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Jayson Tatum's Next Contract Could Be an Unexpected Casualty of the Coronavirus
When last we left the Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum was ballin’. The Duke product, who spent his summer under the tutelage of Kobe Bryant in 2018, had finally blossomed into the superstar we all knew he had in him. He was a dual-threat who could score with ease and just so happened to be one…
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So Now That the Dust Has Settled, Who's In and Who's Out of the NBA Bubble?
When the NBA announced its plans to resume its NBA season at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, it gave players two options: either partake in the festivities, and enjoy job perks like reduced salaries and being kept away from their families until after the first round of the playoffs, or stay home…
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Damn, Y'all. Vince Carter Is Really Done
In a past life, I hated Vince Carter. My girlfriend at the time did a horrendous job of hiding her high school crush on the recently drafted, North Carolina product. So as he spent his rookie season defying gravity and performing the type of aerial stunts typically reserved for a trapeze artist, I stewed with…
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Bubba Wallace's Mother Spills the Tea on Other Drivers Calling Him the N-Word: 'We’ve Been Through All of That'
To the surprise of no one, Bubba Wallace’s mother insists that her son has faced racism time and time again throughout the course of his professional racing career. During an appearance on Sirius XM’s The Joe Madison Show, Desiree Wallace made it a point to call a thing a thing. “This is not his first…
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The Washington Redskins Want Nothing to Do With Their Racist Past, But Opt to Retain Their Racist Name
In the latest display of performative allyship, we have the Washington Redkins, who are doing just about everything humanly possible to pretend like they never had a racist-ass owner even though they still have a racist-ass name. Case in point, check out what they did last week, per ESPN: The statue of former Washington Redskins…
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In Its Efforts to Make Itself a More Inclusive Sport, NASCAR Has Failed Already
Black folks are tired. When we say this among ourselves, the implication is understood. But since we now live in a world rife with brand spanking new “allies,” that phrase likely requires an explanation. Racism is exhausting, which, in turn, means white people are inherently exhausting too. Every single day of our lives, we’re either…
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San Francisco 49ers Debut Black Lives Matter Flag at Levi Stadium
All it took was for police to murder yet another unarmed black man and all of a sudden we’re in the midst of a full-fledged White Renaissance, in which white people inexplicably are crippled with guilt, suddenly empathize with our plight and rock Black Lives Matter t-shirts like they bought them at a Pink Floyd…
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#SayTheirNames: Angel McCoughtry Petitions WNBA to Allow Players to Wear the Names of Police Brutality Victims on Their Jerseys
After tearing ligaments in her knee and missing the entire 2019 WNBA season, Las Vegas Aces star Angel McCoughtry took to Instagram to announce that she’ll finally be returning to the court this upcoming season. But that wasn’t her only announcement, as she intends to use her platform to address the police brutality and racial…
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Russell Wilson, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe Deliver Powerful Black Lives Matter Message at 2020 ESPYs
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ensured that this year’s ESPYs would be radically different than any of its predecessors. And to the surprise of no one, there was no red carpet, no gaudy venue or lengthy monologue taking unsolicited jabs at some of the biggest names in sports. But for what it lacked in tradition, it…
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NASCAR Launches Investigation After Noose Found in Bubba Wallace's Garage Stall: 'This Will Not Break Me'
On Sunday, as Juneteenth celebrations drew to a close, a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Ala. ESPN reports that Wallace, the only black driver in NASCAR’s Cup Series, never saw the noose—it was discovered by a member of his team—but it was clear that a…
