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The San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks are the only two NBA franchises not to give a formal statement on the death of George Floyd and the protests that have rocked cities around the country in the days since (though Spurs coach Gregg Popovich did have some choice words for the president in […]
Floyd Mayweather has been moved to offer to cover the funeral expenses for George Floyd‘s services. TMZ Sports confirmed that the boxer has said he is willing to pay for Floyd’s multiple homegoing services. According to TMZ, Floyd will have a service in his hometown of Houston, Minnesota (where he was living at the time of […]
On Sunday, video emerged of J.R. Smith beating up a man who allegedly smashed his car windows during the L.A. protests. Earlier in the day, Smith hopped on his Instagram Stories to get ahead of a video that was bound to surface. “I just want y’all to know right now before you all see this shit somewhere else,” Smith […]
On Sunday afternoon, Michael Jordan provided a statement related to the continuing protests and demonstrations that have been ongoing for the past several days. Jordan’s words come on the same day that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar penned an op-ed for The Los Angeles Times (more info on that here). “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry,” Jordan’s statement […]
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 […]
As protests following the police killing of George Floyd showing no signs of slowing down, Colin Kaepernick has offered to pay for the lawyers of protesters arrested in Minneapolis. The former NFL quarterback, who made headlines in 2016 for protesting police brutality, has launched the Know Your Rights Legal Initiative, which will help cover the […]
In a press conference on Friday, Stephen Jackson said he is doing everything he can to make sure the cops involved in the murder of George Floyd are dealt with appropriately. “If there’s no answers, we gotta come up with our own answers—and we willing to do that,” Jackson said. “Understand that, we willing to do […]
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 […]
Even before the 2020 tennis season was blacked out, Serena Williams had blacked out her new Wilson racket, all part of the process for making a change to her on-court equipment 25 years into her professional career and with 23 Grand Slam singles titles stacked on her trophy case. For Williams, the transition into a […]
The NFL released is out. The draft is a wrap. Free agency is in the books. The NFL pushed on, when many doubted that they’d be able to have much of an offseason at all because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now it looks like everything is on track for a full season, which means it’s […]
