Ethan Fuller

Porzingis has spent nearly his entire career as a No. 1 or No. 2 scoring option. After Porzingis joined the Celtics following a summer blockbuster trade, how would he deal with sacrifice? Sharing the load with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White would require Porzingis to take a back seat. After ten games, we have a clearer picture of where he has sacrificed — and how those sacrifices have helped him soar. “That’s the thing about being on a good team, everybody has to sa

Breen made no money from Turbo’s Treats, but earned a few hundred dollars per month from her own name, image, and likeness, often by posting on social media. The most inhibiting rule she faced: Per school policy, Breen couldn’t wear the UMass logo or imagery when she posted or appeared at an event for NIL purposes. Breen became the first woman to sign with The Massachusetts Collective, an organization aiming to support UMass basketball players through name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements,

Today, teams can quantify those stresses. Mourier explains that players often jump on force plates and see how their power generated will change with fatigue throughout a season. Hormones and proteins found in blood testing can signal muscle damage or inflammation. Teams use GPS tracking and camera systems to monitor players' wear and tear even in practices. The data paints a collective picture of an athlete's overall load during the season. Importantly, this data isn't hidden by doctors — it t

At the highest level, the tracking process has several layers. Here's how Djavadzadeh describes the repetition of recording stats throughout an NBA game: • None The primary logs a basic stat, while a "secondary" notes descriptive characteristics, such as location on the floor. • None One or two "tertiaries" then watch a slightly delayed recording of the play to confirm or correct the stats entered. • None After that, a crew in the league's Seacaucus, NJ, headquarters double-checks and corrects s

“For you to run into them and get to know them when you’re in those countries playing against them in a completely different world, and move across to the US — it’s funny to run into them,” she said. They often come from older sister Saoirse , a former UMass Lowell player who still lives in Lowell and frequently attends Holy Cross games sporting an Irish flag. Other times, they come by crossing paths with an opponent who Power-Cassidy first met while competing on Ireland national teams. Bronag

But a third name emerged from Los Angeles' win. Isaiah Hartenstein tallied 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to help fuel the comeback win and garnered several "who's-this-guy, he's-good" types of tweets from casual fans throughout the night. News flash: Hartenstein has been balling for the ragtag Clippers all season and has taken his game to another level over the last month. The 23-year-old is averaging 10.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 21.3 minutes per game since the All-Star br

Each player's shot chart has its own quirks, but for many examples, if you know the player, you can generally guess the outline of the chart when you look it up. Luka Doncic's heatmap will have a heavy dose of above-the-break threes and paint shots. Kevin Durant has two arcs around the three-point line and the elbows. P.J. Tucker is confined almost entirely to the corners, and Robert Williams III sticks to the restricted area. Rim pressure has been a question mark for Quickley dating back to hi

It starts with Derrick White. The 27-year-old combo guard replaces Schröder on the depth chart but could not be a more different player. Brad Stevens gave a glowing review of White, who has apparently been on his radar going back to his time with the USA Select Team: "We've thought for years that Derrick was a really good fit with our best players," Stevens said. He is an excellent defender. He just makes the right play on offense, over and over and over. He's a guy that only cares about winnin

Darrell Wallace Jr. might be the defining athlete of 2020. While carrying the torch in NASCAR’s sudden lurch towards social progress, “Bubba” Wallace has faced an avalanche of positive and negative voices from all parts of the country. New fans and supporters, as well as critics and traditionalists, have chronicled just about every move and quote of Wallace’s summer. One of the most common jabs at Wallace is that his popularity is not merited by his results on the track. It’s a stinging remark