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The NBA’s All-Star Game experiment paid off with the new rules revitalizing the game’s competitiveness. Yet Ice Cube thinks the NBA got the idea to incorporate an Elam Ending from his BIG3 basketball league. Prior to Sunday’s game, the NBA sent out a tweet about the new All-Star Game rules. “This year we’ve changed the game!” […]
Tim Duncan has long made us believe that he was this silent assassin out on the court who used to let his game do the talking, and avoided engaging in the same type of trash talk as his peers. Kevin Garnett wants you to know that Duncan was a savage in his own right, deploying a […]
A couple of weeks ago, the NBA made it clear that it was going to load up its All-Star Weekend with tributes to Kobe Bryant, including having the teams wear the numbers 2 and 24 on jerseys with patches that would display nine stars for each victim who died in the helicopter crash that claimed the […]
Remember when people were whining about the new NBA All-Star Game format? Yeah, that didn’t last long. After three high-flying but loosely defended quarters, both Team Giannis and Team LeBron locked it down in the fourth, for what became a thrilling, hard-fought race to 157 points. In the end, Team LeBron won 157-155, after Anthony […]
Folks, the NBA has fixed the All-Star game. If you didn’t watch tonight’s contest, thinking that it would just be a bunch of dunks and no defense, then you made a serious mistake. Let’s start by saying that, of course, the game did have a bunch of dunks and no defense. That’s still fun, but […]
Many of the pregame festivities that took place prior to the NBA All-Star Game earned rave (or at the least very positive) reviews, including Jennifer Hudson’s Kobe tribute, and Dr. Dre’s own Kobe tribute. Unfortunately (hey, we all have bad days), Chaka Khan’s rendition of the national anthem didn’t inspire the same fanfare. If you missed […]
Chance the Rapper capped off an eventful NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago with a halftime performance accompanied by Quavo, DJ Khaled and Lil Wayne. On Friday, the Chicago native served as captain of Stephen A. Smith’s team in the All-Star Celebrity Game. The following night, Chance was called upon by Aaron Gordon to help him out for a few of […]
Prior to Sunday night’s All-Star Game, Jennifer Hudson performed a special planned tribute to Kobe Bryant. Hudson delivered a stirring rendition of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway‘s 1972 hit, “For All We Know.” The performance was announced by the league on Thursday, as this year’s ASG took place at Chicago’s United Center. Note that Chicago is Hudson’s hometown: Hudson’s […]
Jalaiah Harmon will perform her “Renegade Dance” during the NBA All-Star Game in Chicago tonight, according to Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report. 😊 Great news! Jalaiah is in Chicago. Sources say she will perform the “Renegade Dance” that she created at the NBA All Star Game tonight. The girls met today and performed the dance. […]
Floyd Mayweather is one of the best boxers ever to grace the ring. Although he’s highly regarded for his undefeated record and his status as a cultural figure, the fighter believes that his independent spirit leads to him being overlooked by award committees. During his appearance on Drink Champs, Money Mayweather told N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN […]
