Jeff Van Gundy’s nightmare year went well beyond ESPN firing
NY Post
The Boston Celtics were Jeff Van Gundy’s lifeline.
Van Gundy detailed what has been a very painful time in his life after he was fired by ESPN following 16 years as the network’s top NBA game analyst.
The former Knicks coach, who was added to the Celtics staff in October, was dealing with personal tragedies on top of losing his job.
“I got fired from ESPN on June 30, and then my youngest son went to school in August so we became empty nesters,” Van Gundy said on “The Mark Jackson Show” with his former broadcast partner Mark Jackson and son Mark Jackson Jr.
“Then my sister-in-law tragically passed away in the middle of August as well. Then, my best friend in Houston contracted cancer, and he died this spring.”
Jeff’s brother, Stan, recently revealed that his wife committed suicide in August.
The Jets have many, many decisions to make this offseason. One of the biggest is whether to re-sign running back Breece Hall, who is scheduled to hit free agency in March.
Josh Hart makes an impact in so many different ways.
Even on a day the Rangers got some positive injury news, they were blindsided by more bad luck.
Recently on the social-media site now called X — it’s so nasty they changed the name — someone asked this unhappy question: Which team has had the worst offseason?
The strategy was sad, but sound; anathema to competition, but reason to believe.
One of the NFL’s longest unions is no more.
The Cowboys will look for yet another new coordinator to try to fix their defense.
The Wizards may finally be ready to emerge from the NBA’s cellar.
Here is a sentence I did not anticipate writing when the offseason began: I really like what the White Sox are doing.
DETROIT — Over three months into the season, Karl-Anthony Towns is still often struggling and still adjusting to Mike Brown’s system.
The injury bug that has plagued the Rangers just went for the jugular.
Brian Cashman acknowledged last month that the Yankees are “vulnerable” at the front of the rotation to begin the season.
DETROIT — In his first media interview about the Knicks in almost three years, James Dolan explained he fired Tom Thibodeau because, among other reasons, the coach was averse to collaboration. The owner also shot down a potential trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo and declared this season as Finals or failure.