NBA
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Get Your Popcorn Ready Because a Russell Wilson Trade Is Expected 'In the Near Future'
Earlier this month, we reported that Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks are experiencing a bit of marital strife. At the time, they weren’t quite sleeping in separate beds yet, but I could imagine Russell was bad-mouthing the organization in front of their kids and those Sunday dinners got awkward as hell. Fast forward to…
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Kyrie Irving, Vanessa Bryant Push for Kobe Bryant to Become the NBA's New Logo
Once upon a time, back when black and white TVs were still a thing and the 3-point-line was not, there was a bad motherfucker who played for the Minneapolis Los Angeles Lakers. His name was Jerry West. With his tenacious defense, clutch shooting, and unparalleled work ethic, the East Bank, W. Va., native would go…
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Luka Doncic Starting Over Dame Lillard In 2021 NBA All-Star Game and Twitter Is Having None Of It: 'I'm Done'
Dame Lillard doesn’t care. For the past nine seasons, we’ve witnessed the Portland Trailblazer ascend into an all-time great who feeds on his complete disregard for his opponents’ dignity or critical opinions. Even his nickname, Logo Lillard, infers that he’ll destroy your soul from anywhere on the court—because proper decorum isn’t his ministry, nor is…
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Begs Black Folks Not to Come to Atlanta for NBA-All Star Weekend
Atlanta is the COVID capital of the world. Nobody can convince me otherwise. Sure, Houston has been in strong contention—y’all really gotta chill with those day parties—but no city has completely disregarded the health and safety of its residents during a fucking global pandemic like The A. Almost every time you hop on Instagram, all…
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Celebrated NBA Analyst Sekou Smith Dies of COVID-19
This one hurts. Celebrated NBA analyst Sekou Smith, one of the most beloved figures within the NBA community, died Tuesday after a battle with COVID-19. He was 48. After graduating from Jackson State University in Mississippi, the Grand Rapids, Mich., native cut his teeth at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson before becoming a beat writer for…
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Nate Robinson, Donald Trump and Other Celebs I Would Looooove to See Lamar Odom Fight In His 1st Celebrity Boxing Match
I would imagine that there’s an extremely short list of professional athletes who watched Nate Robinson get his wig split in November by YouTuber Jake Paul and immediately thought, “I wanna get laid out by a bootleg celebrity, too!” But since fate can’t be denied, apparently former NBA star Lamar Odom is ready to embrace…
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John Wall Claps Back After James Harden Insists the Rockets 'Just Aren’t Good Enough'
Rappers hate confrontation. They’ll hit the booth and fire off subliminal jabs all day, but when pressed for an explanation, they typically swear their vitriol has been misconstrued—that is until they get fed up. Then shit gets messy…quick. I’m not saying James Harden is a rapper—that’s more Dame Lillard’s area of expertise—but at this point,…
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OK, NBA. Enough Is Enough
As one of the chosen few lucky enough to have NBA League Pass and NFL Sunday Ticket, I’ve made it my mission in life to ignore sunlight and other basic human needs in order to consume as many games as humanly possible. But on Saturday night, I refused to partake in the shitshow that was…
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'Could You Imagine Today, If Those Were All Black People?': Here's How the NBA Reacted to White Privilege Appreciation Day
On the same day that “John Lewis Democrats” Ralphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff emerged victorious in Georgia’s runoffs, which has finally provided Democrats with control of the Senate, something unprecedented—and painfully alabaster—occurred. In what can only be described as one of the greatest displays of white privilege in the history of Western Civilization, a violent…
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'I’m Grateful for All You Young Leaders': Kyrie Irving Pays Tuition for Students at HBCU Lincoln University
Kyrie Irving is a complicated, if not polarizing, dude. He’s declared war against the media, opened fire at former teammate LeBron James, and once upon a time was a vehement flat-Earther. But despite his shortcomings, he’s also used his tremendous wealth and resources to provide $1.5 million in financial assistance to WNBA players who opted…