basketball
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Pro Basketball Player Suspended After Drug Test Revealed He Was Pregnant
Former Ohio University standout Donell “D.J.” Cooper was trying to catch on with a team overseas when a drug test revealed that he was pregnant. Apparently, Cooper used his girlfriend’s urine to try to skirt a drug test and learned in bizarre fashion that the couple was expecting. Cooper was given a two-year suspension after…
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Zion Williamson, Bill Russell, Giannis Antetokounmpo Among Those Honored at 2019 ESPYs
On Wednesday night, some of the most celebrated athletes and entertainers converged at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate the year that was in professional sports at the 2019 ESPY Awards. Prior to the awards, there were plenty of celebrity sightings to be had on the red carpet. Ciara and her beau Russell…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Suffers Embarrassing TKO Defeat
It was supposed to be a fun game of basketball for charity and then things got serious. Real serious. Shortly after the game began—for some reason, maybe it was machismo, maybe it was because he plays pickup games when he’s not training for a fight—Floyd Mayweather Jr. decided he was going to seriously guard street-ball…
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Klay Thompson to Drake: 'See You in the Bay, Aubrey. Weren’t Talking Tonight, Were Ya? With Your Bum Ass'
The rapper Drake doesn’t play basketball. In fact, after losing leg mobility to gun violence in high school, when he went by the name Jimmy, Drake was confined to a wheelchair and therefore was unable… Managing Editor Genetta Adams: Steve, Drake isn’t in a wheelchair, that was his character when he played on Degrassi: The…
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Sons of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade to Follow in Their Fathers' Footsteps and Join Forces at Sierra Canyon High School
Over the course of the past year, the careers of NBA superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have undergone significant changes. While James surprised no one when he took his talents out west and decided to join the Los Angeles Lakers, Wade’s 16-year career finally met its conclusion in April. However, the Los Angeles Times…
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Gabrielle Union Roasts Dwyane Wade, Capes for Klay Thompson
Actress and bestselling author Gabrielle Union’s newly jobless husband was pretty good at basketball in his day. The former Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers player managed to rack up three NBA titles, 13 All-Star team slots, and an NBA Finals MVP among a grocery list of accomplishments. His son, Zaire, looks to be…
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Lamar Odom Says He's Still Battling Addiction But Adds, 'Getting High Is Not on My Agenda'
When it comes to his addiction, Lamar Omar says he’s winning the battle but still fighting the war. “Getting high is not on my agenda,” Odom told TMZ Sports Thursday. Odom is set to join the “Enemies” squad in Ice Cube’s Big 3 league, aka “The league of extraordinarily old basketball players.” This will mark…
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Former NBA Star Mike Bibby Being Investigated for Alleged Sexual Abuse
Former NBA point guard Mike Bibby is being accused of sexually assaulting a high school teacher at the Arizona school where he coaches basketball. According to the Arizona Republic, a female teacher claims that Bibby—the number two pick in the 1998 draft who is now the the head coach of the boys basketball team at…