Joe Mazzulla ‘Always Believed’ He Would Become an NBA Head Coach

Paul Pierce is expected to take on a contributor role at FS1’s “Undisputed” as the NBA season intensifies. While the deal is not yet finalized, it is anticipated to be completed as early as this week. A Fox Sports spokesperson has refrained from providing official comment on the matter. Following…

Photo: Toronto Raptors/Twitter Add the recent Toronto Raptors-Denver Nuggets endgame to the list of the lopsided NBA basketball closers marred by officiating blunders. As the Raps were looking to play tight against the Nuggets with them trailing by one, things got questionable when Jakob Poeltl was called for a foul…

Photo: Twitter/Bleacher Report Ja Morant is unfazed by the comments he produced about that personal remarks that he has no fears and worries in the Western Conference, and ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies’ matchup on Friday, he can only add up motivational fuel for the Phoenix Suns. “I’m standing on…

After a recent picture went viral on Reddit, a map denoting the most popular sports in each country around the world, many people were surprised to see basketball top the bill in various countries. Though if you were a regular reader of Sports Mania, you would struggle to believe that…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter There are “strong” indications that the Los Angeles Lakers are trending toward a new two-year deal with free agent point guard D’Angelo Russell, reports Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports. According to Fischer, that two-year contract could be worth in the neighborhood of $40 million in total,…

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo was encouraging new point guard Delon Wright to be aggressive during last night’s 121-110 road win vs. the Sacramento Kings (13 points/2 rebounds/5 assists/2 steals/1 block/zero turnovers/3-5 FG/2-4 3-PT/5-6 FT/+9 +/-). (via Bally Sports Sun): Ira Winderman: “The way Delon played, it looked like he…