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The famously private Da Brat opened up for the first time about the many mysteries and secrets in her life, including the time she had a longtime romance with NBA icon Allen Iverson. The Grammy-nominated recording artist, who was the first solo female act to score a platinum album with 1994’s Funkdafied, sat down…

John Thompson, the legendary coach who literally and figuratively towered over the Georgetown Hoyas collegiate basketball program in the 1980s, has died. He was 78. Thompson became a near-mythical figure when he became the first Black man to win the NCAA basketball championship in 1984. He also won two NBA championships with the Boston Celtics…

Basketball great Allen Iverson is known for his successful career in the NBA, his iconic style that changed the game, and his smart business moves. Iverson, who turned 45-years-old on Monday, has a lot to celebrate, including a significant payout that he can expect in the next 10 years on his 55th birthday. According to…

The final day of ComplexCon Chicago featured more hip-hop influenced art, exclusive sneaker releases, panel discussions and music performances. Held at the McCormick Place convention center in downtown Chicago, the event wrapped with a bang with celebrity appearances by Schoolboy Q, Rick Ross, Questlove, Saweetie, T.I., and more. Questlove and Black Thought spoke about the…

The BIG3 announced Thursday, Oct. 19 that the league is expanding by eight roster spots for next summer’s tournament. The announcement came with a list of players and coaches who were returning to the league next season as part of two-year contracts they signed. Allen Iverson nor Julius “Dr. J” Erving was among them. Ice…

Allen Iverson was spotted gambling at a casino near Chicago the night before the BIG3 tournament’s stop in Dallas. A TMZ Sports report shows Iverson at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Illinois, where one witness said he was in there until 3 a.m. on July 30. The report claimed Iverson had been frequenting the…

Allen Iverson didn’t show up for the BIG3’s week six stop in Dallas. The NBA legend’s disappearance comes two weeks after he didn’t inform fans that he couldn’t play in Philadelphia until 20 minutes before the week’s games began. The BIG3 released an official statement on the situation on Twitter Sunday evening. pic.twitter.com/mSp3XrFmjA — BIG3 (@thebig3)…

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Rolling out spoke exclusively to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon at Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball league stop. We asked him if either Floyd Mayweather or Conor McGregor crossed the line at the MayMac World Tour, last week. We also asked what Allen Iverson means to Philadelphia. “I don’t…

Allen Iverson had seemingly lost his love for the game. On the day before Halloween in 2013, Iverson revealed that he had taken his last shot as an NBA player. It came as a shock to fans who witnessed his spectacular feats on the basketball court during his days at Bethel High School in Hampton,…

Basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson recently offered his financial advice to NBA rookies during the second stop of the BIG3 tournament stop in Charlotte, North Carolina. After being on the verge of going broke following the end of his professional basketball career, Iverson has bounced back in full force by headlining this basketball tour…

Ice Cube’s BIG3 tournament stopped in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 2. The tournament features basketball legends Julius Erving, Charles Oakley, Clyde Drexler, Rick Barry, Rick Mahorn and Allen Iverson. Other former NBA standouts like Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin, Mike Bibby, and Rashard Lewis are a part of the league as well. Here are five things…

Ice Cube’s BIG3 league takes it back to the essence of neighborhood basketball with 3-on-3 hoops. The league, which features several former NBA players, made its way to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where week two action took place before a sold-out crowd of over 10K. Allen Iverson proved to be the crowd’s…

On the BIG3 tour stop in Charlotte, North Carolina, rolling out asked basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson what financial advice he would give NBA rookies.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Golden State Warrior forward Kevin Durant are arguably the two biggest stars in this year’s NBA Finals. Earlier this week, rumors surfaced that the duo recorded a rap song in 2011, the same year the NBA had a lockout. The rumors were later confirmed as a Cleveland studio leaked…

Kevin Durant prepares for game with Golden State Warriors (Photo by Derrel Johnson for Steed Media Service)

It still doesn’t feel good enough. Star forward Kevin Durant clinched his second career trip to the NBA Finals when the Golden State Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, 129-115. Durant’s Warriors are the first team in NBA history to go into the finals with a 12-0…

Star players are getting their last “rest” games in before the 2017 NBA playoffs officially start, in another year where the “rest” debate was brought up multiple times throughout the six-month-plus schedule. “I’m not taking anything away from the new era or the way things go now, but I could never, ever, ever sit out…

It’s been exactly fourteen years since Allen Iverson gave this classic rant about practice. And you know what … on it’s anniversary, it still feels just as fresh and relevant today as it did back then. Relive this classic moment now.

LeBron James aka @KingJames on Instagram recently posted an photo of him and Allen Iverson together in tribute to A.I‘s jersey being retired in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Wells Fargo Arena. “Pound for pound!! Congrats homie. What a pleasure to complete against u and also become a friend in the process. U the reason why I got tattoos,…

Legendary NBA star Allen Iverson was celebrated and honored at the ceremony for his jersey retirement in Philadelphia

Allen Iverson, Shaq O’Neal and Shawn Kemp team up with their sponsor Reebok to shoot for their “Laced Legends” miniseries. Reebok dropped the Kamikaze (Kemp’s) I OG Jan. 17 at retailers for $115. The miniseries will highlight which kicks will be dropping at The Shop and from the looks of the pics we think we know who’s…