Joe Lacob and Peter Guber were almost this excited when they learned how much luxury tax they’d be saving this year. | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The cap went up by $11.6 million and the tax threshold by $13.6, which should also increase the Dubs’ title odds After a few slow years of growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NBA salary cap is going up significantly in … [Read more...] about NBA salary cap and luxury tax line rise, delighting Joe Lacob
Archives for June 2022
Ryan Rollins out of Summer League due to foot fracture
Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Another stroke of bad injury luck haunts the Warriors’ youth movement. Before he could even put on a Golden State Warriors uniform, recently drafted 2nd-rounder Ryan Rollins has already caught a bad break. Per Anthony Slater of The Athletic, the Warriors announced that Rollins suffered a foot fracture, specifically … [Read more...] about Ryan Rollins out of Summer League due to foot fracture
Holey Moley! Steph Curry is hosting the ESPY Awards!
Steph Curry accepts the ESPY for Best Team in 2017, answering the critics who said he’d never win one. | Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images Curry already tied LeBron with four titles. Now he’s matched him in ESPYs hosting gigs. Steph Curry will host the 30th edition of ESPN’s ESPY Awards, according to famed NBA news breaker Wardell Stephen Curry. July 20 we live!! … [Read more...] about Holey Moley! Steph Curry is hosting the ESPY Awards!
6/29 Gamethread: Giants vs. Tigers
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Alex Wood vs. Rony García The San Francisco Giants wrap up this short two-game series against the Detroit Tigers today at Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Alex Wood, who enters today’s game with a 5.05 ERA, 3.62 FIP, with 65 strikeouts to 20 walks in 67.2 innings pitched. Wood’s last start came in the … [Read more...] about 6/29 Gamethread: Giants vs. Tigers
Game #77: A’s drop finale, swept by Yankees
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports At least they made it competitive The A’s dropped their third straight game this afternoon, losing 5-3 to the New York Yankees and getting swept along the way. Oakland jumped out and took an early lead in the first, but again they couldn’t add on later in the game and that’s pretty crucial to beating these guys. A couple home runs by … [Read more...] about Game #77: A’s drop finale, swept by Yankees