FOR Ryan Aldridge, in an ideal world, Matt Barron and Noah McMullin would both be returning for a third season at Leeds Knights come September.

Ben Gordon and Billy Ray Bates. As the crew reminisced about Bates, co-host Charles Barkley praised the former Portland Trail Blazer, calling him “built like a truck” before asking ...

During TNT's post-game coverage, Inside The NBA noted that Jerome scored the fourth-most bench points in a playoff debut after Ben Gordon, Malik Monk, and Bates. That led Barkley to wonder if ...

The crew highlighted the most points scored in a playoff debut by a bench player, listing Ben Gordon, Malik Monk, and Billy Ray Bates. That’s when things veered off course.

Ben Gordon (30) and Malik Monk (32). In the course of the discussion, NBA great Charles Barkley said, “I wonder if Billy Ray is still alive.” After a long, awkward pause, his co-host Shaquille ...

He joins Malik Monk, Ben Gordon and Bill Ray Bates as the only players to do so. Ty Jerome’s 28 points tonight are the fourth-most by a player off the bench in a playoff game since 1971 ...

Think about this: here’s the list of the highest scoring performances off the bench in an NBA playoffs debut since 1971: Malik Monk, 2023 Kings – 32 points Ben Gordon, 2005 Bulls – 30 ...

Slot receiver JC Roque flashed, as did 6-foot-5 receiver Brady McCullough and redshirt freshman receiver Ben Gordon from Van Meter is quickly becoming a go-to pass catcher in critical situations.