy Young winner Alcantara is also doing work in the early going, albeit in front of a very sparse crowd (with the wounds of poor attendance in Miami running over a decade deep at this point).
Ex-Warriors GM Bob Myers is being linked to 1 team
Bob Myers has a notable option on the table if he finally wants to come out of his lengthy sabbatical.
The former Golden State Warriors general manager Myers is the “most frequently whispered” target of the Dallas Mavericks for their open GM job, veteran NBA writer Marc Stein reported on Wednesday. Stein notes that Myers has plenty of familiarity with Mavericks CEO Rick Welts, the former president of the Warriors who worked there with Myers.
Myers, 51, was hired by the Warriors as their GM in 2012. He had a meteoric rise to success, helping put together rosters that made six total NBA Finals appearances and won four total championships. Myers also won two NBA Executive of the Year Awards (in 2015 and 2017) for his efforts.
But Myers, who eventually had president of basketball operations added to his title as Warriors GM as well, finally decided to step down in 2023. He has not worked in an NBA front office over the three seasons since then, first going into television as a commentator for ESPN and then later becoming the president of a notable sports and venue management company.
As for the Mavericks, they are looking for a new full-time general manager to replace Nico Harrison, who was fired last November just months after orchestrating the awful trade of franchise superstar Luka Doncic. Reports earlier this week linked them to four other prominent GM options as well.
Around this time last year, Myers was linked to a couple of other NBA teams but ended up turning down all those overtures. Now the Mavericks will be hoping that Myers’ strong connection with Welts is enough to somehow lure him back into the NBA ranks next season.
Jeff McNeil dropped the loudest F-bomb after striking out
Jeff McNeil said it with his chest during Wednesday’s game.
McNeil and the Athletics played on the road Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, Ga. In the ninth inning with the Braves leading 5-1, the Athletics utilityman McNeil stepped up to the plate to face Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias.
With a runner on second and one out, McNeil took a hack at a 2-2 slider from Iglesias and lightly nicked it. The ball was then caught by Braves catcher Drake Baldwin for a strikeout (with Atlanta eventually holding on to win by that same 5-1 score).
McNeil let his displeasure with the sequence of events be known and proceeded to let out the loudest F-bomb in response to his strikeout. Here is the video (but obviously watch out for the bad language).
Come for the Drake Baldwin highlight, stay for the McNeil hot mic https://t.co/kKpIYtF7T3 pic.twitter.com/54Q6RRb70J
— jxke.(@cantguardjake) April 1, 2026
The two-time All-Star and former MLB batting champion McNeil, 33, is in his first season with the Athletics after being acquired in an offseason trade with the New York Mets. But he has had a poor start to his career with the Athletics thus far and is now batting a woeful .077 with six strikeouts through five games.
McNeil had become a somewhat infamous player over the last year or so due to his beef with ex-Mets teammate Francisco Lindor. But it looks like the vibes still have yet to get any better now that McNeil is on the Athletics.
Bill Self makes a major announcement about his future
Bill Self is not ready to hang up his coaching shoes just yet.
The longtime Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball head coach Self made a major announcement on Wednesday about his future. Self announced in a letter to the Kansas fanbase that he intends to return for the 2026-27 NCAA season.
“Jayhawk Nation, with renewed clarity and the ongoing support from our administration, I remain focused and committed to Kansas Basketball competing for a National Championship,” said Self in the letter. “I look forward to seeing and hearing the best fans in college basketball next season at Allen Fieldhouse.”
He’s not going anywhere. pic.twitter.com/LDYUAaVlMr
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) April 1, 2026
Self, 63, is one of the most famous active head coaches in college basketball and just completed his 23rd season in charge of Kansas since taking over back in 2003. During that span, Self has posted an overall record of 648-167 (.795) with the Jayhawks, leading them to two NCAA titles, 11 Sweet 16 appearances, nine Big 12 Tournament titles, and 17 Big 12 regular season championships.
But retirement speculation has continued to follow Self given the series of health scares that he has suffered in recent years. Most notably, Self has had multiple hospitalizations since 2023 due to his heart and had two stents inserted during a procedure in 2025.
Meanwhile, Kansas went 24-11 this season and bowed out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. While Self sounded a bit more uncertain about his future right after the Jayhawks’ season ended, he has now decided to run it back for at least one more year as their head coach.
Blazers get fine, suspensions from NBA for tampering with their own player
The Portland Trail Blazers got their guy in last year’s NBA Draft but are now being punished for it.
The NBA announced on Wednesday that they are fining the Blazers a sum of $100,000 and suspending their assistant general managers Sergi Oliva and Mike Schmitz for two weeks each without pay. In their official release, the NBA stated that Portland violated rules governing contact with draft-ineligible players by scouting center Yang Hansen back in Dec. 2023.
“When this was brought to our attention, the Portland Trail Blazers self reported to the NBA,” Portland said in an ensuing statement after the punishments were announced. “The team cooperated fully with the investigation and accept the league’s determination.”
The seven-footer Hansen, 20, was the No. 16 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, having originally been selected by the Memphis Grizzlies but getting his rights traded over to the Blazers on draft night. A native of China who was previously an All-Star for the Qingdao Eagles, Hansen was a surprising selection in the first round of the NBA Draft as a player whom very few in the United States had heard of at the time.
As a rookie for Portland this season, Hansen is averaging just 2.3 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.2 minutes per game over 41 total appearances. But Hansen has been much more effective in the NBA G League, posting 16.7 points and 9.2 rebounds in 30.7 minutes per game for the Rip City Remix.
Hansen has already become a fan favorite in Portland and has managed to go viral over his many hilarious quotes. But it appears that the Blazers had improper contact with Hansen well before he was drafted, and they are now getting punished for it.
Puka Nacua checks himself into rehab
The personal struggles continue for Puka Nacua.
The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Nacua checked himself into a rehab facility in early March, agent Levi McCathern revealed to TMZ Sports on Wednesday. McCathern said that Nacua is still currently at the state-of-the-art holistic care facility in Malibu, Calif. and is focused on his “personal growth” while there.
Later in the day on Wednesday, McCathern clarified to The California Post that Nacua’s rehab stint was unrelated to the recent lawsuit that Nacua is facing. Late last month, Madison Atiabi filed a lawsuit against Nacua, alleging that the receiver bit her and made an antisemitic remark during a New Year’s Eve dinner.
“He was in there a substantial period of time before any of these allegations broke with Madison,” McCathern said. “And he’s scheduled to be there for a while longer.”
Nacua, 24, just completed his third season with the Rams. In 2025, Nacua caught an NFL-leading 129 passes for 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns, earning Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro honors as a result.
But in recent months, Nacua has continued to make negative headlines for his bad behavior off the field. Prior to the lawsuit being filed against him, Nacua got fined by the NFL for openly criticizing the officiating and also ticked off head coach Sean McVay with a stunt that he attempted to pull at the Rams facility. Now Nacua is in a rehab facility to get help for an undetermined personal issue.
Kyle Shanahan claims Rams got game moved to avoid 49ers fans
Did the Los Angeles Rams lobby for an international game to ensure that their home stadium did not get taken over by San Francisco 49ers fans? Kyle Shanahan thinks so.
In a joint interview with Packers coach Matt LaFleur, Shanahan said he knows “for a fact” that the Rams lobbied to get their home game against the 49ers moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2026. He indicated that the Rams did not want SoFi Stadium packed with 49ers fans for what was meant to be a Rams home game. Shanahan indicated that the NFL should respond by making the Rams the visiting team for the 49ers’ “home” game in Mexico City.
“I know for a fact they did,” Shanahan said, via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “That’s what’s so bothersome.
“That would suck to have to do silent cadence and to have our home game at their stadium. So I get their ambitions, but they were rewarded that. So I’m just hoping we can get our request, too. I’d love them to come to Mexico.”
The Rams have long had a problem with fan support at their home stadium, as opposing fans have frequently traveled well and taken over SoFi Stadium. It has been particularly troublesome for games against the 49ers.
Whether or not Shanahan is correct, it does make sense that the Rams might want to neutralize that game a bit on their schedule. The 49ers are the ones who would theoretically be hurt more by it.
Steph Curry sets target date for his return from injury
Steph Curry appears determined to try and come back for the Golden State Warriors before the end of the season.
Curry is targeting the Warriors’ home game against the Houston Rockets on Sunday for a return, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. However, Curry still has to make it through 5-on-5 scrimmages this week without any issues before he can be fully cleared to play.
Reporting for NBA Today — Stephen Curry has set a goal to return for the Golden State Warriors on Sunday against the Houston Rockets, with the next few days as a vital period to receive clearance: pic.twitter.com/GdDVBIIkDS
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 1, 2026
Curry’s return this season had not been a guarantee and still isn’t. He will miss his 26th consecutive game Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs due to his lingering knee problem, and has not played since Jan. 30. However, Golden State has been consistently determined to get him back in the lineup this season.
The Warriors managed to hang around without Curry and have clinched a berth in the play-in tournament, likely as the No. 10 seed barring a late win streak. They aren’t considered likely to stage a lengthy playoff run, but having Curry available would at least give them more of a chance.
The Warriors enter play Wednesday at 36-39, but are 23-16 in games Curry has played in this season.
Tiger Woods is leaving the country to seek treatment
Tiger Woods has been given permission to leave the United States to seek treatment following his recent DUI arrest.
Woods’ attorney Douglas Duncan petitioned a judge to allow Woods to leave the country for outpatient treatment, according to TMZ Sports. Duncan cited a lack of privacy as a major reason for the request.
“Based upon the Defendant’s treating physician, the out of country treatment facility recommendation is based upon the Defendant’s complex clinical presentation and the urgent need for a level of care that cannot safely or effectively be done within the United States, as his privacy has been repeatedly compromised,” Duncan said in a court filing.
Woods was subsequently granted permission to travel outside the country.
Tiger Woods is headed abroad for treatment.
— michael j. babcock (@mikejbabcock) April 1, 2026
His attorney asked a judge to approve international travel, and the judge signed off.
The reason? Privacy.
Tiger's attorney argued he couldn't receive the care needed in the U.S. because his "privacy has been repeatedly compromised."
Woods announced Tuesday that he is stepping away from golf to “seek treatment and focus on my health.” Understandably, he has offered no further details, and we only know about his plan to go overseas thanks to the court filing.
Woods was arrested and charged with DUI after a rollover crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., on March 27. Police said he showed “several signs of impairment” at the time of his arrest.
Zion Williamson addresses Pelicans trade rumors
Zion Williamson’s future with the New Orleans Pelicans remains in question, and the former No. 1 overall pick is coming to terms with that.
Williamson admitted his preference would be to stay in New Orleans, but acknowledged that the NBA is a business and cannot be certain whether he will be back with the team next year.
“New Orleans is home for me. It’s where I want to be,” Williamson said, via Yaron Weitzman of Yahoo Sports. “But at the end of the day, if we’re going to be realistic about it, the NBA is a business. I could be traded in the offseason, or I could be traded before [next season’s] trade deadline. Not that I want that to happen, but that’s just the realism of it.”
One thing that might keep Williamson in New Orleans is his trade value. One NBA executive anonymously described Williamson to Yahoo Sports as “a borderline All-Star who makes a lot of money,” and added that “a lot of teams are now avoiding” acquiring such players.
Williamson has two years remaining on his current contract. He is slated to make over $42 million next season, and much of that money has become guaranteed thanks to the fact that he has largely stayed healthy this season.
Williamson, 25, remains skilled, particularly when driving to the basket. His defense and rebounding are suspect, though, and he is making a lot of money for a player who is unreliable in that many respects. The Pelicans were reportedly eager to move him earlier in the season, but found no takers. It remains to be seen if that will still be the case this summer.
Bryce Harper loses an out on rarely-enforced rule
Bryce Harper was left frustrated on Wednesday when he had an out taken away from him thanks to a rule that rarely comes up in Major League Baseball.
Harper thought he had the third out of the inning when he tagged Washington’s Jacob Young out at first during Wednesday’s game between the Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa. However, Young was ruled safe when first base umpire Ryan Blakney ruled that Harper pushed Young’s hand off the bag to make the tag.
Umpire rules that Bryce Harper pushed the runner's arm off the base. Instead of it being three outs, the game is tied pic.twitter.com/C957yxo59J
— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 1, 2026
Had Young been ruled out, the inning would have been over. Instead, a run scored and the Nationals tied the game at 1.
The call appeared to be the correct one. Young narrowly got back in and Harper, intentionally or not, nudged his hand off the base to tag him out. The rule rarely comes into play, but it did here.
It has been a rough start to the season for both Harper and the Phillies. He entered Wednesday’s game in a 2-for-20 stretch to start the season. Needless to say, that was not how he hoped to start the campaign after taking offense to the Phillies suggesting that his performance last season was not to the elite standards that are expected of him.
