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September 25, 2000. That was the day Vince Carter stunned the international basketball world when he dunked over Frédéric Weis of France during the Summer Olympics in Sydney. Carter’s memorable moment was punctuated by an equally enthusiastic Kevin Garnett coming over to him, narrowly dodging VC’s swinging fist, and matching his energy with an emphatic chest bump. […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar understands what Anthony Davis is going through as he looks for a way out of a small market like New Orleans in pursuit of a winning environment. But Kareem also believes Davis and his team handled the entire situation wrong. “He’s in a small market and the team’s not doing very well, he’d like to go out and […]
With NBA All-Star Weekend coming to a close, we’re about to embark on the second half of the 2018-19 season, which means the Kawhi Leonard experiment with the Toronto Raptors could also be coming to an end. Just last month, league executives dwindled down Leonard’s options this summer to remaining with the Raptors or going back to […]
The NBA announced on Saturday that they will be starting a new basketball league in Africa. The Basketball Africa League will be a joint effort between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) with a planned launch in 2020. The 12 teams on the continent will represent Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, and […]
Amid all the fanfare surrounding D-Wade‘s farewell tour, the NBA icon stopped by TNT’s Players Only program where he details his basketball career, including his dynamic relationship with Kobe Bryant. Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant are arguably two of the best two-guards in NBA history. Although they have a great friendship, many times they have engaged […]
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 […]
Anthony Davis requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans two weeks before the trade deadline, and it’s been a messy situation for him ever since it was announced he’d be sticking with the team until the end of the season. The team’s owners fired Pelicans general manager Dell Demps after trade talks fell apart. When […]
In an interview with Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, former NBA commissioner David Stern said that he thought the NFL should have suspended Colin Kaepernick from the moment he first started protesting police brutality by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Stern believes that if the league took that course of action with […]
We’re less than two months away from wrapping up the 2018-19 season, and that end couldn’t come fast enough for Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans. The two sides have found themselves in an immensely awkward situation after the Pelicans failed to pull the trigger on a deal for Davis, who requested a trade less than two weeks before the trade deadline […]
Steve Kerr absolutely lost it after a hack by Draymond Green was upgraded to a flagrant foul, leading to the Golden State coach being ejected during the Warriors’ contest against the Portland Trailblazers. Late in the fourth quarter, Green fouled Blazer Zach Collins to prevent the center from getting a clean dunk at the rim. Initially, […]
