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Paul George, Clippers Agree to 5-Year Extension Worth Up to $226 Million: 'I Owe Them a Trophy'
2020 has been a rough year for all of us, but it’s been a particularly ugly year for the Los Angeles Temecula Clippers. After spending their 2019-20 offseason assembling the closest thing to Thanos and the Black Order that the NBA has seen in recent memory, the team left their Infinity Gauntlet at home and…
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Mike Tyson Has About 80 Million Reasons to Jump in the Ring With Evander Holyfield Next: 'Let's Do It!'
Not only did Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr.’s exhibition match provide us with an endless supply of memes, but it proved that even after a 15-year layoff, boxing fans will still clamor to watch Iron Mike throw hands in the ring. From the New York Post: The former heavyweight champion’s exhibition draw against Roy…
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Atlanta Hawks Become 1st Sports Franchise to Receive a Significant Loan Underwritten Exclusively By Black Banks
Cha-ching! It’s no secret that the Black dollar is big business, and with the Atlanta Hawks needing to refinance the construction loan for their Emory Sports Medicine Complex, who better to go to than a Black-owned bank? On Thursday, the Hawks announced that with the help of the newly-formed National Black Bank Foundation, they secured…
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Colin Kaepernick and Ben & Jerry's Are Here to 'Change the Whirled'
In case you missed the memo, Ben & Jerry’s has been about that action. Need receipts? Here’s what I wrote about them last year when the premium ice cream company partnered with the Advancement Project to release the flavor Justice Remix’d as part of their efforts “to address the destructive cycle of mass incarceration in…
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Jemele Hill Asks Jake Paul If Knocking Out Nate Robinson Was Racist, and Twitter Did What Twitter Does—Implode
Cultural critic Jemele Hill thrives at the intersection of race and pop culture, and her new show, Vice TV’s Stick to Sports—co-hosted by fellow ESPN alum Cari Champion—follows a similar modus operandi. Each week, the dynamic duo interviews some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. And while I’ve admittedly only seen the show…
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On Finding Joy Where You Can During This Pandemic, Despite These Less Than Ideal Circumstances
I think it’s safe to say that it’s been a challenging year. Unlike countless others, I’ve been extremely fortunate to remain gainfully employed and have somehow eluded the coronavirus entirely as it continues to wreak havoc upon so many I hold dear. But while I’ve made it a point to count my blessings and remain…
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After 8 Years of Marital Bliss, the Houston Rockets Have a James Harden Problem
The workplace is delicate. There are egos to manage, conflicting personalities, roles to assign, salaries to determine, and morale is kind of a big deal too. And after eight seasons of perennial disappointment in Houston, James Harden has made it abundantly clear that he has no desire to play for the Rockets. There’s plenty of…
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Scottie Pippen Wasn't Feeling The Last Dance, and Yes, He Let Michael Jordan Know All About It
Look, I get it. Scottie Pippen is a man of principle, and at the end of the day, he just wants people to put some respect on his name. His on-again, off-again ex-wife, Larsa, has already made his cushy gig as an NBA analyst unnecessarily complicated, and the last thing he needs is his former…
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Odell Beckham Jr. Has Big Plans to Power Your Dreams With Xbox Sneaker, Controller Collab
Since tearing his ACL in October, superstar NFL receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has a lot of damn time on his hands—much more than he already did considering we’re in the middle of a whole-ass global pandemic. So in his efforts to perhaps help pass the time, the three-time Pro Bowler has embraced video game culture…
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Wentz Who?, Gregg Williams Is an Idiot and Other Takeaways from Week 13 of the NFL
Hmmm. Where shall we begin? Who’s the most expensive backup in the league? If you answered embattled QB Carson Wentz you might be correct. Because after embarrassing his ancestors all season, the Eagles finally had enough and sent his ass to bed without dinner. On Sunday, after Philly dug themselves into a 23-3 hole against…
