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As deadly wildfires continue to rage across Australia, LaMelo Ball has joined a growing list of professional athletes who have pledged financial support to the bushfire relief efforts. Ball’s agent Jermaine Jackson confirmed the gesture Thursday night to ESPN Australia’s Corey Williams. Jackson revealed Ball would give one month of his NBL salary to victims of the fires that […]
It looks like the new year will finally bring us our first real look at Zion Williamson in the NBA. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that the Pelicans are looking to start off the decade by having Williamson make his highly anticipated NBA debut in January. “Both sides are hopeful for a January season debut for […]
Marlon Wayans has some strong feelings about the basketball referees at his son’s high school. During a recent game at Bishop Alemany High School in Los Angeles, Wayans was in attendance to cheer on his son, Shawn. As TMZ reports, the actor and comedian got passionate enough about the game to let the refs know he disagreed with […]
Almost everyone had something to say about the Lakers’ Christmas Day loss to the Clippers, including Kyle Kuzma‘s trainer. When asked about the trainer’s comments, LeBron James made it clear he was unbothered. James told reporters at the team shootaround that Kuzma told him about his trainer Clint Parks’ comment. James felt like adding his name into the discussion was a cheap move […]
A fun guy has been named the Associated Press 2019 Male Athlete of the Year. Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard received the prestigious award on Friday, finishing ahead of current NBA MVP and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes, and tennis star Rafael Nadal. Leonard is the fifth NBA player to […]
Kyle Kuzma’s trainer Clint Parks has landed himself in hot water after he criticized LeBron James’ Christmas day performance. “Watching Kawhi [Leonard] highlights from yesterday,” Parks wrote on his Instagram story. “NOBODY wants to speak on how sharp his skill set is compared to LeBron’s. It’s clear who’s really in the lab and who isn’t. […]
Los Angeles Lakers fan Snoop Dogg was not in a good mood after the team lost to the Clippers during their Christmas Day game at Staples Center. Snoop took to IG to express his disappointment with the Lakers. “We need to get rid of some n**gas,” Snoop said. “Too many hoes on our team, man. I’ma […]
On Sunday, the NBA handed down a two-game suspension to Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas for going into the stands of the Wells Fargo Center to confront two fans who were screaming obscenities at him. In an Instagram post that since been deleted, Gilbert Arenas said he wanted players in the league today to “stop this […]
UPDATED 12/20, 7:19 p.m. ET: The NBA has reportedly sent teams a proposal for changes for the 2021-22 season. They include many of the previously seen ideas, including a shortened regular season, playoff reseeding, and the $1 million per player prize for in-season tournaments. As with soccer, the tourney’s conceptual counterpart, the in-season contest will reportedly compose […]
The Thunder were down by two against the Timberwolves with just 1.1 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Staring down a loss that would put his team further below .500, Chris Paul did what any great point guard-slash-State Farm promoter would do: snitch. When Karl-Anthony Towns was about to shoot a potentially game-clinching free throw, Paul […]
