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Designer Philipp Plein is facing backlash after he debuted a Kobe Bryant tribute during his Milan Fashion Week show on Saturday. With models that included Olivia Culpo and Jada Pinkett Smith, alongside a performance from Tyga, Plein’s show featured Lakers-style jerseys and sweatshirts covered in crystals and Bryant’s number, 24. A gold Plein-branded plane, yacht, […]
Former University of Memphis star James Wiseman is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick at this year’s NBA draft, but his road to get there hasn’t been easy. After just a single game with the Memphis Tigers, Wiseman was suspended because he accepted $11,500 from Memphis coach Penny Hardaway to help him move. He went on to […]
Dwyane Wade‘s No. 3 jersey was retired on Saturday night by the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. During his speech, Wade remembered late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. “Kobe said the most important thing is to try to inspire others so they can be great in whatever they try to do,” an emotional Wade said, per ESPN. […]
Drake was living his best life during Friday’s Raptors game in Toronto. The team’s global ambassador was sitting in his assigned courtside seat during the contest, which just so happens to be next to the team’s broadcast duo. Naturally, the biggest artist in the world went on air for a good chunk of time, and used […]
DeMarcus Cousins‘ time with Lakers has reportedly come to an end. On Friday, ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that the Los Angeles Lakers will waive the four-time All-Star, who signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the franchise back in August. A month after joining the Lakers, the 29-year-old center sustained a torn ACL during an off-season workout in Las Vegas. The […]
Boosie Badazz‘s teenage son is speaking out in support of his father, who was slammed this week over transphobic comments about Dwyane Wade‘s 12-year-old daughter. “Fuck Dwayne [sic] and his son, idc he gay,” the 16-year-old wrote in an Instagram story. “My pops said what he said. Stop sendin gme that. I bet you won’t say it […]
DeMarcus Cousins thinks LeBron James would be a good fit for the Oval Office. Cousins appeared on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s show All That Smoke, where Cousins discussed James running for President of the US. “I told him the other day, I’m like—he’d probably get pissed for me saying—’Bro, you need to run for president.’ If there’s […]
Young Thug, an artist known for defying gender norms, is receiving backlash over a tweet that has been deemed transphobic. The ATL rapper was addressing Dwyane Wade‘s 12-year-old daughter, Zaya, who recently came out as transgender. Thugger began his ill-conceived message by misgendering the child, and went on to suggest Zaya was going against god’s will by living her […]
During the forced display of sportsmanship that is the post-game handshake line, two mid-majors (Jackson State and Prairie View A&M) got into a fight that gained national attention for a match-up that nobody outside of maybe alums would’ve otherwise really cared about. As video from the incident shows, things got heated during the requisite exchange, […]
James Harden and Russell Westbrook sat down for a wide-ranging interview with GQ, where they talked about their friendship with the ate Nipsey Hussle. The Houston Rockets teammates recalled learning of his death, and discussed some of his unfinished business. “Hearing the news, James was one of the first calls I made,” Westbrook explained. “There was no hesitation about it […]
