Good morning, of course the Danny Ferry audio came out
That and more in Friday’s newsletter.
Good morning. Let’s basketball.
THE DANNY FERRY AUDIO IS OUT: And there is no way he was reading that off the page verbatim. Unless he is also Kenneth Branaugh.
So now that Ferry’s excuse -- someone else wrote it, I just mindlessly read it on the call -- is blown up, the Hawks and Adam Silver have problems. The cover-up is always more likely to get someone fired than the crime, and the Hawks and Ferry have lied to the public this week. Moreover, the commissioner put his own nose in the mess by saying he didn’t think Ferry needed any further punishment despite Silver likely knowing the excuse was bunk. Bad times, y’all.
That said, Masai Ujiri makes everything better. He wrote a piece for The Globe & Mail about the situation. He advocates measuring Ferry’s heart. #science
Billy King, who played with Ferry at Duke, defends his honor and says he’s not racist. David Aldridge attended high school with Ferry, and also defends him while admitting he might not keep his job.
TEAM USA ROLLS RIGHT INTO THE FINAL: Hey, what do you know? Team USA blew out Lithuania and finds itself in the FIBA World Cup Championship Game! France and Serbia play Friday to decide who will face the Americans on Sunday in Madrid.
There was a bit of an on-court hollering match, and Coach K Van Gundy’d himself right into the middle of it.
Jonas Valanciunas elbowed DeMarcus Cousins hard in the throat and then appeared to wet himself as Boogie thought about cocking back for a punch. And of course, because this is Earth, Boogie got the technical foul on the play. For getting elbowed and scaring little Jonas. #FreeBoogie #Bias
And finally, let me just say WAR KENNETH FARIED.
BAD IDEA, Y’ALL: Paul George defends Ray Rice, apologizes and gets swatted in a statement by Larry Bird, all in the span for a few hours.
#KOBESYSTEM: Kevin Ding points out that Kobe is back in Germany to see Dr. Hans. It has become a routine thing.
YES, YES: NBA Pokémon photoshops. Yes.
DOUBLE TWO-GUARDS: Nice breakdown as to why it’s unlikely the Kings will actually be able to play Ben McLemore and Nik Stauskas together.
MILWAUKEE SOUNDS LOVELY: Neighbors brought the Kidds brownies to welcome them. Who needs New York?
AMAZING: “Gimme The Loot” as a comic. Brilliant.
Happy Friday. Friday! See you next time.
