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Included in the NBA’s plan to restart the 2019-2020 season at Walt Disney World in Orlando is that players will be given the option to wear Oura smart rings to detect if and when they begin showing symptoms of COVID-19 According to the NBA’s new health and safety memo for the restart of the season, players will be receiving […]
Shaquille O’Neal is teaming up with Rob Gronkowski to deliver Shaq’s Fun House vs. Gronk Beach presented by the General Insurance, a virtual livestream party to raise money and awareness for the NAACP and Boys & Girls Clubs of America in an effort to help in the fight against social injustices. The two announced on Thursday that the event—which will take place on […]
On Tuesday, Michael Jordan (well, more accurately, Michael Jordan and his crew) reeled in a 442.3 pound marlin and, in doing so, gave us one of the few opportunities we’ll ever have to provide you with fishing content. What a moment. The massive fish was pulled in during the second day of the Big Rock blue […]
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has never been one to mince his words, and with one of the largest displays of nationwide protesting for black lives happening right now, he decided to use his platform to call for change and accountability amongst other white people. In a video address released by the Spurs […]
The NBA is back, and a call between the league and the players union looks to reveal what new rules might be in place as regular season play prepares to commence again. The NBA is set to begin the process to continue the 2019-2020 season—which is set to include a 22-team format and supposedly eight regular-season games before […]
Kevin Durant sat down with The Undefeated on Friday to talk about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, how he’s been holding up after contracting COVID-19 back in March, and what his plans are with the NBA starting back up in July. Durant talked about what his initial emotions were like after seeing George Floyd’s murder, and how […]
Vanessa Bryant just honored her daughter Gianna Bryant on what would have been her 8th-grade graduation. On Friday afternoon, Vanessa shared a picture of Gianna’s diploma surrounded by white flowers on Instagram along with a caption expressing her congratulations. “Congratulations on your 8th grade graduation Gigi,” the caption read. “I love you forever and always. I’m so proud […]
According to a report from Outkick the Coverage, Jason Whitlock will no longer be working for FS1. Note that for the past four years he had been a host on the talk show (they’re all talk shows now) Speak For Yourself. Outkick the Coverage reports that his contract expired on Sunday, and both he and […]
The NFL released a statement on Saturday afternoon in regards to the recent protests following the murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day. “The NFL family is greatly saddened by the tragic events across our country,” it opens. “The protesters’ reactions to these incidents reflect the pain, anger and frustration that so many of us […]
On Friday, Forbes released its annual list of the highest-paid professional athletes in the world, and there’s been some changes from last year’s list. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, income for the 100 highest-paid athletes has fallen for the first time in four years. With combined pre-tax earnings of $3.6 billion, the full list sees athletes from a […]
