New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was at the center of a controversial ejection Monday, and the explanation given by MLB umpire Hunter Wendelstedt may have been even more baffling. During the first inning of the 2-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics, Boone wanted to appeal a check swing call on a hit-by-pitch. Wendelstedt had […]
Suns star Kevin Durant spares heckling Mavericks fans from ejection after being called a 'b—' before game
Suns star Kevin Durant is used to going to battle against keyboard warriors on X, formerly known as Twitter, but ahead of Phoenix’s first game post-All-Star break in Dallas, Durant had a real-life confrontation with a couple of hecklers. Durant was taking the floor for the Suns’ prime-time matchup against Dallas when a courtside fan […]
Suns' Jusuf Nurkic says Warriors' Draymond Green 'needs help' after Flagrant 2 ejection for strike to head
For the third time in under two months of the season, Warriors forward Draymond Green is at the center of another on-court incident. This time, it involved Suns center Jusuf Nurkic. Early in the second half of Golden State’s 119-116 loss to Phoenix, Green was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul after striking Nurkic in the […]