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The world is still reeling from the passing of Kobe Bryant. An avid basketball fan and son of Chicago, former president Barack Obama used his speech during the NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch to acknowledge Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s deaths, as well as the seven others killed during the helicopter accident. “That loss is something that I know […]
Derrick Jones Jr. has already been here before, he’s been in the Dunk Contest and been a part of the madness that is All-Star Weekend. In 2017, Jones Jr. was the Dunk Contest’s runner-up behind Glenn Robinson III. Easily one of the highest flyers and best in-game dunker across the Association, expectations are high for […]
NBA fans are on the fence about the league’s elaborate new All-Star Game format. Among the most glaring changes, the first three quarters will serve as mini-games played for charity. The team with the most points will win $100,000 for their assigned charity and the score will reset at zero at the top of each quarter. At the end of the […]
As NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off, Mike Wilbon and Stephen A. Smith will coach the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Tickets are now on sale for the #NBAAllStar Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles and #NBAAllStar Practice & Media Day presented by AT&T. The Celebrity Game will feature Chicago native @RealMikeWilbon and First Take’s @stephenasmith as […]
The torn ACL that caused Klay Thompson to leave the NBA Finals early will keep him out until at least after the league’s All-Star break, and probably quite some time beyond that. In fact, that date is significant when it comes to Thompson only because that will be the time when a real update on […]
The annual NBA All-Star game took place in Charlotte, North Carolina this past weekend, with J. Cole performing on Sunday night as the halftime headliner. Dreamville also took the weekend as a chance to celebrate its crew, with a brunch, pop-up shop, and show. During the show, Cole, Wale, J.I.D., Bas, Omen, Lute, Ari Lennox, Cozz, […]
With the NBA All-Star Weekend taking over Charlotte, North Carolina, a few of the state’s natives have taken it upon themselves to make sure the festivities were memorable. This includes J. Cole, who lent the New York Knicks’ Dennis Smith Jr. a helping hand during the All-Star dunk contest. Smith tapped Cole to assist him […]
Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry has proposed to Callie Rivers, the daughter of Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, and she said yes. According to TMZ, the NBA star popped the question to his longtime girlfriend on Valentine’s Day at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. While both NBA families were in town for All-Star Weekend, Curry and […]
In anticipation of NBA All-Star Weekend, EA Tiburon has shared the NBA Live 19: All-Star Edition for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The edition will include the base games as well as five All-Star Ultimate Team Packs, Legendary All-Star Uniforms, and All-Star Squad Player for Court Battles—a mode that allows players to customize their court, the starting […]
2 Chainz is almost as good at basketball as he is at dad joke groaners on Top 40 hits. Given his charisma, talent of love of the NBA, you’d think that the Hon. Tity 2 Necklace would be a shoe-in for any celebrity all-star game the league would think to throw. Well, Chainz was left […]
