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Just last week, Tom Brady was shut out for the third time in his NFL career with a 9-0 defeat against the New Orleans Saints. Evidently disappointed and frustrated, Brady went viral for throwing his Microsoft Surface tablet, which appeared to be completely dismantled afterwards. In a recent interview, Brady responded to his viral moment stating with a chuckle, “I did get a warning from the NFL. I can’t throw another Surface or else I get fined. Imagine that! Imagine that.” Brady did appear remorseful over the situation and apologized for the incident. He also explained that he was frustrated with the interception late in the fourth quarter and threw the device which was later rendered useless and needed to be replaced. Brady added, “I won’t throw another Surface. Although I think it was pr...

The Dallas Mavericks have announced that they will be signing veteran guard Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day contract. Thomas has recently completed his 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. When Thomas made his way back onto the NBA court, fans were ecstatic at the prospect of seeing his return. However, it was short-lived and the 11-year veteran is placed on another 10-day contract that sees him play for the Mavericks instead. Thomas has a career average of 18 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. His best statistical season was when he was a Boston Celtics, where he was a two-time All-Star in 2016 and 2017. with the franchise, he averaged 24.7 points, 6.0 assists, 1 steal and 32.2 minutes in 179 games. Thomas will wear No. 2 to play for the Mavericks, the same number he wore in...

LeBron James continues to prove that he deserves the title of King James. During Tuesday’s 132-123 victory against the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers star became the third-ever player in the history of the NBA to score 36,000 points, just behind Hall of Famers Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Currently, Carmelo Anthony is the closest active player to reaching James’ record, however, he is still over 8,000 points away from catching up. Others on the list are Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki. Anthony currently has 27,844 points while Malone holds the No. 2 spot with 36,928 points and Abdul-Jabbar is on the top of the list at 38,387 points. According to ESPN Stats, James has been the youngest player to reach each thousand point milestone up to his current record of 3...

John Madden, an NFL Hall of Fame coach and lauded sportscaster, died Tuesday morning at the age of 85. The NFL confirmed the news in a statement, saying that the veteran commentator had died unexpectedly. Madden served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders for 10 seasons, beginning in 1969, before transitioning to sports broadcasting. “On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.  “We all know him as the Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders and broadcaster who worked for every major network, but more than anything, he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.” Goodell continued: “Nobody loved football more than Coach. He was football. He was an incredible sounding board to me...

DeMar DeRozan recently sat down on the Knuckleheads Podcast to discuss his decision to play for the Chicago Bulls. As a 12-year veteran in the NBA, DeRozan feels as if he has the best chance to win the championships with the Bulls. This season, the Bulls have surpassed expectations bringing on key players to their roster including Lonzo Ball, Zach LaVine and Alex Caruso. After missing the playoffs for several years, Chicago fans have a newfound hope with this year’s solid roster. In the recent podcast, DeRozan gave fans an insight into why he wanted to play for the Bulls. When asked what he saw in Chicago and why he was intrigued, DeRozan said, “In my career, I’ve done did everything other than make the finals yet. So with the experience that I’ve had, it just felt right and it’s something...

New England Patriots quarterback Michael McCorkle “Mac” Jones gifted his offensive line Bitcoin for Christmas. NFL quarterbacks have a tradition of giving extravagant Christmas gifts to their teammates as a show of gratitude and sportsmanship. So this year, the 23-year-old rookie reached out to the CEO of Bitcoin Magazine for help on how to gift cryptocurrency. “I’ve been studying Bitcoin for a while now,” Jones told the outlet. “This year I just knew I had to give some Bitcoin to my teammates.” In addition to digital coins, Jones also gifted his teammates passes to the Bitcoin 2022 Conference taking place in Miami in April, alongside subscriptions to Bitcoin Magazine. Patriots players, including David Andrews, Trent Brown, Yodny Cajuste, Yasir Durant, James Ferentz, Justin Herro...

Over the weekend, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinched the NFC South Division title with a 32-6 win against the Carolina Panthers. This marks the Bucs first division title since 2007 and back-to-back 11-win seasons for the first time in the history of the franchise. ESPN caught up with coach Bruce Arians on the team’s ambitions for this year and he said, “We wanted to hang three banners this year. We don’t have one of those division banners up there for a long time. It feels great. This is what we focused on to win our division. Our guys did it today. Can’t be more prouder of the group that played today.” With a series of key players out with injuries including wide receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans and running back Leonard Fournette, the Bucs were without 60% of their scori...

After a harrowing loss to the Phoenix Suns, LeBron James has some words for the Los Angeles Lakers. Their fall to the Suns marks their third consecutive defeat this week. With Anthony Davis out of the starting lineup for the next month due to an injury, the Lakers are desperately trying to navigate the few games before the end of the year without one of their star players. While James is still pulling numbers, scoring 34 points in the games against the Suns, it was not enough to pull his team up. The Lakers are now at a 16-6 record, showing that they have been struggling despite having Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook as this year’s anchors. James is well aware of the losses the Lakers have faced this NBA season and reflected on the team’s shortcomings. James responded to the team’s r...

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has partnered with Monumental Sports and Entertainment to become the official cryptocurrency exchange and NFT partner for its properties, which include the NBA‘s Washington Wizards, WNBA‘s Washington Mystics and the NHL‘s Washington Capitals, among others. The multi-year deal gives the FTX US NFT platform exclusive rights to future NFT drops by Monumental Sports teams and broadens collaborative opportunities for cryptocurrencies in sports. “The integration of blockchain technology with the sports experience has only just begun, and together we are going to advance to an entirely new frontier which will ignite fans beyond what they can even imagine today,” said Jim Van Stone, president, business operations and chief commercial officer at FTX US. Last week, FTX US...

Iman Shumpert claimed in a recent interview that he thought LeBron James “ruined basketball” when he took his talents to South Beach. Speaking to Bootleg Kev, the player first shared that he didn’t believe Kevin Durant was the one who disrupted the game when he moved to the Golden State Warriors. “It was LeBron first going to Miami,” Shumpert said. “LeBron knows he ruined basketball. He thought he was making it better. I get him.” When asked for confirmation, he continued, “Me personally, I loved the NBA for the loyalty that I thought was there. He basically knocked the fourth wall down, like, ‘Man, the owners ain’t shit. They’re bullshitting. We doing what we want.” Shumpert added, “Great business move for sure, but when you think about it outside looking in, I got people tweeting me righ...