Basketball

The Sacramento Kings finished third in the Western Conference and won the Pacific division in 2022-2023. Despite an early playoff exit by the Golden State Warriors, ownership felt confident keeping head coach Mike Brown.

“It started with a meniscus tear with the Lakers,” Ball explained. “I tore it a couple more times until there was no meniscus left, leading to bone-on-bone rubbing. The cartilage was gone, and the bone was damaged. I had to get a new meniscus from a donor, a bone allograft, and new cartilage. Now, I’m back on the court.”

“Motherf—er! You can’t f—ing guard me!” as captured on the TNT broadcast. Doncic’s fierce words, delivered with a menacing snarl reminiscent of Kobe Bryant, went unanswered by Gobert.