Morning sports update: The Cavs are reportedly asking for Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown
The Red Sox continue to slump, the Patriots have begun to cut down their roster to the target number of 53, and the Celtics look to find a way to manage the fallout from Isaiah Thomas’ physical.
What additional assets are Cavs looking for in IT4 trade? According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Cavaliers will first look to include one of the Celtics’ rising stars, Jaylen Brown or Jayson Tatum, in on the deal for Kyrie Irving:
Cleveland is going to try to inquire about a couple of the Celtics’ young players, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, who they tried to get in the original trade. That is very unlikely. But Boston still has a war chest of future first-round picks of their own, and some picks they control from other teams, and Cleveland is going to try to get one more of those to finalize this deal.
Boston is resisting, and are going to initially at least, resist this idea. Boston believes that it was completely transparent with Cleveland about where Thomas was physically, his rehab. Cleveland’s version of this is that they didn’t realize how long Thomas could potentially be out this season. He’s in the final year of his contract, and obviously, that matches up with what will likely be the final year of LeBron’s current deal, and so there’s going to be a showdown here between these two teams that may last a couple more days. (ESPN)
Jets claim defensive end Kony Ealy from Patriots:
“Ealy was traded to New England in March, but was cut by the Patriots on Saturday. The second-round pick of Carolina out of the University of Missouri koins his cousin and fellow defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson on New York’s roster.” (Boston.com, via AP)
Patriots release Matt Lengel and Caleb Kidder: “Tight end Matt Lengel and undrafted rookie defensive end Caleb Kidder were jettisoned Sunday, bring the number of players in camp to 87. Both players were released with injury designations and would revert to the team’s injured reserve list if they clear waivers.” (The Boston Globe)
Orioles get to Fister early, beat Red Sox 2-1: “It was the fourth straight loss for Boston, matching its longest losing streak of the season. The Red Sox lead fell to 2 1/2 games over the New York Yankees, the closest the division race has been since Aug. 3.” (Boston.com, via AP)
Profane Celtics fan interrupts Stephen A. Smith during Mayweather-McGregor coverage: “The fan, who also gestures explicitly, says six words and a third of them are F-bombs, so consider yourself warned.” (Boston.com)
A very drunk fan drops in on @espnSteveLevy and Stephen A. Smith with some F-bombs. pic.twitter.com/gYRuUmUB1J
— Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) August 27, 2017
Tom Brady on Kirk & Callahan says he is not ‘very close’ friends with Floyd Mayweather, has only met him few times: “No, I met him a couple of times,” he said after a long pause. “I think he’s a great fighter. That was a great fight the other night.” (WEEI)
