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John Wall has heard the critiques of his supermax contract and he’s using it as inspiration to get back to his peak form. In an interview with The Athletic, the former All-Star who has suffered an unfortunate string of injuries over the last two seasons said that the criticism of his max contract is motivation for him. […]
While being called a snake is a bad thing, there have been a lot of beloved “snakes” in sports culture. Of course, there’s the Texas rattlesnake, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Then there’s the Black Mamba, Kobe Bean Bryant, who welcomed being the NBA’s heel so much that he became the league’s antihero. But Kevin Durant hasn’t […]
Kevin Durant is gone. Andre Iguodala was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. Klay Thompson isn’t expected to return from a torn ACL until after the All-Star break. Despite the clear uphill battle facing the Golden State Warriors next season with a more balanced Western Conference, Thompson believes that it’s a “little ignorant” to proclaim that the Warriors’ dynasty is over. Klay Thompson on […]
LeBron James‘ life has been under a microscope since he was a teenager. Now it’s his son’s turn, and the elder James doesn’t seem to mind one bit. James has been spending his summer enjoying Taco Tuesdays, shooting Space Jam 2, and traveling with his son, LeBron James Jr.’s, AAU team. And because everywhere LeBron goes cameras follow, […]
On Monday evening Damian Lillard called for Carmelo Anthony to get a D-Wade-esque farewell season in 2019-20. Well, he didn’t say “D-Wade-esque,” but the sentiment comes through. Earlier on The Breakfast Club, Anthony’s trainer said that the former No. 3 overall pick (from way back in ’03) was ready to play. He also said he’s […]
Though they will no longer be teammates, current Celtic Marcus Smart is still defending ex-Celtic Kyrie Irving, as if they’re once again slated to share the same locker room this upcoming fall. Smart presented his defense of Irving on Monday during an episode of ESPN’s The Jump, in which he admitted Kyrie didn’t play up […]
Amid rumors that the Toronto Raptors have internally discussed taking the No. 2 jersey worn by Kawhi Leonard in his lone season with the team and retiring it, Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia vehemently disagreed with the idea. Bhatia also doesn’t believe in having a statue erected in honor of Kawhi’s game-winning Game 7 shot against the Philadelphia 76ers, which helped Toronto advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Nav argued that […]
While free agency has been bountiful for a lot of NBA players, Jeremy Lin hasn’t had a pleasant experience. During an event in Taiwan, Lin got emotional when opening up about his struggle to find a new franchise. Jeremy Lin emotional on free agency: “Rock bottom seems to be getting more and more rock […]
Gilbert Arenas, Drake, and Fabolous are probably sectioning off a small fortune in hopes to add this exclusive jersey to their collections. Heritage Auctions has put Barack Obama‘s 1978-79 Punahou High School jersey on the auctioning block. The starting bid for the jersey starts at $25,000, but according to CBS, it’s expected to sell for […]
Russell Westbrook was traded to the Houston Rockets earlier this month, and at a press conference on Friday, he was introduced as by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Almost immediately, Westbrook was asked how he thinks he’ll perform alongside the equally ball-dominant James Harden. “To able to win you gotta be able to sacrifice some parts […]
