BREAKING: Lamelo Ball Traded + Austin Reaves Gets Paid & Terrion Arnold Charged

On this episode of Yesterday in Sports, Chris Horwedel recaps a packed sports day across the NBA, NFL, WNBA, World Cup, NHL, and MLB. The show opens with Austin Reaves reportedly landing a record-setting 4-year, $185 million maximum contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, the richest deal ever for an undrafted NBA player, as he remains part of the core alongside Luka Dončić.Chris also covers the growing controversy around Micah Nori’s unusual Portland Trail Blazers coaching contract, with NBA coaches and the National Basketball Coaches Association pushing back on what they see as a dangerous precedent for first-time head coaches. In the NFL, Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold faces serious felony charges in Florida connected to an alleged kidnapping and robbery case, with the legal process and possible NFL discipline now looming.The episode also breaks down Round 2 of the NBA Draft, including Bruce Thornton, Richie Saunders, Isaiah Evans, Henri Veesaar, Felix Okpara, and Vsevolod Ishchenko. In the WNBA, Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson, Paige Bueckers, and Breanna Stewart headline the latest All-Star voting returns. World Cup coverage includes Mexico finishing group play in dominant form and Canada advancing to the knockout round for the first time in men’s World Cup history. Chris also covers Alex Tuch’s move to the Washington Capitals and LaMelo Ball being traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Minnesota Timberwolves in one of the biggest NBA moves of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.