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Avec Endrick, l’OL peut rêver d’une deuxième moitié de saison canon. La recrue débarquée du Real Madrid est déjà décisive à deux reprises en deux matchs disputés. OL : Endrick, un but et une passe décisive en 2 matchs L’OL s’est offert les services d’un grand attaquant, Endrick, cet hiver. Il est prêté par le Real Madrid, jusqu’à la fin de la saison. Ses premiers matchs avec les Gones sont déjà plus que satisfaisants. Il avait été l’auteur du but de la victoire de Lyon contre le LOSC (2-1) à Lille, en 16e de finale de la coupe de France, lors de sa première apparition. Dimanche, l’avant-centre brésilien a encore été décisif, face au Stade Brestois (2-1), cette fois en Ligue 1. Il a délivré une passe décisive pour son compatriote Abner Vinicius, sur le deuxième but lyonnais. Le Brésilien promet une deuxième partie de saison meilleure Grâce à cette victoire, l’Olympique Lyonnais remonte au classement, à la 4e place, à deux points du 3e rang occupé par l’Olympique de Marseille. Comme espéré, Endrick a apporté son talent, sa qualité technique, mais surtout un plus offensif à l’équipe de Paulo Fonseca. « Nous montons au classement et nous allons essayer de monter encore plus pour que cette seconde partie de saison soit la meilleure possible », a promis l’international Auriverde (14 sélections). OL : Endrick encensé par ses coéquipiers et Fonseca Il a déjà mis ses coéquipiers à ses pieds, en plus de l’entraîneur de Lyon. "Endrick a fait un bon match, on apprend à se connaître, mais c’est toute l’équipe qu’il faut saluer", a déclaré Pavel Sulc. "Il a fait de bonnes choses, surtout dans des situations individuelles. C’est un joueur unique, mais il a besoin de s’améliorer physiquement", a confié Paulo Fonseca. Lisez aussi : Mercato OL : Une 2e recrue à Lyon, sa signature imminente Même les adversaires du nouvel attaquant de l’OL sont séduits par son talent et ses qualités techniques. « C'est un petit génie qui ne rechigne pas à aller au duel. J'espère qu'il fera aussi mal aux autres adversaires qui jouent le maintien, comme nous », a réagi Julien Lachuer, adjoint d'Éric Roy sur le banc de Brest. Non qualifié pour la phase de Ligue de l’Europa League, Endrick sera de repos, jeudi, quand ses coéquipiers affronteront les Young Boys de Berne en Suisse. Il se préparera pour le déplacement de Lyon à Metz, le dimanche 25 janvier. Lire aussi sur l'OL : Mercato OL : Feu vert pour l’arrivée de Jonas Wind à Lyon ? Mercato OL : Mujaid Sadick attendu à Lyon ? Mercato OL : Fonseca annonce une autre recrue à venir à Lyon

Kawhi Leonard’s legacy remains one of the NBA’s most controversial topics. Although he has an impressive catalogue of achievements, his various injuries create a grey area in his standing among the greats. However, just like any other athlete, Leonard maintains utmost confidence in his abilities. His former teammate Danny Green believes there needs to be a limit to how far that confidence goes. Kawhi may be a man of few words, but a few individuals have gotten to know the Los Angeles Clippers star on a deeper level. Danny Green is one of those people. The two spent eight years together as teammates with the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors. Green had front-row seats to witness the impeccable heights Leonard would reach. He watched a 22-year-old young star emerge as the future face of the Spurs franchise after winning the 2014 NBA Finals MVP. Five years later, he served as one of Leonard’s running-mates during his iconic 2019 title run with the Raptors. There’s no denying that sole season in Toronto was the work of legends. Leonard reportedly even placed himself among the all-time ranks following that championship. “Kawhi changed my view on a lot of s**t, but there was one thing in particular that I overheard,” Fred VanVleet said on the Underground Podcast. “He didn’t say it to me, I just overheard it. And it was a conversation that was being had, and the sentiment of that conversation was when we won the championship, he was like, ‘I’m better than Kobe.'” Fred VanVleet says Kawhi Leonard believed his 2019 finals fun put him ahead of Kobe “It was a conversation being had and the sentiment of it was when we won the championship was like ‘I’m better than Kobe.” (Via underground podcast) pic.twitter.com/kwDxaNbQU5 — NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) December 17, 2025 VanVleet’s comments quickly took over the basketball community. It was shocking that Leonard would say something so bold while being a man of few words. That comment even caught Green off guard when he first heard it. If his former teammate truly believes that, Green can’t side with him. “He had a really good run in Toronto, but he would have to do that for 10 years to catch Kobe,” Green said on Byron Scott’s Fast Break. Green will be the first person to give Kawhi the flowers he deserves. However, he can’t overlook how short-lived Leonard’s prime has been. The two-time NBA champion is still one of the best players in the league, but he just hasn’t been able to play enough games for it to matter. Since the 2017-18 season, Kawhi has only played over 65 games once. On the other hand, he has played under 55 games four times. That fact alone leads to there being no comparison to Kobe in Green’s mind. “Kobe is another guy. He scored 81 in a game. I’ve seen Kobe score 60 in three quarters. Not many people cared about the game like Kobe did,” Green said. Green certainly trusts VanVleet since they were former teammates, but he wasn’t there to guarantee the validity of such a claim. However, assuming Kawhi did say such a thing, Green wouldn’t hesitate to push back on such a nonsensical statement. The post There’s No Comparison Between Kobe Bryant and Kawhi Leonard: Danny Green appeared first on The SportsRush.

Le mercato hivernal s’accélère à l’OM. Alors qu’ils sont proches de finaliser l’arrivée de Quinten Timber, les dirigeants phocéens tentent de signer un autre milieu de terrain. Lucas Da Cunha a été contacté. Mercato : Quinten Timber et Lucas Da Cunha se rapprochent de l’OM L'Olympique de Marseille est très actif lors des fenêtres de transferts. Et ce mercatoi hivernal ne déroge pas à la règle. Le club phocéen a récemment renfloué ses caisses grâce à la vente de Robinio Vaz. Ce dernier a rejoint l'AS Rome contre 25 millions d'euros. Cette rentrée d’argent permet de financer la suite du mercato. La direction de l’OM est même passée en mode turbo afin de signer ses premières recrues. Alors que le dossier Himad Abdelli est toujours en cours de finalisation, les Olympiens tiennent la corde pour Quinten Timber. Là aussi, un accord a été trouvé avec le milieu de terrain de Feyenoord. Les négociations progressent entre les deux écuries. Lire aussi : Mercato OM : Accord signé, une recrue inattendue débarque Mais ce n’est pas terminé. L’OM a activé une nouvelle piste séduisante en Italie. Le journaliste Gianluca Di Marzio le confirme, les Olympiens s’intéressent de très près à Lucas Da Cunha. Le milieu central de Côme plaît au staff marseillais pour sa créativité et sa vision de jeu. Les premiers échanges ont déjà débuté Lucas Da Cunha a participé à 18 rencontres de Serie A cette saison. Il demeure un titulaire en puissance à Côme. Mais l’ancien de l’OGC Nice ne semble pas vraiment opposé à un retour en Ligue 1. La source explique que des échanges ont déjà eu lieu entre des émissaires phocéens et le joueur de 24 ans afin de le convaincre de signer en Provence dès cet hiver. https://twitter.com/Be_OM13/status/2013228259329122383 Pour cela, l’OM devra lever quelques obstacles. Son prix est estimé à 15 millions d’euros selon Transfermarkt. Son recrutement reste aussi conditionné par de futurs départs. Angel Gomes et Darryl Bakola ne sont pas certains de rester. Ces possibles arrivées confirment en tout cas la volonté de l'OM de s'armer techniquement en cette seconde partie de saison. Lire la suite sur l'OM : Coup de balai à l’OM : Un deuxième départ officialisé ! Mercato OM : Benatia dégote un nouveau crack argentin Mercato : Le signe fort d’Abdelli à l’OM qui affole Marseille

Rich Paul has opened the door to a wealth of attention since the launch of his Game Over podcast. He recently spoke about the Golden State Warriors, more specifically, his client Moses Moody. His comments suggested a possible outcome, which would result in the departure of Draymond Green. Although Green is friends with Paul and the Klutch Sports family, he didn’t hesitate to respond. Everyone is well aware of Paul’s status as LeBron James’ agent. However, he also represents plenty of other athletes across the NBA. One of those players is Warriors wing Moses Moody. As an agent, Paul has his clients’ best interests in all his actions. Moody’s situation is a bit more unique since he isn’t a star like James or Brandon Ingram, who Paul also represents. The fifth-year guard is having the best season of his career, averaging 10.6 points per game. However, that isn’t the ceiling Paul nor Moody envision for the rest of his career. Paul revealed in an episode of the Game Over podcast some advice he shared with Moody to further his game. “You should be looking to push Draymond out,” Paul said. “Give them a reason to play you. We know you can shoot the three. You’re big, strong, gonna defend everything. My opinion, we have to be better at being able to rebound, push, go into DHO. If you can do that with what you’re already doing, now it’s not even about the Warriors. Now it’s I can play on any roster in the NBA.” Rich Paul on the advice he gives to Moses Moody “You should be looking to push Draymond OUT. Give them a reason to play you. We know you can shoot the 3, big, strong, gonna defend, everything. What’s the areas to get better on in the summer? My opinion we have to be better at… https://t.co/PfREnwfNrT pic.twitter.com/20ot9lrM5C — NBA Courtside (@NBA__Courtside) January 16, 2026 For the most part, Paul’s advice was pretty spot on. The only thing he said, which ruffled some feathers, is the sentiment regarding pushing Draymond out of the team. On the contrary to popular speculation, Green actually didn’t catch any offense to Paul’s comments. “The ‘Looking to push Draymond out’ is no shocker to me. Rich and I talked, and he told me that years ago. What Rich is saying, you become so valuable to a team that they can’t afford to keep Draymond,” Green explained. Green understands the NBA is a business above all else. Although Green has a friendship with Paul, he understands that as an agent, he has a job to do. There’s no hard feelings whatsoever. Green has even felt that the Warriors’ front office has tried to push him out in many instances. “I felt the Warriors were trying to push me out. What I mean is, they drafted Eric Paschall. They drafted Kevon Looney and Jordan Bell. They drafted all these guys to take my spot, and Loon obviously found his way. But ultimately my spot was never taken,” Green professed. Out of the three players Green named, he states Kevon Looney is the only one who was a hit for the team. Even then, he never took Green’s role from him. Will Moody be the one to finally push Green out? The odds are highly unlikely, but we have seen crazier things happen in the NBA. The post Draymond Green Responds to Rich Paul’s ‘Push Draymond Out’ Advice to Moses Moody appeared first on The SportsRush.

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