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Kobe Bryant‘s latest book, The Wizenard Series: Season One, debuted atop the New York Times‘ Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list this week. It’s his fifth No. 1 New York Times bestseller. Vanessa Bryant reacted to Kobe’s latest accomplishment since his untimely death on Instagram, saying that he “would have been so proud to see his work continuing on with The Wizenard Series: Season One.” Kobe and […]
Even though he’s not playing right now, LeBron James is still getting his nuggets busted over his hair. Well, him, Shaq, Jermaine O’Neal, Richard Hamilton, Stephon Marbury, Carlos Boozer, and whoever else Ray Allen could think of when his cabin fever manifested by asking his fellow bald(ing) basketball-ers to just let their hair grow out […]
Looking back at how the 2003 NBA Draft unfolded, you can’t help but wonder what would’ve happened if the Detroit Pistons selected Carmelo Anthony, instead of all-time bust Darko Milicic, with the second overall pick. Even though the Pistons won their third title in franchise history one year later, who knows what more they could’ve accomplished with Anthony on […]
As rumors circulate that the NBA is “angling” toward shutting the 2019-20 season, commissioner Adam Silver isn’t ready to make any final decisions until May 1 at the earliest. In an interview with Ernie Johnson for the Twitter show #NBATogether, Silver explained that the uncertainty surrounding the effectiveness in the country’s response to combating the coronavirus pandemic has left […]
Allen Iverson willed the 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals. Although he was able to steal a game from the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers and create a signature moment with “The Step-Over,” A.I. almost had a backcourt partner that could’ve shifted his time in Philly. On Saturday, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith confirmed a story that […]
Though its immediate future remains in question, the NBA is doing its best to find ways to keep fans entertained. After kicking off its player-only NBA 2K tournament on Friday, the league will reportedly treat fans to a televised game of H-O-R-S-E featuring “high-profile players,” ESPN reports. Sources shared the news with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday, who reports that the competition would be […]
Like most of us, Shan Panjwani remembers it like it was yesterday. Watching with bated breath alongside the family that got him addicted to sports, at his local AllStar Wings and Ribs, 4.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers. Four […]
The NBA has been suspended indefinitely since March 12 after Rudy Gobert became the first player to test positive for coronavirus. Since then, a number of NBA players have contracted the virus, including Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell, Marcus Smart and Christian Wood. It’s why the NBA hasn’t returned to finish the season, as the COVID-19 […]
The NBA is now contemplating holding the playoffs in a single site without any spectators. Given their history in Las Vegas with hosting the yearly Summer League, the league is considering the idea of keeping all participating teams quarantined in the city as they try to finish the season and crown a champion. “Las Vegas has been a […]
According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, the NBA has plans to launch a players-only NBA 2K tournament that will (in theory) be made up of the best gamers from each team in the league. You already know the reason but, in the sake of providing context should this article be clicked on in the future, […]
