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Coronaaa?! Soulja Boy's Soap Business Is Booming Due To Coronavirus
Soulja Boy (born DeAndre Way) has always been ahead of the game. He has boasted that he “created the internet” and he was definitely one of the first to use YouTube as the primary marketing tool it has become, uploading his first video just a mere three months after the juggernaut platform’s official launch in…
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Yikes! Child Who Got Rudy Gobert's Autograph Has Coronavirus, Others Reportedly Denied Testing
Some of us grew up in urban areas hearing the saying: “You play around, you lay around.” And because of Rudy Gobert’s blatant act of stupidity, hubris and disregard, more people have the deadly disease known as COVID-19 than just his basketball-playing ass. I’m no avid NBA follower so it wasn’t until late this week,…
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Everybody Hates Rudy Gobert
Everybody hates Rudy Gobert. On the court, he’s established himself as a defensive stalwart who prowls the paint and protects the rim with relative ease. But off the court, that same discipline is discarded in favor of a more playful nature, which leads to inexcusable behavior like this: On Wednesday, the two-time NBA Defensive Player…
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2nd Utah Jazz Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus
On Wednesday, the Utah Jazz stunned the NBA world with the announcement that star center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for the coronavirus. The NBA immediately suspended the rest of the season and players for both the Jazz and the Toronto Raptors, whom the Jazz were set to play Wednesday, were tested. Thursday, Jazz star…
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March Madness the Latest in Coronavirus Cancellations
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has set off an unprecedented streak of cancellations. The NBA and NHL have all suspended their seasons and now the NCAA is the next sports organization to follow suit. The Detroit Free Press reports that as a result of the ongoing outbreak, the NCAA has cancelled all remaining tournaments for the…
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Living in Italy's 'La Zona Rossa' as a Black American Woman
The moan of a harmonica woke me up early Tuesday morning. It was my phone’s notification alerting me of an email from New York University’s global office. All classes on their campus in Florence, Italy were suspended immediately. As a visiting professor from NYU’s New York campus, my life changed with an email. Students living…
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Thanks to the Coronavirus, We Now Live in a World Without NBA Basketball
Just when we thought things with the coronavirus could not get any worse, the swiftly spreading pandemic has continued its disruptive path through all facets of our everyday life. Businesses are encouraging employees to work from home, major events and conferences are being shut down, and now a basketball fan’s worst nightmare has occurred. That…
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Former LA Sparks General Manager Penny Toler Alleges She Was Fired for Exposing Sexual Relationships Within the Organization in Explosive Lawsuit
Former Los Angeles Sparks general manager Penny Toler filed a lawsuit against the team on Tuesday, alleging that her firing in October—for using inappropriate language during a locker room tirade—was actually in retaliation for exposing inappropriate relationships within the organization. In her suit, Toler insists that she is a victim of gender discrimination and that…