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Devin Booker Reminds NBA Twitter He Isn't Human After Buzzer-Beater Breaks the Internet
The best thing about the NBA restart is that outside of the Washington Wizards—and whatever towering pile of chimpanzee shit that the Brooklyn Nets trot out—every team is legit. So every single game has the very real potential to keep us on the edge of our seats and become headline news. That’s exactly what happened…
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NFL Thinks Players Are Gaming the System by Opting Out of Upcoming Season, Devin McCourty Calls League a 'Joke'
The NFL is in serious trouble. As the coronavirus continues to terrorize Major League Baseball, NFL players are tripping over themselves to opt-out of the upcoming season. Thus far, over 40 players (and counting) will pass on playing this year—eight from the New England Patriots alone—so it’s safe to say that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell…
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Bill Russell Tweets From the Afterlife to Remind Everyone That Yes, He Is Still Very Much Alive
Bill Russell is an 11-time NBA champion, a civil rights icon and one of the most gregarious men you will ever meet—or would’ve met, rather, considering people keep mistaking the 86-year-old ageless wonder for dead. On Sunday, the Boston Celtics extinguished the Portland Trail Blazers 128-124 in a game that saw the C’s almost blow…
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I'm Gonna Need the New Orleans Pelicans to Stop Babysitting Zion Williamson
Since the NBA’s bubble began, I’ve struggled to comprehend the New Orleans Pelican’s rationale. Yes, Zion Williamson is their pride and joy, but if you’re trying to make the playoffs—the Pelicans are currently 11th place in the West—the Duke product has to be on the floor. Instead, the Pelicans shoved a pacifier in his mouth…
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Meet the XFL's New Part-Owner, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
I really wanted to like the XFL. Sadly, much like countless other businesses during this pandemic, it was shut down in its infancy, a mere five weeks into its inaugural season. In the time since, there were mass layoffs and bankruptcy filings, and hours before the league was set to go to auction, Bleacher Report…
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Matt Dumba Becomes 1st NHL Player to Kneel During the National Anthem
I would be lying if I said I ever watch hockey, but this weekend something spectacular occurred. Matt Dumba, a Minnesota Wild defenseman of Filipino descent, became the first player in the NHL to take a knee during the national anthem. But he didn’t just take a knee, he delivered a soul-stirring speech while wearing…
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ESPN Analyst Jay Williams on the NBA Restart, Social Justice and Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
To the relief of sports heads everywhere, the NBA is officially back in business. However, it looks very different than the sport we’ve all known and loved throughout the course of our lives. Players, coaches and referees are kneeling during the national anthem, “Black Lives Matter” is printed on the court, and instead of chatting…
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Another Day, Another MLB Game Postponed Due to the Coronavirus
Say what you want about the NBA bubble, commissioner Adam Silver—and Disney exec Rosalyn Durant—has not only sidestepped a global pandemic, but has delivered the game we all know and love while preserving the health and safety of some of the most popular athletes in the world. Major League Baseball, however, hasn’t been nearly as lucky.…
