NBA
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This Is My Third Season Not Watching the NFL. Here's How My Life Has Changed Since I Stopped
Back in 2017, I decided to give up watching NFL games for various reasons. Chief among them was that I didn’t like how the NFL was treating Colin Kaepernick in the wake of his nonviolent protests against police brutality and the (what appeared to me to be clear) collusion among team owners to keep him…
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Full Court Press: NBA Forces Every Franchise to Employ Psychologist, Behavioral Health Specialist for 2019-2020 Season
From Kevin Love to Metta World Peace, Dennis Rodman to DeMar DeRozen, players in the National Basketball Association—past and present—have publicly grappled with mental health issues. And that makes perfect sense, as the men of the NBA assuredly are part of the nearly 44 million Americans who have confronted mental illness in any given year.…
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NBA Players Who Would’ve Had Better Careers If They Had Megan Thee Stallion’s Vibranium-Enhanced Knees, Ranked
1. Chris Webber 2. Anfernee Hardaway 3. Bernard King 4. Brandon Roy 5. Yao Ming 6. Derrick Rose 7. Amar’e Stoudamire 8. Tim Hardaway 9. Gilbert Arenas 10. Baron Davis 11. DeMarcus Cousins 12. Allan Houston 13. Fat Lever 14. Danny Manning 15. Greg Oden 16. Shaun Livingston 17. Jamal Mashburn 18. Jonathan Bender 19.…
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More Vinsanity: NBA Vet Vince Carter Makes History for Longest Playing Record of 22 Seasons
It’s official. The Vinsanity continues…for at least for one more year. Vince Carter has re-signed with the Atlanta Hawks—and with the new agreement, the 42-year-old guard/forward will become the first player in NBA history to play for 22 seasons. He may walk away without any championship rings, but he’ll still be a history maker. Per…
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Kawhi Leonard Donates One Million Backpacks to Students in Los Angeles: ‘This Felt Like the Right Way to Get Started’
Since signing with the Los Angeles Clippers in July, NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard has spent his summer acclimating to his new surroundings after crushing the hopes and dreams of Lakers fans throughout the city. But in his efforts to endear himself to his new home—and perhaps give us a bit more insight into the man…
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Steph Curry Makes a 7-Figure Gift to Howard University to Bring Golf Back to the HBCU
Basketball great Steph Curry on Monday pledged to fund a new golf program at Howard University, with a gift to be made over six years to give the HBCU time to build a Division I sports program. While Curry is well-known for his prowess on the basketball court, he is also an avid golfer who…
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Damn. Even Team USA Doesn’t Want Carmelo Anthony
While Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwyane Wade enjoyed graceful ascents into the NBA afterlife, 10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony’s excruciating exodus has been anything but. After an ugly divorce with the New York Knicks in 2017, a short-lived fling with the Oklahoma City Thunder soon after, and a 10-game tryst with the Houston Rockets…
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In the Klutch: Top Sports Agent and LeBron Homie Rich Paul Takes His Talents—and His NBA Clientele—to Hollywood in Major Deal With United Talent Agency
Powerhouse sports agent Rich Paul is bringing the basketball world to Hollywood as part of a major deal between his Klutch Sports Group and United Talent Agency, one of the major agencies representing talent in Tinseltown. On Wednesday, according to Deadline, the two firms announced that UTA had made a “significant investment” in Klutch Sports…
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Now Would Be an Opportune Time to Add LaVar Ball and His Big Baller Brand to Your List of Thoughts and Prayers
Once upon a 2017, Big Baller Brand was primed to become the next big thing. It had popular sports figures and celebrities like Nipsey Hussle, The Game, and Fox Sports 1’s Shannon Sharpe tripping over themselves to sing its praises; it had infiltrated the vaulted status of the NBA courtesy of its signature ZO2 sneaker,…
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The 2019 NBA Awards Were a Slam Dunk
As a lifelong hoops head, attending the NBA Awards is a bit of a surreal experience. I ran into Nick Anderson, and the 15-year-old Orlando Magic fan buried deep within me had to resist the urge to um … “talk to him” about missing those four free throws in the 1995 NBA Finals. Speaking with…