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A BYU fan has been banned after directing racial slurs toward a Duke volleyball player during their match on Friday in Provo, Utah. The accusation first surfaced on Twitter when user Lesa Pamplin said her goddaughter was called the n-word. “I’m looking at you BYU,” she wrote. “You allowed this racist behavior to continue without intervening.” […]
Shayeann Day-Wilson and her teammates didn’t know each other very well when she arrived at Duke University midway through the 2021-22 preseason. After all, Shayeann had found her way to Duke to play for former WNBA All-Star Kara Lawson at the very last minute after having to decommit to Syracuse University due to a coaching scandal. Then, […]
The Duke women’s basketball team has decided to end its season due to COVID-19 concerns. “The student-athletes on the Duke women’s basketball team have made the difficult decision to conclude their current season due to safety concerns,” said Michael Schoenfeld, Duke’s vice president for public affairs and government relations and chief communications officer, in a statement, […]
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson has been hit with an allegation he was paid $400,000 for exclusive marketing rights while he was at Duke University in October 2018. As Daniel Wallach of the Athletic reported on Thursday, Williamson filed a lawsuit against Prime Sports Marketing and Gina Ford in North Carolina. The defendents in the case […]
On Monday, word came that Zion Williamson would have his NBA debut delayed for six-to-eight weeks due to a torn meniscus in his right knee. Breaking: Zion Williamson had arthroscopic surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the Pelicans say. pic.twitter.com/i9onj2tPCm […]
As a New York Knicks fan, Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery was a blur. After months of wishing and praying and hoping for the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, the Knicks’ season-long tank job proved to be unsuccessful when the ping pong balls determined that the organization would be picking third. Despite the Knicks […]
On Monday, Slam released a cover story based around soon to be No. 1 pick Zion Williamson and, more specifically, how soon to be No. 1 pick Zion Williamson loved his year at Duke and would’ve stayed there for year two if there wasn’t so much riding on his decision to turn pro. The cover begins […]
On Monday, much to the shock of no one, Duke freshman Zion Williamson declared himself eligible for the 2019 NBA Draft. Williamson racked up numerous accolades in his sole season in Durham, including the ACC Player of the Year Award, a nod as a Consensus First-Team All-American, and also the Consensus National Player of the […]
Michael Avenatti continues to take aim at Nike. On Friday night, the celebrity attorney accused the sportswear giant of bribing Zion Williamson‘s mother. Avenatti claimed on Twitter that Nike paid Sharonda Sampson for “bogus consulting services” as part of its efforts to steer Zion toward Duke University’s Swoosh-sponsored athletic program. Avenatti, who has been charged with attempting to extort Nike, claims the company made […]
John Calipari coaches a college basketball powerhouse, so it’s not often that he has to admit he was wrong. However, that’s exactly what the University of Kentucky coach did when speaking on letting Zion Williamson end up in Duke. “We recruited Zion. I probably missed him a little bit,” Calipari said while visiting The Dan […]
