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Scottie Pippen believes in the ways of his old coach. The Bulls legend told TMZ that he thinks the Zen Master and his Triangle offense would turn the struggling Los Angeles Lakers around. Approached by a paparazzo in Beverly Hills, Pippen said that he definitely believes Jackson could return to the Lakers —a team he […]
Michael Rapaport made it clear that he’s no fan of Meek Mill‘s. The actor, comedian, and Twitter-beef veteran aired his critique at Meek’s pregame performance at the NBA All-Star Game, which can be read in its semi-entirety below. We’d elaborate on the theme but, frankly, there’s no need for elaboration. Check it out: Meek Mill […]
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 […]
J. Cole repped his home state at the NBA All-Star Game, performing a medley of hits for the Charlotte crowd during halftime. While it was clearly his night — in a way that the Grammys wasn’t — the KOD rapper stayed true to his ultra-positive worldview, finding time in the performance to shout out 21 […]
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 […]
There’s never a bad reason to bring out Meek Mill. The NBA knows this, and that’s why they had him to open the All-Star Game in Charlotte. Though the rapper isn’t connected to North Carolina in the same way as halftime performer J. Cole, he did just put out an album with a vaguely sporty […]
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 […]
