basketball
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As the NBA Playoffs Approach, I Have 1 Request: Can We Get Some Fun Basketball Video Games Again?
Like clockwork, every April I begin to pay more attention to the NBA as the playoffs get underway. Now this season, I’ve been watching quite a bit more as my Phoenix Suns are finally going off for the first time in a decade, and I can’t lie, it has been fucking great to watch. What…
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The Cold War Between Jalen Rose and Chris Webber Is Finally Over
After a grueling eight-year wait, Chris Webber is finally headed to the Basketball Hall of Fame. And as if this momentous occasion wasn’t enough, the person who helped celebrate the announcement was none other than fellow Fab Five alum Jalen Rose. The two shared a touching moment Sunday on ESPN when Rose interviewed the five-time…
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In This Play-In Tournament, I'm Rooting for Everybody Black. And By Everybody Black, I Mean Steph Curry
Pardon me if you’ve heard this before, but Steph Curry is really fucking good. So good, that not only did he lead the league in scoring this season (at a 32 points per game clip), but he’s dragged the Golden State Warriors into the play-in tournament kicking and screaming along the way. As anyone who’s…
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Atlanta Dream Unveils Franchise's 1st All-Black, All-Female Broadcast Team
Fans of the Atlanta Dream are in for a treat. As the team revealed on Monday night, a historic group will be announcing their home games this season. And by historic, I mean the franchise’s first all-Black, all-female announcer team. Look at all of this glorious melanin: The team will consist of LaChina Robinson and…
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Why Not? Twitter Erupts After Russell Westbrook Breaks Oscar Robertson's Triple-Double Record
After bullying boxscores for the past 13 seasons, Russell Westbrook has accomplished a feat that was once thought humanly impossible. On Monday night, the nine-time NBA All-Star etched his name in the record books when, after snatching his 10th rebound off of the rim with 8:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, he broke Oscar Robertson’s…
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Tampa Bay Lightning Makes NHL History by Starting an All-Black Forward Line
Toward the end of his legendary standup special Never Scared, Chris Rock goes into a bit about the history of slavery and how slave masters used breeding to try to create “super slaves” and how that continues to affect America today. “This is why Black people dominate every physical activity in the United States of…