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Quavo and Jack Harlow walked away with the win in Bleacher Report’s Open Run showdown. The two-on-two basketball game, presented by Modelo Beer, pitted the Migos member and the “What’s Poppin” artist against 2 Chainz and Lil Baby, who suffered a 21-7 defeat Saturday night. Quavo was the undisputed star of the night, with 17 points, 14 rebounds, and four blocks, which […]
Canada Goose, purveyors of power parkas made for impossibly harsh climates, may not strike you as the ideal brand to link up with the NBA. But they do have a history with the league. Back in 2016, when the NBA All-Star game was held in Toronto for the first time, the outerwear titan made some limited-edition […]
The Toronto Raptors returned to face the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night looking a bit like Steven Seagal in Hard to Kill—outgunned and undermanned—thanks to positive COVID-19 results and ongoing contact tracing within the organization. The team was down to a skeleton roster, with starters Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby all ruled out in accordance with the league’s health and […]
Creighton coach Greg McDermott has apologized for post-game comments he made to his team on Saturday after they lost a game to Xavier 77-69. Those comments were as follows: “Guys, we got to stick together. We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation. I can’t have anybody leave the […]
Jeremy Lin is speaking up about the rise in Asian hate crimes, which have spiked following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Santa Cruz Warriors guard took to Instagram to further discuss the subject, after having appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area’s segment, Race in America: A Candid Conversation. He also suggested he’s been called names during games. […]
Kenny Smith is giving Meek Mill a pass for his controversial Kobe Bryant lyric that enraged fans earlier this week. “I’m a Meek Mill fan,” Smith told TMZ. “I know that he’s a huge basketball fan, huge Kobe fan. Whatever he says, I’m always going to give Meek a pass.” Meek faced backlash after a […]
The national anthem has become a hot topic in professional sports over the last several years. Ever since Colin Kaepernick began the #TakeaKnee movement back in 2016, the public has debated whether athletes should be forced to stand during the pre-game tradition or allowed to exercise their right to protest. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has seemingly found solution. […]
A high school basketball coach’s short temper has cost him his job. Indiana resident Nick Moore, who has coached at Gary Lighthouse College Prep Academy for three seasons, confirmed his termination on social media Monday. The announcement came just days after Moore was filmed throwing a chair onto the court during a Friday night game against his alma mater. […]
2020 was an especially difficult year for Karl-Anthony Towns. After losing his mother to COVID-19 back in April, the Minnesota Timberwolves star confirmed he had lost six more family members to the virus in the following months. Towns addressed his personal losses during an Instagram Q&A session on Thursday night, when he revealed 2020 also included a brief stint in the hospital. […]
Both Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley have courted controversy recently for their criticism of players and a bizarre suggestion for COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant aren’t putting up with either of them, however, offering their thoughts on the two very opinionated retired players’ recent comments. In an […]
