Last night the Miami Heat didn’t have a draft pick until #26 but they were able to make a move that MIGHT save their franchise. The Heat moved up two spots to #24 to draft UCONN point guard Shabazz Napier to possibly be the future of running the team. There was more to this move also however. Napier is a favorite of Lebron James who has complimented him in the past and even did it again last night after the pick was made. The Heat are hoping this could show Bron they are willing to do what makes him happy to stay. Hit the jump.
NBA: UConn Coach Kevin Ollie Reportedly Wants Larger Contract Than Steve Kerr to Coach in the NBA
NCAA champion head coach of UConn, Kevin Ollie is now a wanted commodity in the NBA. Ollie is listening to offers however he reportedly isn’t willing to take a rookie head coach salary. In fact he wants an even larger contract than first time head coach Steve Kerr got with the Golden State Warriors.
(Video) NBA: Drake Addresses UConn Lockerroom Controversy
Drake hit up ESPN’s NBA Countdown last night & wanted to clear up a few things about him being in UConn’s Lockerroom during the NCAA Championship game. You remember all the memes that were created right?! I didn’t address this when I shared all those memes because I didn’t think that there were that many people who didn’t know it was a Kentucky shirt, but apparently a lot of fans that thought he was rocking a UConn shirt (when the pic was taken inside the lockerroom). I guess Drake isn’t liking the whole bandwagon name calling thing so he addressed it — no, it was not a UConn shirt. Hit the jump to see what he had to say…
Sports: Yes, Floyd Mayweather Bet on UConn — Check Out How Much He Won!
There was a rumor over the weekend that Floyd bet $8 million on Kentucky in the Final Four — and as we all know they advanced to the title game — but we never heard from Floyd, so it’s not looking like that rumor was true. Well he may of not won money on Kentucky, but he did win a nice chunk off of UConn last night. He shared his winning slips on Instagram. Check it out…
(PHOTOS) Sports: LeBron James, Blake Griffin & Others React To UConn Beating Kentucky
There were no NBA games last night, so almost everyone was tuned into the NCAA Championship game. Shabazz Napier killed it to lift the Huskies to a 60-54 win over Kentucky and NBA players were reacting on Twitter. Check out what they had to say….
(PHOTOS) NCAA: LMFAO! “Kentucky Fan” Drake Spotted in UConn Lockerroom & Twitter DESTROYS Him With Memes
I almost felt bad for Drake, but then realized … he did it to himself!! SMH. Over the weekend Twitter went in on Drake for being a “Kentucky fan,” so when he was spotted in the UConn lockerroom last night for the Championship game — they completely ethered him. Check out all the hilarious jokes & memes that immediately hit the net once (UConn alum) Rip Hamilton shared a pic on his Instagram account of Drake in the UConn Lockerroom…
