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HBO Max just released a snippet for LeBron James’ first starring role in the much-anticipated film Space Jam: A New Legacy. The cartoon film, set for a July 16, 2021, release in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, is the sequel to the classic 1990s comedy Space Jam starring Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird…

NBA star Karl Anthony Towns has just received the devastating news that he has contracted the novel coronavirus. Seven members of his family have already succumbed to the disease. On Saturday, Jan. 16, The Minnesota Timberwolves center, 25, told his three million Instagram followers of the diagnosis and expected prognosis. Towns’ mother, Jacqueline Towns, died…

James Harden is indisputably among the best scorers to ever play the game of basketball. However, for much of this young season, he has not shown the skill and prowess that earned him the scoring title in each of the past three seasons. As rumblings of his departure neared a climax, Houston Rockets’ head coach…

The National Basketball Association announced on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, that multiple games will be postponed this week. Rolling out reported on Friday, Jan. 8, that NBA star Seth Curry became the first known player to contract the novel coronavirus, but he or someone else may have ignited a chain reaction. The Wall Street Journal…

NBA sharpshooter Seth Curry of the Philadelphia 76ers has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. During the 76ers contest against the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night, Jan. 7, 2021, Curry, who was already sidelined with left ankle soreness, was sitting in between assistant coach Sam Cassell and center Joel Embid. The team stayed overnight in Brooklyn…

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is having a field day clowning current NBA player Rudy Gobert, who has secured a colossal $205 million contract despite producing pedestrian stats during a short, unremarkable career. Although Shaq, a four-time NBA champ, is known more for his philanthropy and growing business empire these days, the “NBA on…

Kyrie Irving’s basketball mastery has astounded contemporaries and adversaries alike throughout his illustrious NBA career. But his high profile and controversial pronouncements have also made him subject to greater scrutiny and criticism from the media, and it has seemingly intensified in the past year or so. Those distracting factors have often obscured Irving’s altruism as…

The son of NBA legend Dwyane Wade was steaming mad after his father dusted him off in a game of 1-on-1. Zaire Wade, 18, was irate at his father D-Wade, 38, for using his superior weight, height and offensive repertoire to back him down in the paint to score repeatedly and emerge victoriously. He was…

Reality TV star Larsa Pippen is getting a lot of grief after she and NBA player Malik Beasley made their relationship public despite the fact that Beasley is still legally married. Pippen, 46, the ex-wife of NBA icon Scottie Pippen, is now defending herself on Twitter after being called a homewrecker for allegedly breaking up…

K.C. Jones, who became synonymous with championship titles as both a player and coach with the dynastic Boston Celtics, has passed away from an undisclosed cause. He was 88. Jones won so much during his career, both on hardcourt and on the sidelines, that friends joked the “C” in KC stood for “championships.” Jones had…

NBA star Rajon Rondo was a spectator as his girlfriend beat up another woman after the three argued about a parking spot in July 2020 in Atlanta, inciting a $1 million lawsuit, according to TMZ. Rondo and his girlfriend took umbrage that a woman had parked so close to his $300,000 Rolls Royce SUV inside…

Big Sean excitedly announced that he is now working for his hometown NBA team, the Detroit Pistons. The “Blessings” rapper and singer told his 13 million Instagram fans that he has been hired by the Pistons as the new creative director of innovation. Sean, who was born Sean Michael-Leonard Anderson, in Santa Monica, California, but…

NBA star Malik Beasley faces prison time after pleading guilty to brandishing a rifle at a couple and their teenage daughter. The Minnesota Timberwolves player allegedly pointed the weapon at the family as they approached his home in September, Yahoo! Sports reports. In conjunction with copping a guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to drop the felony…

NBA star Jru Holiday is the very personification of his surname. The Milwaukee Bucks point guard is going to bring holiday cheer by donating the balance of his 2020 salary to Black businesses to help offset a very tempestuous 2020. Holiday, 30, told his 325,000 Instagram followers on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, that he and…

“Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” star Moniece Slaughter claims NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal once told her to “kill herself” after the two dated and broke up. Slaughter told the “Domenick Nati Show” that she did an interview with an entertainment blog years ago describing what sex with Shaq was like. When Shaq, 48, got wind…

LeBron James, a perennial NBA superstar and social activist, is adding to his impressive philanthropic portfolio with the opening of a job training and financial center in his Akron, Ohio, hometown. Despite James‘ worldly exploits, he has remained fiercely loyal to Akron, a 40-mile drive south of where he entered the NBA as a teen…

Brooklyn Nets baller Kyrie Irving released a statement regarding the $25,000 fine he received from the NBA due to his failure to meet his preseason media and publicity obligations. On Friday, Dec. 11, Irving uploaded a post to his Instagram story that included a famous quote from Malcolm X. “I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda……

“I’ve seen a lot of coffins.” Karl-Anthony Towns of the NBA Minnesota Timberwolves made that jarring statement while talking about how COVID-19 has taken the lives of his mother and six other family members in 2020. “I’ve been through a lot, obviously starting out with my mom,” Towns said during an interview with ESPN. “Last…

Bombastic patriarch LaVar Ball does a lot of barking and engages in braggadocious behavior, which has been irksome to many Americans for the past three years. But his methodology, however questionable or controversial, has made his sons household names. And now Ball’s ultimate dream has been realized as all three sons have made it to…

Miami Heat leader Jimmy Butler was upgraded to superstar status after his awe-inspiring performance in the 2020 NBA playoffs, including two spectacular outings in a losing effort against the Lakers in the Finals. The small forward has also upgraded in the dating department. According to the Miami Herald and E! News, Butler was seen on…