NBA
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Trump Effect: Some NBA Players Think Champs Won't Want to Visit the White House
On Thursday, President Barack Obama welcomed 2016 NBA champions the Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House. While the team and the president reportedly avoided politics, a few folks said they believe that the Cavs may be the last team to visit the White House as long as President-elect Donald Trump is in office. According to…
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Former NBA Player Hands WNBA Superstar Divorce Papers and Seeks Spousal Support
In 2008, former NBA center Shelden Williams married WNBA superstar Candace Parker. The two have a 7-year-old daughter. Shortly after Parker helped the Los Angeles Sparks win the 2016 WNBA title and earned the series MVP, Williams hit her with divorce papers. And get this: Williams, a former Duke standout who played six seasons in…
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30 Reasons Why Your Favorite Team Won't Win An NBA Championship (…And 30 Ways They Can)
The NBA regular season starts today, just a few months after the Golden State Warriors culminated their historic collapse by losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. And, if you happened to forget how suddenly the Warriors went Peak Dumpster Fire and how Lebron and Kyrie did Steph and Klay and Dray like Negan…
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Watch: Black Anthem Singer Takes Knee at NBA Game
Yet another citizen has protested police brutality and racial oppression in the sports arena. A black woman performing the national anthem prior to an NBA preseason game in Miami knelt as she sang. Before dropping to her knee to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Denasia Lawrence opened her jacket to reveal a “Black Lives Matter” shirt.…
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76ers Rookie Breaks Foot; Agent Reportedly Doesn't Want Him to Play at All This Season
The Philadelphia 76ers’ top draft pick, Ben Simmons, may not play at all this season. According to rumors circulating around the NBA, Simmons never wanted to play for the 76ers. He reportedly really wanted to take his talents to the now Kobe-less Los Angeles Lakers. But the dreaded lottery balls of fate did not deem…
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Former Lakers Coach Byron Scott Is Cool on D'Angelo Russell
Doesn’t look as if D’Angelo Russell is doing a good job making friends since coming into the league. Earlier this year the rookie NBA point guard recorded teammate Nick Young, aka Swaggy P, talking about cheating on his then-fiancee Iggy Azalea. Now Russell’s former coach Byron Scott says he doesn’t want a relationship with Russell…
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LeBron James Tells Media, 'All Lives Matter'; Will Stand for Anthem
LeBron James fully supports Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest against the over-policing of black and minority communities but adds that when the NBA season starts, he plans to stand for the national anthem. “First of all, I’m all in favor of anyone—athlete or nonathlete—being able to express what they believe in in a peaceful manner,” James…
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KG Out: Kevin Garnett Announces His Retirement
After 21 seasons, 15 All-Star appearances, four first-team All-NBA selections, one MVP award and one NBA championship, Minnesota Timberwolves player Kevin Garnett is ending his professional basketball career. Garnett posted a video to his official Instagram account Friday with the caption, “To be continued … ,” confirming the news first reported on Friday by the…