Premier League plans to remove point deduction for luxury fine.
After Everton and Nottingham Forest have been penalized with point deductions for breaching the FFP rule this season, the Premier League is reportedly considering removing the point deduction penalty to introduce the NBA style of “luxury tax/fines”. This is due to concerns about top players leaving their clubs and even clubs failing to attract the best players if their pay is restricted. With this new implementation, clubs who breach the FFP rule will rather face financial penalties that increase the more they spend and the money received will be distributed among the other PL clubs that comply with the rule.
🚨🚨| JUST IN: The Premier League is considering REMOVING points deductions and introducing an NBA-style 'luxury tax' due to concerns that top players might leave if their pay is restricted.
The 'luxury tax' would penalize clubs for overspending, with the penalty increasing… pic.twitter.com/8nulkEtoYH
— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) April 4, 2024
Gilbert Arenas makes controversial claim about Jokic’s MVP chances.
Denver Nuggets’ star, Nikola Jokic is the front runner for this year’s Most Valuable Player, averaging 26 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists per game. Despite being the biggest favourite to clinch the award for the third time, many NBA executives believe that the Serbian winning the MVP this season would not age well. Former NBA star and now media analyst, Gilbert Arenas has stated that Jokic winning the MVP this season would be the worst in the last 40 years. Appearing on Shannon Sharpe’s “Nightcap” podcast, Arenas claimed that Jokic hasn’t been statistically the best player and has not put on historic numbers to win the acclaimed award this season.
“He is the worst MVP winner in the last 40 years.”
– Gilbert Arenas on Nikola Jokic
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 4, 2024
Julius Randle set to undergo season-ending right shoulder surgery.
The New York Knicks forward, Julius Randle is set to undergo a season-ending surgery on his right shoulder after two months of rehabilitation. Randle dislocated his shoulder in the Knicks’ 125-109 win against the Miami Heats on January 27, causing him to miss multiple games including the All-Star games. He will now miss the playoffs, a huge loss for the New York franchise who are presently 11 wins and 1 loss when all of Randle, Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby play together.
BREAKING: Julius Randle is out for the season, per @wojespn pic.twitter.com/I46GkFKzt2
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 4, 2024
Chelsea score two late goals to secure 4-3 win over Manchester United.
After the big win over Manchester United on Thursday night, Chelsea to boost hopes for European football next season. After goals from Palmer and Gallagher helped the London side go 2-0 up early in the first half, Manchester United looked to have secured a comeback, all thanks to a Garnacho brace and Bruno Fernandes header. However, Diogo Dalot gave Chelsea a second penalty in the 97th minute which was well converted by Palmer who then completed his hat trick in the 101st minute to give Chelsea a 4-3 win.
Bronny James to enter the 2024 NBA draft and maintain college eligibility.
USC Trojans freshman point guard and son of Lebron James, Bronny has declared his intention to enter the 2024 NBA draft, while also maintaining his college eligibility. He also revealed on Instagram that he would enter the transfer portal for flexibility, ahead of his work out with NBA teams. Bronny has averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19 minutes per game with the USC Trojans this season. However, due to suffering a cardiac arrest and undergoing a heart procedure last year, the NBA will need to evaluate and approve his fitness before working out with NBA teams.
USC Trojans freshman guard Bronny James will enter the 2024 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility and will also enter the transfer portal, he said on Instagram Friday. pic.twitter.com/uZlqrfQPvb
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 5, 2024
