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September 25, 2000. That was the day Vince Carter stunned the international basketball world when he dunked over Frédéric Weis of France during the Summer Olympics in Sydney. Carter’s memorable moment was punctuated by an equally enthusiastic Kevin Garnett coming over to him, narrowly dodging VC’s swinging fist, and matching his energy with an emphatic chest bump. […]
Tim Tebow is proof that everyone has haters. Despite having such a positive persona, the former University of Florida standout has always been subjected to a certain amount of critics. This number has grown since he decided to switch his sport of choice and try his hand at baseball. But, when asked about these naysayers, […]
It looks like Odell Beckham Jr.’s time in New York is coming to an end as rumblings that the wide receiver will be traded are getting louder and louder. On Monday, another log was added to the fire when it was revealed that the Patriots were interested in making a trade for OBJ last season. […]
The Force is with the French, as their country has made lightsaber dueling an official sport. As reported by the Associated Press, the nation’s fencing federation officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport. It has granted the LED-lit, polycarbonate replicas the same status as the foil, épée, and sabre blades used by Olympic fencers. This comes as France has experienced a spike in […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar understands what Anthony Davis is going through as he looks for a way out of a small market like New Orleans in pursuit of a winning environment. But Kareem also believes Davis and his team handled the entire situation wrong. “He’s in a small market and the team’s not doing very well, he’d like to go out and […]
J. Cole repped his home state at the NBA All-Star Game, performing a medley of hits for the Charlotte crowd during halftime. While it was clearly his night — in a way that the Grammys wasn’t — the KOD rapper stayed true to his ultra-positive worldview, finding time in the performance to shout out 21 […]
With NBA All-Star Weekend coming to a close, we’re about to embark on the second half of the 2018-19 season, which means the Kawhi Leonard experiment with the Toronto Raptors could also be coming to an end. Just last month, league executives dwindled down Leonard’s options this summer to remaining with the Raptors or going back to […]
There’s never a bad reason to bring out Meek Mill. The NBA knows this, and that’s why they had him to open the All-Star Game in Charlotte. Though the rapper isn’t connected to North Carolina in the same way as halftime performer J. Cole, he did just put out an album with a vaguely sporty […]
The NBA announced on Saturday that they will be starting a new basketball league in Africa. The Basketball Africa League will be a joint effort between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) with a planned launch in 2020. The 12 teams on the continent will represent Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, and […]
Amid all the fanfare surrounding D-Wade‘s farewell tour, the NBA icon stopped by TNT’s Players Only program where he details his basketball career, including his dynamic relationship with Kobe Bryant. Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant are arguably two of the best two-guards in NBA history. Although they have a great friendship, many times they have engaged […]
