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Despite the Lakers‘ 3-5 season start, LaVar Ball is confident the franchise can secure the 2018-19 NBA title—that is, if the team accepts his guidance. The outspoken basketball dad shared his thoughts on Los Angeles’ lackluster performance, insisting he could easily improve the team’s play if he landed a coaching position. “If you have Lonzo [Ball, his […]
When DeMarcus Cousins shocked the NBA by signing a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, it came with the understanding that this partnership would only last one season. The Warriors were finally addressing their one glaring weakness at center with Cousins, who is arguably the best player at the position when healthy. […]
Money matters. Take it from someone who doesn’t care about money and is perpetually broke. The Warriors‘ stalwart small-ball five, Draymond Green on the other hand, cares about money. It’s the easiest way for NBA players, especially ones like Green—whose skills lean towards the ethereal realm of anticipation and help defense—to judge where they fall in the NBA’s […]
You forgot about the Jimmy Butler drama, didn’t you? The malcontent Timberwolves wing has been suiting up for the Wolves this season and some fans might’ve thought his offseason trade demand had been retracted—just like coach Tom Thibodeau hoped it would. Nope. A Halloween report from The Athletic‘s Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski says Butler will be absent […]
Rappers have been referencing sports in their lyrics since Kurtis Blow dropped “Basketball” way back in 1984 and it’s a subject we’ve. covered. extensively. over the years. With rap sometimes being as competitive as some sports, both athletes and rappers can relate to each other more than one would think. Every rapper wanted to be […]
Klay Thompson is back. After a bit of a slump in which he shot 5-for-36 from 3-point range, Klay broke the record for most 3-pointers in a game by scoring an impressive 14 of them against the Chicago Bulls. The record breaking shot even received a standing ovation from the crowd at the United Center. When all […]
After this season the Golden State Warriors will be hanging up their championship banners in new rafters, following a planned move from Oakland’s Oracle Arena to San Francisco. However, despite the change of scenery, an arbitrator has ruled that they’ll still be on the hook for debt they racked up on renovations, as per a lease […]
Losing key players like Lebron James this summer and Kyrie Irving a year prior is enough to loosen the already slipping nucleus of the Cleveland Cavilers, however, the team’s known issues with their front office in addition to this year’s rough start has the organization ready for massive changes beginning with the coaching position. According to The […]
LeBron James isn’t afraid to wear his political views on his sleeve head. Before the Lakers‘ Saturday road matchup against the San Antonio Spurs, the outspoken athlete was seen arriving to the AT&T Center wearing a “Beto for Senate” hat. U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke is running in one of the most high-profile midterm elections in the country. […]
Showtime has shared another sneak peek at Shut Up and Dribble, a docu-series that explores the social/political activism among NBA athletes. The series’ title was inspired by a dismissive comment from Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who criticized LeBron James‘ anti-Trump stance: “Must they run their mouths like that?” she asked on her talk show back in February. “This is […]
