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Former NBA champion Stephen Jackson said he was devastated when he woke up to learn that his close friend George Floyd had died after a tragic encounter with four Minneapolis police officers. Floyd was the unarmed Black man who was handcuffed and lying on the street as one of the officers held him down with…

Audio evidence reveals that Michael Jordan deliberately lied when he claimed resolutely that he had nothing to do with keeping fellow legend Isiah Thomas off the iconic Dream Team. Jordan, 57, said on the record-breaking documentary “The Last Dance” that he didn’t have any influence on keeping his mortal enemy Thomas off the 1992 Spain…

Dwyane Wade is not stunting like his daddy, as Lil Wayne rapped in his hit song. D-Wade is stunting like his daughter, Zaya. Three-time NBA champion D-Wade, 38, is diving in head-first in supporting his daughter, who was born a boy named Zion but publicly declared he is a girl during his visit to the…

Kobe Bryant‘s baby daughter Capri has taken her first steps. The late NBA legend’s widow Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram over the weekend to share a sweet clip of their 11-month-old daughter reaching the milestone. In the video, Capri’s aunt Sophie can be seen holding onto the tot as she walked to her mom, before…

It appears that the National Basketball Association is ready to resuscitate a season that was on its deathbed a few months ago. The prospect of finishing out the 2019-20 NBA season has gained momentum in the past week, according to NBA.com and ESPN’s “First Take.” The season was halted abruptly on March 11, 2020, when…

Back in 2015, Ayesha Curry, 31, delivered a message about modesty that riled the nerves of many Black women. The culinary and restaurant maven and wife of NBA superstar Steph Curry, 32, indicated she was repulsed by women’s penchant for flashing skin publicly. Those nonconfrontational words nevertheless created ripples that reverberated throughout Black America, particularly…

NBA legend Dwyane Wade has taken some bodacious stances in post-retirement that have created debate surrounding parenting, self-identity and sexual orientation. But D-Wade, as he is popularly known, caused double-takes when he unveiled his neon hair color on Memorial Day weekend that has some fans in … well … mourning. View this post on Instagram…

No one is calling LeBron James the second coming of two-sport king Bo Jackson. But King James gave very real consideration to playing in the National Football League about a decade ago. The media voted James to the All-State wide receiver team when he played for St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio in…

One of the most remarkable aspects of the record-breaking ESPN documentary “The Last Dance” is that LeBron James would shoot to the top of nationally trending topics, even though the enthralling documentary centered around Michael Jordan. King James, 35, who has been the face of the NBA and its best player for the past decade,…

On May 17, ESPN televised the final two episodes of the acclaimed documentary, “The Last Dance.” The 10-part documentary follows Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during their epic championship runs during the 1990s. One of the stunning revelations in the documentary was the truth behind Jordan’s legendary “Flu Game.” In Game 5 of the…

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…

The record-setting ESPN documentary on Michael Jordan, “The Last Dance,” has once again ignited the debate in the sports world and Twitter-verse as to who is the greatest player in NBA history. As the final two episodes of the 10-chapter series “The Last Dance” prepare to air on Sunday, May 17, 2020, two separate lists…

The ESPN documentary “The Last Dance” continues to reveal the interworkings of the Chicago Bulls dynasty, which ruled the NBA during the 1990s. However, on the episode that premiered on Sunday, May 10, 2020, the film revealed how Michael Jordan would push his teammates with the goal of making them perform better. Jordan led the…

Zion Williamson has been asked by his former marketing representative, Gina Ford, and her company, Prime Sports, to admit he took improper gifts as a collegiate athlete during his freshman year at Duke University, according to ESPN. Williamson played one electric year at the collegiate basketball powerhouse, then went on to become the No. 1…

Former NBA player Shannon Brown was jailed after allegedly shooting a rifle at a couple. The incident occurred while Brown was at his home in Tyrone, Georgia, according to TMZ. The couple called authorities and claimed that Brown fired multiple shots at them while they were attempting to view his home, which at the time…

Michael Jordan’s children weighed in the ongoing debate about who is the greatest NBA player of all time between MJ and LeBron James. Marcus, Jeffrey and Jasmine Jordan spoke virtually with “The Breakfast Club” about their father who is considered the indisputable best player the game has ever produced. The debate was reignited when the…

Michael Jordan’s illustrious career continues to reach new heights with the release of the ESPN documentary “The Last Dance.” Along with his historic battles against the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys” and the “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan was also legendary off the court, so much so that he was often offered an enormous amount of…

The U.S. government continues to face backlash over its handling of the Paycheck Protection Program that originally was created to help small businesses across the nation affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the program’s $349 billion fund was quickly depleted, and thousands of small businesses had to figure out ways to raise funding on their own.…

Dominique Wilkins is an NBA Hall of Famer and the most celebrated player in Atlanta Hawks history. Wilkins currently serves as the Hawks’ vice president of basketball operations and special adviser to the CEO. He also works tirelessly to raise awareness for the disease he’s battling, diabetes. We spoke with Wilkins about health management in…

Vanessa Bryant commemorates a very bittersweet moment involving her husband, the late, legendary NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. Saturday, April 18, 2020, would have been their 19th wedding anniversary. But the Black Mamba and their 12-year-old daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant were killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles on January 26,…