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A Maryland police officer was suspended this week over an unsettling video in which Delonte West was seen in handcuffs. The video was recorded earlier this week, after the former NBA player was seen getting beaten in the middle of a street. One of the responding officers allegedly filmed his interaction with West as he sat on […]
There has been no shortage of criticism thrown Kyrie Irving‘s way. Yet, he remains unfazed by the hate because he knows that he’s not the first (or last) person to be painted in a negative light. While fielding questions regarding the hate he receives, Kyrie Irving makes it clear that he feels like he’s a great […]
As NBA All-Star Weekend kicks off, Mike Wilbon and Stephen A. Smith will coach the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Tickets are now on sale for the #NBAAllStar Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles and #NBAAllStar Practice & Media Day presented by AT&T. The Celebrity Game will feature Chicago native @RealMikeWilbon and First Take’s @stephenasmith as […]
While Russell Westbrook, who’s now on the Houston Rockets, was playing against his former team OKC, Kendrick Perkins took to Twitter to say that he thinks “Westbrook is the best player to have ever put on a Oklahoma City Thunder Jersey.” In about 30 minutes I’m going to give my opinion on @SportsCenter on why Believe […]
It all started with analyst Brandon Tierney expressing his own personal observation on Twitter about the Brooklyn Nets. Nets win 7 straight, no one cares. Nets lose 7 straight, no one cares. Speaks volumes. — Brandon Tierney (@BrandonTierney) January 8, 2020 Tierney’s take elicited a question with an obvious answer from Nets star Kevin Durant, who ventured onto the app […]
Kemba Walker returned to the starting lineup this week after missing three consecutive games due to flu-like symptoms. But, unfortunately for Celtics fans, Walker’s playing time ended prematurely. During the second half of Wednesday night’s game against Spurs, the three-time All-Star was floored by a LaMarcus Aldridge screen as the Celtics trailed San Antonio. Walker became visibly upset that no foul was called, […]
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach John Beilein reportedly told players that they weren’t playing “like a bunch of thugs” anymore during a film session on Wednesday in Detroit. The comment, unsurprisingly rubbed many the wrong. Citing league sources, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that players “left the room initially stunned and were increasingly disturbed.” Beilein later spoke to ESPN about the incident and said […]
Things got very tense during Wednesday night’s Pacers-Heat game between Jimmy Butler and T.J. Warren as the two exchanged words. Later in the game, Butler blew Warren a kiss after he received a technical foul and got ejected. Warren, as you can see in the clip below, got the technical after clapping at Butler after he received […]
It was shaping up to be 48 completely forgettable minutes of basketball between the Lakers and the Knicks Tuesday until one of the league’s best squads lost one of its best players for at least the next few games. During a terrible January basketball evening where New York, making its final appearance this season in […]
Things literally went left for Joel Embiid when he suffered a dislocated finger in Monday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Late in the first quarter, Embiid moved off of defending Steven Adams to contest Darius Bazley’s drive to the basket, and somewhere in-between all of that commotion, his ring finger took a sharp turn in the wrong direction. […]
