Purdy Gets PAID! 💰

PLUS The NBA's Final Four Is Pure Chaos, Eagles Lock Up Nick Sirianni, WNBA Investigating "Hateful Fan Comments"

May 19, 2025

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Welcome to Office Chair Sports! Your home for everything Sports & Biz! Today, we’re covering top news about:

  • Eagles Lock Up Nick Sirianni With Multi-Year Extension

  • The NBA's Final Four Is Pure Chaos

  • San Antonio Unveils Massive Downtown Arena Plan for Spurs

  • WNBA Investigating "Hateful Fan Comments"

  • Purdy Gets PAID!

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Eagles Lock Up Nick Sirianni With Multi-Year Extension💰

Philly just locked down Sirianni for the foreseeable future!

The dude has been absolutely crushing it since he got to Philly - a ridiculous 48-20 regular season record and 6-3 in the playoffs including that Super Bowl win over KC back in February. His winning percentage is so good (.706) that only two coaches in the Super Bowl era have done better!

Remember when everyone thought he might get canned after that epic collapse at the end of 2023 and the rocky 2-2 start last season?

Owner seems pumped too, talking about Sirianni's "authentic style of leadership" and how he brings out "the best in our team."

Translation: dude wins games, the city loves him, and his players don't hate him.

The NBA's Final Four Is Pure Chaos

The Knicks haven't won since '73, the Pacers' only title was in the ABA that same year, OKC/Seattle's lone championship was in '79, and the Timberwolves have NEVER even made the Finals.

This is exactly what the NBA wanted after those Cavs-Warriors matchups four years in a row. We're about to crown our SEVENTH different champion in seven years. That's never happened before in NBA history! Not a single repeat winner since Golden State did it in 2017-18.

Just look at this run: Toronto in '19, Lakers in '20, Bucks in '21, Warriors in '22, Nuggets in '23, and Celtics last year. And now we're guaranteed adding someone new to the list.

The crazy part is the other major sports have had longer runs of different champions, but for the NBA, this level of parity is completely unheard of.

Whichever team wins is gonna end a serious title drought. Gotta love seeing some new blood in the conference finals!

San Antonio Unveils Massive Downtown Arena Plan for Spurs

San Antonio just dropped some major news! The city finally revealed "Project Marvel", their ambitious plan to build a brand new Spurs arena smack in the heart of downtown as part of a massive sports and entertainment district.

We're talking WAY more than just an arena here. The vision includes expanding the convention center, adding a fancy new hotel tower, fixing up the Alamodome, building a land bridge over I-37, plus tons of retail and housing development. It's a monster project that could take up to 15 years to fully complete!

The Spurs are apparently pumped about moving downtown. Assistant City Manager Lori Houston said the team gave a "resounding yes" to the idea since they want to "enhance their fan experience."

But here's the big question - who's paying for all this? The city's being super vague about funding, just saying "the arena will not be funded by the general taxpayers" while mentioning possible revenue from hotel taxes, county venue taxes, and private investment.

Some council members seem cautiously open to it, but they're demanding community engagement and benefits.

Oh, and this plan would demolish the historic UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures building from the 1968 World's Fair.

WNBA Investigating "Hateful Fan Comments"

So the WNBA is looking into some potentially racist fan comments during the Fever-Sky game Saturday when Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese faced off again. Nobody's saying exactly what was said, but it was bad enough for the league to launch an investigation.

The game definitely got heated - Clark got hit with a flagrant foul for contact with Reese in the third quarter, and Reese picked up a tech when she tried to confront Clark afterward.

The Sky's CEO Adam Fox said they welcome the investigation and want a "safe environment for all WNBA players." The Fever are cooperating too, with their CEO saying they're "committed to providing a safe environment."

These two just can't escape the rivalry that blew up during that 2023 NCAA championship when Reese used Clark's own hand gesture during LSU's win over Iowa. Now they're bringing those same fireworks to the WNBA.

Clark definitely got the better of this matchup though - her Fever demolished the Sky 93-58, and she dropped a triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Reese had a solid game too with 12 points and a monster 17 rebounds.

Purdy Gets PAID! 💰

This dude made just $2.6 million TOTAL over his first three seasons as the 76th highest-paid QB in the league. Now he'll make $2.9 million PER WEEK. That's more money each week than he made in his entire NFL career so far!

The Niners have been saying all along that Purdy is their guy. Shanahan even said that’s his guy.

Unlike their recent messy negotiations with Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams (which all dragged into training camp), both sides seemed motivated to get this done early. Purdy even said back in January he wanted to "handle business the right way" and "get back to my team as fast as I can."

The deal comes after a season where Purdy was solid but not quite as spectacular as his Pro Bowl 2023 campaign. He struggled in some bad weather games and had trouble with fourth-quarter comebacks. But his overall body of work speaks for itself - the Niners are 27-15 in his starts, and he ranks among the league leaders in most passing categories.

Funny how things change - from the very last pick in the 2022 draft to a $53 million per year quarterback. Mr. Irrelevant is now VERY relevant!

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