NBA
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Malcolm Brogdon Says Some Players Are 'Super Interested' in Sitting Out the Return of the NBA 2020 Season
Close to three months after the NBA suspended its 2020 season amid a global pandemic, the organization announced that 22 of the league’s 30 teams will be making a glorious return, resuming the season at Walt Disney World Resort at the end of July. But Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon thinks some players are “super…
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Here's Everything You Need to Know About the NBA's Return (Before the Clippers Win Their 1st NBA Title)
Nearly three months after the Devil (and Rudy Gobert) stole our joy, comes the news that the NBA will be making its triumphant return. I’m sure you have plenty of questions about how in the hell this will all play out, so I’ll do my best to answer them all. Yup. But prayerfully it’s more…
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James Dolan Is a Coward
There’s a reason the New York Knicks spend every season swirling around the toilet bowl and it begins and ends with their owner, James Dolan. Yes, the same James Dolan who penned an uninspired tune about Trayvon Martin being murdered while having “nothing in his pockets but candy and a pop”; the same James Dolan…
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NBA Community Reacts to the Death of Wes Unseld at 74
In a joint statement, the Washington Wizards and the family of Wes Unseld announced his passing on Tuesday. He was 74. “It is with profound sadness that we share that our adored husband, father and grandfather Wes Unseld passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by family following lengthy health battles, most recently with pneumonia,” the…
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National Basketball Coaches Association Forms Committee to Combat Racial Injustice: 'We Have the Power and Platform to Affect Change'
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers has inspired millions throughout the world to take action. Protesters have flooded the streets, celebrities have railed against racial injustice—or gotten themselves canceled—and even companies like YouTube have committed themselves to the cause. And in the sports world, while the NFL trotted out…
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J.R. Smith Beats the Brakes Off 'White Boy' for Allegedly Vandalizing His Truck During Protests
Former NBA star J.R. Smith was one of many NBA players who peacefully protested this weekend in the name of George Floyd, but he had some explaining to do after footage surfaced of him engaging in a violent confrontation with another protester. TMZ reports that after protesting in Los Angeles’ Fairfax district, Smith spotted a…
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Colin Kaepernick, LeBron James Among Sports Figures to Support Protests, Speak Out Against George Floyd's Death
We live in a world where sports figures and professional athletes are more vocal about social issues than ever before, and in light of protests that have erupted throughout the country in response to George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis police, many have channeled their outrage onto social media. Colin Kaepernick, who…
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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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'Pray for the Police Officers': Michael Porter Jr. Ripped After Ill-Advised Tweet Involving George Floyd's Death
Since the senseless death of George Floyd, protests have erupted throughout the country and many have taken to social media to demand justice. And as tensions continue to escalate, Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. offered a…suggestion on how to channel that righteous rage. “As much as you pray for George family, gotta also pray…
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Michael Jordan Has Some Explaining to Do
Since ESPN’s The Last Dance aired, there’s been plenty of discussion as to whether or not Michael Jordan was involved in Isiah Thomas’ exclusion from arguably the greatest basketball team ever assembled: the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. Jordan has maintained for decades that he had nothing to do with Thomas’ omission—a stance he reiterated in…