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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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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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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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Doc Rivers Draws Parallels Between NBA Players Taking a Knee During the National Anthem, the Death of George Floyd
Following a 103-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers drew parallels between his team deciding to take a knee during the national anthem and the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. “How long do you think the national anthem lasted?” he asked…
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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.…
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Yes, 57-Year-Old Michael Jordan Will Still Bust Your Ass on the Basketball Court: 'Do You Guys Still Have YouTube?'
OK, so maybe you weren’t good enough to ever make it to the league, but hoop heads know that there’s still plenty of action to be had at their local basketball court. And while pick up games are comprised of the usual cast of characters—the athletic freaks who never pass or the white boys who…
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The New Orleans Pelicans, Utah Jazz Are Cooking Up Something Big for the NBA Restart on Thursday
In the NBA, secrets don’t exist. The streets talk. So despite the best efforts of players for the New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz to keep things quiet, the word on the street is that the two teams will join forces to peacefully protest during the national anthem when the NBA season officially resumes on…
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Brittney Griner on Wearing Breonna Taylor's Name on Her Jersey: 'We’re Still Fighting for Justice for Her'
All eyes are on the WNBA. With viewership up 63 percent from last season—thanks, in part, to the pandemic and a long-overdue push from ESPN—the WNBA is not only showcasing its premier talent, but its players are using their increased visibility to raise awareness around social justice. Earlier this month, we reported that WNBA players…
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The Michelle Obama Podcast Has Finally Arrived and Our Forever President Is the Perfect Guest for Its Premiere
In this day and age, everybody has a podcast. But in an oversaturated market rife with hundreds of thousands of shows that either go unheralded or unheard, I think it’s safe to say that The Michelle Obama Podcast won’t have any problems whatsoever standing out. And in its premiere episode, our Forever First Lady is…
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The NFL Unveils Its Master Plan to 'Help Conquer Racism' With a Stencil. No, Really
Here I was thinking that I’d have to spend the rest of my days ducking from disproportionate jail sentences, Donald Trump’s Twitter feed and the KKK, but it would appear that after hundreds of years of torment and generational trauma, the NFL might’ve finally found the cure for racism. ESPN reports that as the NFL…
