NBA
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LeBron James Celebrates 2020 Class With Star-Studded TV Special
NBA superstar LeBron James is once again proving himself to be a hero both on and off of the basketball court. The three-time NBA champ is putting together an all-star event to honor the 2020 high school graduating class since graduation ceremonies aren’t happening due to the ongoing pandemic. According to AP News, the LeBron…
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Dr. Fauci Suggests COVID-19 Could Force Sports Leagues to Skip the Season: 'Safety Trumps Everything'
Dr. Anthony Fauci is kind of a big deal. As the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who moonlights as the Justin Timberlake of Trump’s coronavirus task force boy band, anything that comes out of his mouth is as good as gold. So if he says there’s no Santa Claus,…
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Former NBA Player Sebastian Telfair Loses Mother, Brother to COVID-19
Earlier this month, we learned that Jacqueline Cruz, the mother of NBA All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns, lost her battle with COVID-19. And as the virus continues to infiltrate the basketball community, the New York Post reports that the mother and brother of former NBA player Sebastian Telfair have also died from the illness. From the New…
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NBA Will Allow Players to Return to Practice Facilities on May 8. But Will They?
Imbeciles like Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman seem hell-bent on endangering millions of lives, but as the NBA seeks to resume its derailed season, it’ll be taking a more measured approach as cities throughout the country ignore a surging pandemic in favor of lifting stay-at-home orders. ESPN reports that after…
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Lakers Return $4.6 Million Loan From Program Meant for Small Businesses
The government stays fucking up; I don’t know how else you want me to put it. If it’s not the president telling folks to take a shot of bleach, it’s the botched rollout of programs meant to help the American people. Take, for instance, the Paycheck Protection Program. ESPN reports that the Los Angeles Lakers…
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Jordan’s The Last Dance Doc Prompts Conversation About Kobe Bryant’s Well-Documented Final Season With the Lakers
Everyone is talking about The Last Dance—a docuseries on NBA icon Michael Jordan and his final 1997-98 season with the Chicago Bulls. As of Sunday, four episodes of the 10-part miniseries have aired and have prompted a conversation about late NBA superstar Kobe Bryant’s final season with the Los Angeles Lakers and the unprecedented access…
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Love & Basketball, 20 Years Later: I Still Think Quincy Was Wrong and Monica Was Right—Let's Fight
Imagine being able to reflect and reminisce about a passion project about your own life 20 years later with tens of thousands of fans. Well, that’s what writer-director Gina Prince-Bythewood got to do on Tuesday night when she and BET hosted a live-tweet watch party of Love & Basketball to celebrate the beloved film’s 20th…
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The Problem With Michael Jordan Mythology Porn
Michael Jordan’s 63 against the Boston Celtics in 1986 was the first time I saw him play a full game live. Except it wasn’t. I actually watched a VHS recording of that game, because it came on while we were out of the house, and my dad taped it. But that detail gets obscured in…
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Dion Waiters Reflects on Mental Health Struggles In Revealing New Interview: 'Depression Is Fake Happiness'
Dion Waiters can’t get right. Try as he may, the 28-year-old NBA star has yet to fully capitalize on his tremendous athleticism and natural scoring ability. As a result, he’s pinballed between the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers over the course of an eight-year career that’ll…