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Lamar Odom has landed a deal with Celebrity Boxing and will enter the ring on June 12, 2021, according to TMZ. The former Los Angeles Laker and two-time world champion does not have an opponent to date, but the date is firm and will take place at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.…

As we approach the one-year anniversary since the passing of NBA basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his wife Vanessa has released a video of the baller expressing his feelings on their love and marriage and his career. “Happiness is such a beautiful journey. It has its ups and downs, whether it’s in marriage or whether it’s…

Lamar Odom wasn’t the deftest defender in the league during the course of his 14-year career — which included two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers (2009, 2010) — but he could put the clamps on any opponent when necessary. Odom had to rely on that defensive skillset recently when he made a social media…

Kobe Bryant may have been preparing to leave Nike and start his own shown shoe company before his untimely death in January. According to Shervin Shervin Pishevar, an Iranian-American entrepreneur and co-founder of transportation technology company Virgin Hyperloop, he and Bryant were in talks to develop his own shoe company called “Mamba.” In a series…

The Los Angeles Lakers were presented with their championship rings this week as the NBA season kicked off on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The blinged out rings contain over 16 carats of diamonds and a black mamba snake around each player’s jersey number honoring the fallen legend’s nickname, “Black Mamba.” The ring also comes with a…

Vanessa Bryant conveyed her excruciating emotional pain as she deals with her mother suing her even as Bryant continues to mourn the passing of her husband, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. Bryant says her mother, Sofia Laine, is lying when she claims in court documents that she worked as a personal assistant and nanny…

LeBron James, still basking in the glory of his fourth NBA Finals and MVP trophies as well as his elevated status as an all-time great, is off enjoying a well-deserved vacation with his wife and children. King James is not yet in the mood or physical condition to come back so soon to begin his…

Dwight Howard did not have much time to bask in NBA championship glory with the Los Angeles Lakers before two mothers of his children and one of his sons put him on blast for allegedly being a deadbeat dad. Two weeks after the Lakers tied the NBA record with their 17th title banner with a…

Two weeks after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat to secure their first title in a decade, losing Heat president Pat Riley said the title will always “have an asterisk” next to it. Despite paying LeBron James the highest compliment as the league’s “greatest player,” Riley said that the injuries to two key…

Former President Barack Obama and other A-list American personalities heaped effusive praise on LeBron James after he and the Los Angeles Lakers captured the 2020 NBA Finals on Sunday, Oct. 11. The Lakers vanquished the Miami Heat in six games, a 106-93 thrashing that was much worse than the final score indicated (the Lakers led…

The Los Angeles Lakers have worn their uniquely designed Black Mamba jerseys four times during the playoffs and have yet to lose while sporting them. As the 2020 version of one of the most celebrated professional sports franchises in history seeks to clinch its 17th title overall and 11th in the modern era of basketball,…

The National Basketball Association has teamed up with ESPN in a campaign to highlight Black-owned businesses during the 2020 NBA Finals. The campaign is titled #ChampionBlackBusinesses, and the NBA is putting its vast spotlight on African American proprietors in the cities of the two teams competing for the championship — the Los Angeles Lakers and…

When LeBron James was named to the All-NBA team on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers leader broke an all-time league record while extending another one. King James, 35, joined the likes of teammate Anthony Davis and James Harden — the latter of whom he just vanquished in the second round of the…

Winnie Harlow has undergone a COVID-19 test in order to reunite with her NBA star boyfriend Kyle Kuzma. The 26-year-old model underwent the test after it was revealed that family and “established longstanding personal friends” will be able to enter the NBA Bubble at Walt Disney World ahead of the second round of playoffs in…

Late basketball legend Kobe Bryant will be posthumously honored with the LA Area Emmy Governors Award next month. The basketball legend will be recognized posthumously since being selected by the award committee. He has been chosen thanks to “his legacy of philanthropy, community building and inspiration that extended beyond the basketball court.” The Emmy Governors…

Los Angeles Lakers star Dwight Howard remains in mourning six weeks after one of the mothers of his children died in Calabasas, California, from an epileptic seizure. The longtime NBA star, now 34, just told reporters about the tragedy from his summer home in Atlanta as he and the rest of the players remain inactive…

Even though he doesn’t have the ear of major sports networks anymore, Lavar Ball has a way of making headlines with outlandish claims and he is at it again. The entire sports world knows Ball is a Lakers fan to his core. However, less than a week ago (and on plenty of other occasions), he…

Kobe Bryant is set to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The NBA legend tragically passed away in January at the age of 41 when his private helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, taking his life and eight other people, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Fittingly, he has been unveiled as one of the…

LeBron James continues to rankle the sensibilities of old-school players and fans alike because he routinely befriends and mentors the young stars in the NBA. James did so several years ago when he confirmed the greatness of a rising star Paul “PG” George when they were battling during the playoffs as members of the Miami…