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Carmelo Anthony looking on

George Karl shades ‘overrated’ Carmelo Anthony after their first encounter story goes viral

There still appears to be some bad blood permeating between Carmelo Anthony and the team that drafted him. Anthony, who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2003 NBA Draft, recently made headlines when he called his former team out for an …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl’s son lands NBA coaching job

Furious George Jr. is continuing the family tradition. Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice reports this week that Coby Karl, son of Hall of Fame coach George Karl, is expected to join the staff of the Philadelphia 76ers. Coby will serve as a assistant under …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl has strong reaction to Jeff Van Gundy’s ESPN firing

Longtime NBA coach George Karl thinks ESPN made a big mistake by firing top NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy. Van Gundy was among the biggest names to be laid off by the network as part of a series of cost-cutting measures on Friday. Many NBA fans were …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl responds to Kenyon Martin

George Karl responded on Monday to some comments from one of his former players. Kenyon Martin, who was the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2000, played under Karl in Denver from 2005-2011. Martin appeared in an interview with FanDuel TV’s …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl takes aim at Skip Bayless via Twitter

Former Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl has been in a feisty mood on Twitter recently, and he turned his fire on Skip Bayless on Sunday evening. Bayless, who has been vocal in picking the Heat to win the Finals, dismissed Nikola Jokic’s …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl responds to critics via Twitter

Longtime NBA coach George Karl was spotted at Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals looking a bit worse for wear, but he is not letting the critics bother him. Karl, who coached the Denver Nuggets from 2005-2013, was in attendance for the …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl fires back at JR Smith

It has been more than a decade since JR Smith played for George Karl with the Denver Nuggets, but there is clearly still no love lost between the two. Smith was a guest on the latest episode of “The Old Man & the Three” podcast. He …

Deandre Ayton during a Suns game

Hall of Fame coach rips Deandre Ayton for elimination game absence

Deandre Ayton is having his toughness questioned by a Hall of Famer. The Phoenix Suns center Ayton sat out of the team’s elimination loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday with a rib injury. Phoenix would end up being shelled 125-100 as …

Kendrick Perkins leans over

Kendrick Perkins feuds with former NBA coach over Twitter

As he continues to double and triple down on his recent comments, Kendrick Perkins now finds himself beefing with a well-known ex-coach. Perkins, the retired former center who is now an analyst for ESPN, made some controversial remarks this month in …

Trae Young handling the ball

Trae Young blasted by Hall of Fame NBA coach

One Hall of Fame head coach likes Trae Young about as much as the city of New York does. Retired ex-NBA coach George Karl appeared Friday on SiriusXM NBA Radio and went in on the Atlanta Hawks star Young. Karl was set off by the recent incident in …

Nathaniel Hackett talks with the media

Hall of Fame NBA coach thinks Nathaniel Hackett should be fired by Broncos

Nathaniel Hackett has been widely criticized for the job he has done in his first season with the Denver Broncos. Now it has gotten bad enough that a Basketball Hall of Famer is publicly calling for his firing. Former Denver Nuggets coach George Karl …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl finally burying hatchet with 1 prominent player?

Furious George may not be nearly so furious any more. Four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins had a candid interview this week with Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports in which he admitted to mistakes during his NBA career but said that he has learned …

George Karl on the sideline

George Karl fires back at DeMarcus Cousins over criticism

George Karl coached DeMarcus Cousins for a brief time with the Sacramento Kings, and the former coach did not appreciate the recent comments Cousins made about the franchise. In an interview with Marc J. Spears that was published on Monday, Cousins …

Mark Jackson in a suit

Ex-rival coach takes savage shot at Mark Jackson amid renewed NBA interest

Mark Jackson has a chance to return as an NBA coach next season, but it is also posing a good reminder of the enemies he made the first time around. The former Golden State Warriors head coach Jackson has been linked to multiple NBA coaching …

George Karl

Former Kings coach calls for Vivek Ranadive to sell the team

One former Sacramento Kings coach has seen just about enough of Vivek Ranadive’s Flying Circus. The Kings relieved Luke Walton of his head coaching duties on Sunday after three seasons at the helm. Alvin Gentry will take over on an interim …

Metta World Peace

Metta World Peace takes shot at George Karl for dissing Lakers

Metta World Peace thinks that George Karl’s recent criticism of the Los Angeles Lakers is pretty ironic. The former NBA coach Karl dissed the Lakers in a tweet earlier this month over the age of their roster. You can see what Karl said about …

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