Tag: Michael Wilbon

Michael Wilbon Torches Spurs After Historic NBA Finals Choke Job

Brandon King

The criticism continues to pour in for the San Antonio Spurs following their stunning Game 4 collapse, and few voices were as harsh as veteran sports commentator Michael Wilbon. Appearing on ESPN following the Spurs’ 107-106 loss to the New York Knicks, the long time PTI host , like Charles Barkley, delivered a blistering assessment of San Antonio’s late-game execution after watching them squander a 29-point lead in the second half. “It’s the dumbest stretch of basketball at a championship level I’ve ever seen,” Wilbon said. “They could have done…

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Michael Wilbon has had enough of the LeExcuses

Brandon King

The recent, and to many the unjust, firing of former Lakers coach Darvin Ham has been a tipping point on breaking the gag hold that’s seemingly been in place as it relates to any degree of criticism directed at LeBron James. Over the past several days a multitude of media personages have gotten on James’ case for yet another one of his coaches getting broken off. Ham’s replacement will mark the Lakers’ fourth coach during the LeBron era in Tinseltown and the ninth coach of his career. One of those…

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