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NBA Reveals When Kobe Bryant Will Finally Be Inducted In Basketball Hall of Fame
It feels like we’ve been waiting for an eternity, but three of the greatest players in the history of the NBA—Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan—will finally be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021. The festivities were originally scheduled to take place back in August, but because COVID-19…
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Tom Brady Lives to Lose, the Broncos Got Screwed and Other Takeaways from Week 12 of the NFL
There was football this weekend? Oh. In a past life, I used to play both the tuba and baritone in middle school. I wasn’t particularly great at either—my family used to call it “fart music”—but I tried, dammit, and performed in a couple of our local Rooster Day Parades back in Tulsa, Okla., as well…
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They Came, They Saw, They Grandpa'd. Tyson-Jones Bout Ends In Highly Questionable Draw
After a stressful year that’s oftentimes felt like a nightmare, Saturday night felt like a dream come true. For months, the scheduled (and delayed) bout between former heavyweight champs Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. promised boxing fans a taste of nostalgia—with a dab of attrition—and while the undercard had its share of surprises, the…
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Former NBA Player Nate Robinson Knocked Out in Boxing Match Against YouTube Creator Jake Paul
In a strange match-up that only makes sense in 2020 (and even then, just barely), former NBA player Nate Robinson squared up in the boxing ring against YouTuber Jake Paul on Saturday night and lost. The undercard match-up came as a lead-up to the headline fight between boxing veterans Mike Tyson and Roy Jones at the…
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U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Kneel and Support Black Lives Matter in Game Against the Netherlands
The U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) showed their support for racial justice by donning Black Lives Matter jackets and kneeling on the field ahead of their 2-0 winning game against the Netherlands on Friday. “Today, we wear Black Lives Matter to affirm human decency,” the team said in a statement released on Friday. “We…
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For the Culture: Spend This Long Weekend With Some of Our Greatest Authors and Artists
Right about now, you’re hopefully on your third (or fourth) round of leftovers, giving new meaning to the term “comfort food”—and no judgments, since we can use all the comfort we can get as this tortured year comes to a long-awaited close. But as you’re feeding your body, don’t forget to nurture your mind and…
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What the Root Crew Is Cooking (and Not Cooking) for the Craziest Thanksgiving Ever
Last year I spent Thanksgiving with—wait for it—17 people crammed into a two-bedroom, one-bathroom Jersey City apartment where the festivities spanned over the course of two days with enough food for each person to take home a to-go plate and still leave the host enough to last through the next week. This year, my Thanksgiving…
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Memphis Grizzlies Pay Tribute to Isaac Hayes, Stax Records With Soul City Edition Jerseys
This pandemic hasn’t exactly given us much to celebrate, so for the Memphis Grizzlies’ upcoming season, they’ll be relishing the team’s bright future by taking a bit of a voyage into the past. It’s no secret that Memphis has a rich music history, having the unique distinction of serving as the birthplace of everything from…
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In Case You Somehow Forgot, Colin Kaepernick Reminds Everyone He's Been Exiled from the NFL for 1,363 Days (and Counting)
If you’re the Cincinnati Bengals (or Miami Dolphins), you woke up Monday morning with way more questions than answers after rookie phenom Joe Burrow tore his knee apart on Sunday against the Washington Football Team. As we reported at The Root, the LSU standout has since been diagnosed with a torn ACL, torn MCL and…
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About Damn Time: NFL Makes History With All-Black Referee Crew During Monday Night Football
If you watched Monday Night Football last night, not only were you treated to Tom Brady catching a glorious L at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams but for the first time in the history of the NFL, we were treated to an all-Black officiating crew. Lead by OG-triple-OG Jerome Boger, who’s got 17…