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Dion Waiters went on the offensive against the Miami Heat. Following the announcement of his one-game suspension, Waiters left comments under a post on a Heat fan page on Instagram targeting coach Erik Spoelstra. “I would win if I had Bron & Wade plus Bosh,” Waiter said after liking serval comments about him being traded or waived from the team. […]
Skylar Diggins-Smith took to Twitter on Saturday to express her frustration with the WNBA and its mistreatment of athletes who are also mothers, herself included. She also revealed that she played the entire 2018 season while pregnant. The Dallas Wings star addressed the backlash over her decision to sit out the 2019 season, which began shortly after she had […]
Film producer Andrew Duncan became another plot point in the NBA’s drama with China by staging a pro-Hong Kong protest during the Nets‘ preseason game against the Raptors. 1. Producer and activist Andrew Duncan bought 300 tickets to tonight’s Nets vs Raptors game and is hosting hundreds of Chinese pro-Democracy activists to protest the NBA. They’re all wearing “Stand […]
Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan has opened up one of two medical clinics he’s funding, Charlotte Observer reports. Jordan, who gave a $7.2 million donation to get the Novant Health clinics up and running in Charlotte, North Carolina, was at the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic on Thursday for its opening and made a few remarks. […]
Damian Lillard isn’t letting the preseason hinder his music releases. On Thursday night, the Portland Trail Blazers point guard released the deluxe edition of Big D.O.L.L.A.—his third studio album under his hip-hop pseudonym Dame D.O.L.L.A. The project includes six additional records, including remixes assisted by Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, G-Eazy, Lil Durk, Benny the Butcher, and more, as well as the Shaquille […]
Shaquille O’Neal stepped in to make sure one Atlanta 12-year-old would be able to come home. Isaiah Payton and his friend Damean Spear were leaving a high school football game when they were struck by gunfire. Spear was hit in the leg and able to leave the hospital. Payton was hit in the spine, causing him to […]
Dennis Rodman is maintaining his innocence after being charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly slapping a man. Police insiders tell TMZ that the incident took place in May at the Buddha Sky Bar in Delray Beach, Florida. The former NBA star was at the bar to celebrate his birthday. Per the sources, Rodman “unprovokedly turned around and smacked” Jeff […]
Sacramento Kings‘ Harrison Barnes and Philadelphia Eagles‘ Malik Jackson have offered to pay for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson, the 28-year-old black woman who was shot and killed by a Texas police officer in her mother’s home last week. According to the Dallas Morning News, Barnes will cover more than half of the service costs, and Jackson will pay […]
South Park‘s rapid-fire production schedule means that any notable gaffe in the wider culture triggers a countdown clock until it comes up in the conversation of foul-mouthed grade schoolers. LeBron James is not immune, as Trey Parker and Matt Stone echoed LeBron’s pro-China language in the words of the routinely terrible Eric Cartman. Cartman was […]
LeBron James spoke to reporters about the fallout from Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey‘s tweet supporting the protests in Hong Kong. Lakers’ LeBron James on NBA’s China controversy: “I don’t want to get into a … feud with Daryl Morey but I believe he wasn’t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke.” pic.twitter.com/KKrMNU0dKR — Ben […]
