basketball
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Why Is the Next-Gen Trailer for NBA 2K21 Kinda Fire?
Let me keep it firmly a buck with you: I typically ain’t checking for the new NBA2K. Growing up, I loved playing games like NBA Live, NBA Ballers, and of course NBA Street. I tried to give the 2K series a fair shake in recent years but I’m just ass, y’all. I simply struggle to…
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Milwaukee Bucks Won't Let America Look Away, Refuse to Play Game 5 to Keep Focus on Police Shooting of Jacob Blake [Update: NBA Postpones Today's Playoff Games]
In what can only be called a monumental moment in sports history, the Milwaukee Bucks—the national basketball team that plays in the same state where Jacob Blake was shot some seven times by a police officer—are refusing to play Wednesday’s playoff game against the Orlando Magic. According to ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks did not take…
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Exclusive: Photos of the Los Angeles Clippers Guarding Luka Doncic During Sunday's Overtime Thriller
Here’s some shots of Reggie Jackson contesting Luka’s game-winning step-back. Here’s a really good one of Marcus Morris getting switched on to Luka in the fourth quarter. Paul George also took a stab at guarding Luka. I got a great shot of that too. Kawhi Leonard was mostly successful when defending Luka, which is why Doc…
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WNBA Players Walk Off Court During Anthem; Kyrie Irving Commits $1.5 Million to Support Those Who Opt-Out This Season
WNBA athletes continue to make it clear that they are all about justice for Breonna Taylor. Over the weekend, members of the Seattle Storm and New York Liberty teams walked off the court as the national anthem was being played ahead of their game in Florida. The players were wearing shirts bearing the words ‘Say…
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Issa Rae Stars in New NBA Campaign to Encourage Fan Support
Because of COVID-19, things are definitely different when it comes to professional sports. Major League Baseball teams are in the process of beginning their season, and Opening Day is reportedly set for July 23 and 24. The NFL is also figuring out some steps in order to commence football this season. According to CBS Sports,…
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Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Postponed to 2021 Amid COVID-19 Concerns
As if the coronavirus hasn’t already ruined enough of our lives, now comes the news that another sports-related event has been postponed until 2021. From ESPN: Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of the board of governors for the Hall, told ESPN on Wednesday that enshrinement ceremonies for the Class of 2020 — one of the most…
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Missing Sports? Watch Some of These Anime
Around this time of year we’d typically be wrapping up the basketball season and in the midst of the baseball season, while pretending we care about tennis in the lead up to Wimbledon. Obviously, that ain’t happening and with The Last Dance wrapping up last Sunday, there really isn’t much going on in the world…
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Post-COVID, Is Indoor Pickup Basketball…Done?
“The era of “drop-in” workouts may be over,” writes VICE’s Maggie Puniewska in a sobering piece about what gyms will likely look like in a post-COVID America. The brim and bustle of a peak-hour LA Fitness won’t be returning any time soon, as even those willing to chance visiting a gym once they reopen will…
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The Last Dance Docuseries Sets Highest Viewership Total for an ESPN Original
The Last Dance is a 10-part, in-depth docuseries about the life and career of NBA superstar Michael Jordan and his time with the Chicago Bulls, which aired on ESPN for the last five Sundays. According to Variety, the series was prolific for the network itself, boasting high viewership and becoming the most-watched documentary in ESPN’s…
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Big 3 Postpones Season, Reality Show Tournament Amid COVID-19 Concerns
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Big 3 made the bizarre decision to produce a “quarantined, reality show-style three-on-three tournament” that was set to premiere in April. To help bring this idea to fruition, the producers of Big Brother became official partners and they began to develop what would basically be the hoops…