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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Pistons, Nets Set to Compete For $32M Free Agent Forward: Report
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Two Eastern Conference clubs with two very different trajectories could compete for an intriguing free agent this summer. The Brooklyn Nets finished with a 26-56 record under first-year head coach Jose Fernandez Torres, and as of this writing are set to have five picks (including four in the first round) in next month's impending 2025 NBA Draft — starting with the No. 8 selection. Devoid of any foundational All-Stars, Brooklyn has managed to restock its draft equity and cap space, and could look to pull a Detroit Pistons this offseason by signing competent veterans to compete alongside intriguing young players like Cam Thomas and Nic Claxton. More NBA News: NBA Executives Expect Surprising East Team to Trade for Top Pick After bringing in talented vets like forward Tobias Harris, shooting guard Malik Beasley, and wing Tim Hardaway Jr. over the summer (plus point guard Dennis Schroder midseason), the Pistons improved to a 43-39 record and snagged the East's No. 6 seed. LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers posts up against Caris LeVert #3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers posts up against Caris LeVert #3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2024 in Cleveland, season pros helped point guard Cade Cunningham grow into an All-NBA talent, and abetted the growth of center Jalen Duren and shooting guard Jaden Ivey. Athletic rookie wing Ron Holland impressed, too, at least defensively. Detroit gave the New York Knicks all they could handle in a hard-fought, first-round playoff series defeat. Per Sam Amico of Hoops Wire, Atlanta Hawks swingman Caris LeVert will be a target for both Brooklyn and Detroit this summer. Hawks' Caris LeVert Expected To Draw Interest From Pistons, Nets — Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) May 31, 2025 "The Hawks would like to keep free agent wing Caris LeVert, but they're well aware that he will be drawing outside interest," Amico writes. "Two of those teams are believed to be the Pistons and Nets, sources told Hoops Wire." More NBA News: Trae Young Takes Massive Shot at Knicks Fans During Thunder-Nuggets Game 7 After being acquired by the Hawks midway through the 2024-25 season as part of the deal that shipped De'Andre Hunter out to the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeVert logged impressive averages of 14.9 points on .482/.338/.722 shooting splits, 3.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.5 blocks a night, in 26 games off the bench. "As for Detroit, much depends on what happens with the team's other veteran free agents, including Sixth Man of the Year candidate Malik Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr. It's not yet known which direction the Pistons will go after a pleasant surprise of a season." More NBA News: Nets' Ben Simmons Finalizing Contract Buyout To Become Free Agent LeVert, 30, is wrapping up a two-year, $32 million deal he inked while still in Cleveland. The oft-injured wing may not make quite that much going forward, but he could still draw an eight-figure annual salary on a multi-year deal. More NBA News: Hawks Breakout Star Signing Huge Extension Deal Bill Simmons Views Surprise Team as Best Trade Destination For Giannis Antetokounmpo Pistons May Want Cade Cunningham to Avoid Making 2025 All-NBA Team Massive Trade Proposal Has Pistons Land Perfect Co-Star For Cade Cunningham For more Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and general NBA news and rumors, head over to Newsweek Sports.
New York Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Submit a question for Hunter Patterson's Pistons' offseason mailbag
We're a little more than two weeks removed from the Detroit Pistons' Game 6 loss to the New York Knicks that ended their season. While the franchise exceeded expectations by tripling their win total from 2023-24 and winning their first playoff game since 2008, this will be a pivotal offseason for the Pistons to build on their success. Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren are heading into their fourth seasons and they are eligible for rookie-scale contract extensions. Malik Beasley, Dennis Schröder, Tim Hardaway Jr, Paul Reed and Lindy Waters III are all unrestricted free agents. Should the front office take a big swing via a trade? What's on your mind about Detroit as the organization heads into an offseason with legitimate optimism for the first time in years? Submit your mailbag questions below and let me know. And of course, be sure to follow the rest of my Pistons coverage throughout the remainder of the offseason. Hunter Patterson
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Never have a shortage of guys': Scottie Pippen's ex-wife Larsa Pippen breaks silence on fling with Malik Beasley as fans call her out
Scottie Pippen and Larsa Pippen divorced in 2021.(Image via Sergi Alexander/Getty) Scottie Pippen, one of the most popular and talented players in the NBA, had a pretty tumultuous marriage with his ex wife, Larsa Pippen. The NBA legend had filed for divorce initially in 2016 but withdrew it only to legally separate in 2021. A year prior to their divorce, Larsa Pippen was spotted holding hands with newly married Detroit Pistons' Malik Beasley and it is safe to say that many were not impressed by this. Now, Larsa Pippen has finally spoken about it but it has not gone down too well with fans. Scottie Pippen's ex wife, Larsa Pippen, reveals why she chose to have a fling with Malik Beasley in 2020, sparking major outrage among fans Scottie Pippen's ex wife, Larsa Pippen, recently appeared on "The Jason Lee Show' where she spoke about why she got involved with Malik Beasley. The Real Housewives of Miami 's star, Larsa Pippen, confessed that COVID-19 had an influence on her personal life. Larsa Pippen said, 'I had Covid brain. I just had Covid. I was stuck in my house; I hadn't gone anywhere. He was there. He was like, on me ... like, 'let me come see you' ... and I thought ok, come see me.' The Real Housewives of Miami's star continued, 'Guys like me, I'm fun, good energy, I don't need s*** from anybody, I think that's appealing to a lot of guys … I never have a shortage of guys…' But that is not all; not only was Detroit Pistons' Malik Beasley newly married to Montana Yao back then, but also Beasley and Scottie and Larsa Pippen's son, Scotty Jr., were teammates in 2023 in the Los Angeles Lakers. Larsa Pippen reflected on that and said, 'They had a conversation when they were on the same team, and it was fine..." To make matters worse, Malik Beasley is just four years older than Larsa Pippen's son, Scotty Jr. Larsa Pippen's candid confession about her controversial fling with Malik Beasley has raised some eyebrows. A fan took to X and wrote, 'Gil was right she tarnishing that Pippen name and needs to go back to her maiden name', while another fan wrote, 'Accountability, are you there?' At the moment, Detroit Pistons' Malik Beasley's wife, Montana Yao, recently filed for divorce. Scottie Pippen is yet to react to the whole controversy surrounding his ex wife. Also Read: 'NBA soft as hell': Jayson Tatum trolled after hospital post goes viral following injury and surgery
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Larsa Pippen finally reveals her biggest 'mistake' relationship after turbulent Marcus Jordan split
Larsa Pippen has opened up about her biggest 'mistake' relationship in a new candid interview. The social media star, 50, who shares four children with NBA icon ex Scottie Pippen, 59, cringed as she recalled her fleeting age-gap romance with Malik Beasley when she was 46 and he was 24 in 2020. Pippen, who went onto date Michael Jordan's son Marcus, 34, from 2022-2024, split from Detroit Pistons star Beasley after five months in April 2021 and attributed the failed romance to having 'Covid brain' and 'guys really liking me.' Appearing on the Jason Lee Show, the host reminded Pippen he had 'told her no' when he first learned she and Beasley - who was later her son's teammate - were spotted together. Pippen responded: 'I should've listened to you' before Lee said Pippen had admitted she was 'in love' with Beasley after their first meeting. She said: That was a mistake... I feel like guys like me. I'm fun, good energy, I don't need s**t from anybody. That's appealing to guys. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HOLLYWOOD UNLOCKED (@hollywoodunlocked) 'I never have a shortage of guys. He was there. he was on me. Who am I supposed to date, the landscaper?' Things took a further awkward turn after the pair's split when Beasley and Pippen's son Scotty Pippen Jr. were briefly teammates on the LA Lakers in 2023 - although Pippen said the pair had a chat beforehand and were amicable. She said: 'They had a conversation when they were on the same team, and it was fine. It wasn't like we had a really bad breakup.' Larsa and Malik raised eyebrows when they were spotted holding hands back in November 2020, as the sports star was still legally married to Montana Yao, 22, at the time. It was suggested that the photos prompted Montana to file for divorce. A source previously said: 'Montana filed for a divorce the day she saw the photos Montana, who exchanged vows with Beasley on March 5, 2020, expressed her shock over the split on Instagram Stories prior to her divorce filing. 'This is wild y'all I'm seeing it for the first time just like y'all,' adding that she was 'told to leave our family home 10 day[s] ago, and just like you all I'm pretty confused.' Larsa was married to Chicago Bulls icon Scottie Pippen from 1997-2021 and they have four children together. Pippen is now dating toyboy Jeff Coby, 31, and the pair recently sparked engagement rumors after only four months. Pippen might not have an engagement ring, but Jeff decided to publicly announce their future wedding date in Miami on Monday to TMZ: 'We're getting married November 2025.' '2026,' Coby corrected himself. 'We're getting married. It's going to be a beautiful marriage. November 2025.' According to TMZ, the lovebirds met when they both attended the 10th-anniversary party for David Alexander's DBC Fitness gym, which was held at ZZs Club Miami in January. It was Alexander, a celebrity trainer, who made the introductions, sources said. The fast-moving romance comes after her troubles with ex-fiancé Marcus Jordan. Last month, there has been a development in the DUI case of Larsa's ex, Marcus Jordan. The son of basketball legend Michael Jordan saw his cocaine possession charges altered. During the time of his arrest on February 4 in Florida, it was believed that the white powdery substance on him was cocaine. Police did a field test on the powder which tested positive for cocaine. But it has since been established by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement that the drug was actually ketamine, according to a report from TMZ. The mix up reportedly happens now and then as the two drugs have the same color and texture. It is not sure how this will change his sentencing as both cocaine and ketamine are illegal drugs. Jordan was arrested after his Lamborghini SUV got stuck on train tracks in the early morning hours, allegedly due to his impairment. Jordan's attorneys have since entered a not guilty plea and requested a trial by jury while waving his first court appearance, a pretrial conference scheduled for March 20, according to People. Jordan also pleased not guilty to felony cocaine possession and resisting an officer without violence, which is a misdemeanor. He was arrested after police officers found his damaged SUV stuck on train tracks. The son of Michael Jordan allegedly pleaded with officers to help him push his car off the tracks, but they refused, and he was arrested after failing a sobriety test. During the interaction, Jordan dropped the name of his famous father while pleading with police to help him move his vehicle. Marcus and Larsa began dating in late 2022, and went as far as to share their hopes for marriage, but they ended things in March 2024.
Forbes
06-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Agent Lawsuit Against Malik Beasley Indicative Of NBPA Failure
(Photo by) Getty Images A union's animating – indeed statutory – purpose is to protect its members. The unions representing players in the major American professional sports leagues are no different, doing battle with leagues and teams on a daily basis over the collective bargaining agreement governing players' employment and disputes arising thereunder. One of the other ways in which players unions protect their members is through their regulation of agents. However, a recent lawsuit filed by agent Daniel Hazan against Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley demonstrates one way in which the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is failing its members. From the New Deal to the NBPA The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), passed in 1935, was one of several major pieces of legislation enacted as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The NLRA protects the rights of private sector employees to come together, unionize, and collectively bargain with their employers about their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. To this end, in 1954, NBA players formed the NBPA for purposes of collectively bargaining with the NBA and its clubs. Since that time, the union and league have negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements governing a wide range of issues affecting NBA player employment. The NLRA not only empowers employees, but also the unions formed or selected by them for representation. Specifically, Section 9 provides that the union 'shall be the exclusive representatives of all of the employees in [the employee] From the NBPA to the Agent In sports, the union's exclusive authority under the NLRA means, for example, that the NBPA has the right to negotiate all of the contracts of the approximate 450 players on NBA rosters. Such a workload is impractical. Consequently, the NBPA and the other unions in professional sports (such as the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA)), effectively delegate some of that negotiating authority to agents pursuant to a certification process. In the collective bargaining agreement, the NBA and NBPA negotiate numerous parameters around player employment, including minimum salaries, the terms of the uniform player contract, dispute resolution, benefits, work schedules, and more. Nevertheless, there is still a considerable amount of room left to individual negotiation between the player and his agent and the team, notably the annual salary and length of the contract. The union certification process varies across the unions but generally requires an extensive background check, sometimes an exam, and the agreement to abide by the union's agent regulations. The regulations are extensive and intended to ensure that agents represent players competently, zealously, and ethically. The unions' authority is further cemented as part of the collective bargaining agreements, in which the teams agree not to negotiate player contracts with agents not certified by the relevant union. Failure to abide by the union's regulations can lead to substantial penalties (as in the case of NFL agent Todd France) or the revocation of your certification (as with two want-to-be baseball agents affiliated with the rapper Bad Bunny). The Agent Arbitration Process Among the rules contained in the unions' agent regulations is a general requirement that any dispute over the regulations, between agents, or between a player and an agent be resolved exclusively through a union-administered arbitration process. These rules serve several purposes, including: (1) providing a private, informal and cost-efficient forum for resolution of disputes involving players; (2) the development of a body of arbitral case law specific and responsive to that union and its members; and (3) ensuring that the union learns of and can monitor the conduct of the agents it regulates, particularly where they are engaged in disputes with players. Nevertheless, the unions have taken different approaches concerning what types of disputes they believe fit within their regulation's arbitration provision. In the Bad Bunny case, the MLBPA took a broad view of its authority to regulate agents, insisting that it had the authority to regulate not just individual agents, but also any entities with which they performed services on behalf of MLB players, including marketing services. The would-be agents lost in their effort to persuade a federal court that the MLBPA was exceeding its authority. Conversely, Roger Kaplan, the arbitrator responsible for disputes under the NFLPA agent regulations, has previously ruled that he does not have authority over entities through which agents operate. Nevertheless, Kaplan has regularly exercised jurisdiction over contracts for marketing services agreed to between agents and players. Indeed, the NFLPA's agent regulations require that agents submit a copy of any agreement between a player and an agent within ten days of its execution, including but not limited to marketing agreements, loans, lines of credit, and other services or benefits. The obvious but unstated reason for this requirement is so that the union can ensure that agents are not taking advantage of their player-clients. The NBPA Steps Aside Unlike the MLBPA and NFLPA, the NBPA does not seek to regulate every agreement between an agent and a player. Instead, it takes a limited (and myopic) view that its arbitration procedures only apply to the Standard Player Agent Contract (SPAC) through which the player retains the agent for purposes of negotiating an NBA player contract. That means agents must arbitrate claims against a player for unpaid commissions, but could sue them in court for any other aspect of their relationship. NBPA-certified agent Daniel Hazan is exploiting this deficiency in the NBPA's approach by suing Beasley, a former client, in federal court for allegedly refusing to repay a November 2023 $650,000 advance payment on marketing commissions from by his agency. Hazan's lawsuit is indicative of exactly the type of predatory conduct that the NBPA should be seeking to regulate. The NBPA agent regulations prohibit '[p]roviding or offering a monetary inducement… to any Player… to induce or encourage that person to utilize his services.' Yet the marketing advance provided by Hazan seems to be exactly that since it was executed at the same time that Beasley entered into a SPAC with Hazan. Be that as it may, the players unions in all sports have regularly – and implausibly – considered marketing advances not to be an inducement. Nevertheless, the amount Hazan seeks in the lawsuit is also problematic. Despite advancing Beasley only $650,000, the contract included a $1,000,000 liquidated damages clause, which Hazan seeks to fully enforce. As a matter of law, liquidated damages clauses cannot be used as a penalty. But that seems quite clearly the intent of the provision drafted by Hazan. The agreement otherwise is indicative of one-sided drafting. For example, the contract contains a lengthy indemnification provision through which Beasley would be obligated to reimburse Hazan for various costs under certain circumstances. Such clauses are common, but they are also usually reciprocal – imposing such obligations on both parties. Next, the agreement also obligates Beasley to reimburse Hazan for his legal fees in trying to enforce the marketing agreement, i.e., in the very lawsuit that Hazan has now filed. Hazan's LinkedIn profile indicates that he received a law degree from the Touro Law Center, a Long Island school near the bottom of law school rankings in America. Yet a search of New York records does not indicate that Hazan ever became a licensed attorney in New York. If he were, his conduct could potentially draw scrutiny under the State's Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys. Either way, the above facts demonstrate that this situation is one which the NBPA should seek to bring within its arbitration mechanism and more closely scrutinize. Its failure to do so is an abdication of its responsibility to its player-members. Neither Hazan's attorney nor the NBPA responded to a request for comment.
