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Russell Westbrook‘s Honor the Gift brand is warming fans up for the new year—literally and figuratively. On Monday, the imprint has released its 2018 holiday “Fraternity” collection, which serves as a prelude to a larger 2019 drop. The range is made up of collegiate-inspired pieces that uphold the brand’s message of self-belief and dedication. According to Honor […]
Markelle Fultz‘s NBA career is equal parts frustrating and mysterious. The former No. 1 overall pick has been diagnosed with Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, a rare nerve disorder that has wreaked havoc on his once-impressive jump shot. Though the condition has obviously caused issues, some believe that the cause of Fultz’s declining performance isn’t all physical. There’s been […]
The Sacramento Kings expertly trolled the Golden State Warriors during pre-game introductions on Friday, playing clips of the moon landing to razz Steph Curry. Curry caused a stir earlier this week when he said on a podcast that he believed the moon landing was faked. He walked back his comments after NASA offered […]
Rumors recently began circulating that Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope could be up for trading in the near future with his one-year contract set to expire. On Thursday, LeBron James was asked about the rumors during an interview, and his response was, to put it lightly, pretty blunt. “It’s a business,” LeBron James said. “If you […]
They say that some players aren’t built for the Big Apple, and Joakim Noah was one of them. But not in the way you’d think. It wasn’t a case of the 2014 Defensive Player of the Year caving under the pressure of playing in New York City. Noah simply couldn’t deal with the extracurricular activities […]
With MVP candidate Kemba Walker struggling from the field on Wednesday night, and a pair of Detroit Pistons defenders rushing the Hornets star PG on the climactic possession of the game, Jeremy Lamb came through in the clutch with a game-winning shot. But that story-book ending almost didn’t happen. Second-year sharpshooter Malik Monk played goat in front of the GOAT, showing NBA fans what […]
Dikembe Mutombo was recently given the Sager Strong Award for the humanitarian work he’s done in his native Democratic Republic of Congo. In addition to building the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, named after his mother, Dikembe has provided free cervical and breast cancer screenings for women, and a team of doctors focused on addressing knee replacement and cataract surgery. The Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital […]
Steph Curry has managed to turn this whole moon landing fiasco into a teachable moment for his fans. On Wednesday, Curry admitted that he was “one thousand percent” joking when he questioned whether an American has ever landed on the moon on The Ringer podcast “Winging It” with Vince Carter, Andre Iguodala, and Kent Bazemore, adding that his remarks were […]
Nerds are nerds, no matter what they are into. While some folks get excited over classical music masters and others get geeked on sneaker collaborations, everyone has their own obsessions. Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant is a nerd for basketball and he proved it with an aside during a recent interview with The Athletic. Durant […]
The Heat–Lakers matchup on Monday night transcended a mere national TV game between two teams in the mid-tier malaise of their respective conferences. That’s because it was Dwyane Wade‘s last game against LeBron James as the Heat superstar plays out the final season in what is sure to be a Hall-of-Fame career. But Bron, being Bron, still got the […]
