Kobe Bryant says he would hire a car service to get to road games before the team’s first bus so he could be inside the arena before the crowd arrived and prepare in complete silence, and says he would prepare meticulously for whatever looks the opposing defense was going to give him “If we had a road game, say Miami, a 7:30pm game, I’d still get up early and do weights. I’d have breakfast, get on the bus, go to shootaround, get my shots up, come back to the room, do treatment, ice, stretch. I might watch a movie, I might watch a little extra film.” “Then for the bus to the stadium, we had two buses. The first bus was generally around 4:45pm and the second bus was around 5:30pm. I was generally on the early one, just to get treatment and get shots up, because I liked getting to the arenas early.” “Sometimes I would actually get a car and leave before the first bus because even though the first bus was leaving early, there were still people coming into the stands. I liked getting to arenas when there was nobody in there and you could kind of feel the purity of the place, especially in a road environment.” “As far as how many shots I was trying to get up, it depended on how I was feeling physically and who we were playing. If I was playing the Spurs, I’d work on short-corner shots, mid-elbow shots, those types of shots because those were the shots their defense would give up. If I was playing Memphis and Tony Allen, I’d work on a lot of back-to-the-basket stuff, putting my body on Tony, making sure my footwork was right, making sure I was hiding the ball so he couldn’t swipe it. I’d go through those muscle-memory things. The positions of the shots would vary depending on the opponent.”

Lamar Jackson pulling up to Highmark Stadium on Sunday

What yall having for dinner tonight?

Eric DeCosta’s last 4 draft classes What grade would you change?

The #Ravens have signed veteran G Michael Jordan.

The Ravens have had their desired OL for 1 quarter this season. They lost their favorite center option for the season during training camp. Stanley missed time. They trade for Jurgens but he misses time. Then they finally get the 5 they want on the field and Ioane goes down.

The #Seahawks are sending a 3rd round pick (2027) and a 5th round pick (2028) to the #Colts for Quenton Nelson.

Trade: Colts have agreed to send eight-time Pro-Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks, per me and @rapsheet. Nelson is on an expiring contract and the Colts are opting to get back draft capital now before they could lose him in free agency. But an all-time Colt now moves on to the Seahawks.

Bam trying to score with Giannis clogging the paint

Filet-O-Fish fans were never wrong, just early

A 2027 2nd should be a no-brainer for the Ravens (assuming an extension as part of the trade)

I just wanna see Lamar Jackson ball out with Zay Flowers and Jakobi Lane… Is that too much to ask for? 😩

good morning fuck marlon humphrey and mark andrews