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ESPN’s This Just In ran a segment Monday centered around a fake quote from Ja Morant about Michael Jordan. In the fake quote, which came from Ballsack Sports, Morant said Jordan would be considered “just another superstar” if he were playing today. ESPN seemed to conflate the Ballsack Sports quote with Taylor Rooks’ interview with Morant in which […]
The rivalry between Michael Jordan and Isaiah Thomas has long been attributed to a well-documented theory that the Detroit Pistons point guard allegedly froze out Jordan, preventing the ball from getting to his hands, during the 1985 NBA All-Star Game. Thomas has consistently denied the conspiracy, but that hasn’t stopped basketball fans from discussing it anytime the beef […]
This past year saw a record 25 Canadians enter the season on NBA rosters, some who had been household names beyond their own hometowns for a while now, and others who made quick strides into becoming impactful. Updating this list so close to last season’s speaks to that growth in the game as well as […]
Kevin Durant sent shockwaves throughout the NBA Thursday when the news surfaced that he had requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. While rumors of Durant wanting out of Brooklyn have been swirling for weeks, confirmation of his desire to part ways with the team he joined on this day three years ago added another ripple just […]
Kevin Durant’s time with the Brooklyn Nets appears to have run its course. NBA insiders Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski took to Twitter on Thursday to report that KD has requested to be traded. The news arrives just a few days after Kyrie Irving decided to exercise his player option to return to the Nets next season. According […]
The latest chapter in the ongoing beef between Kyrie Irving and Stephen A. Smith unfolded on Tuesday, as the host of ESPN’s First Take criticized the Brooklyn Nets point guard after Irving decided to exercise his player option to return to the team next season. The back-and-forth began on Tuesday morning, as Stephen A. Smith took to Twitter to throw shade […]
Kendrick Perkins has responded to Warriors forward Draymond Green after he ripped into him for admitting he once prayed for LeBron James to get an injury. In a post shared to Twitter, Perkins directly addressed Green’s recent criticism that also saw him call the former NBA star a “c**n,” and question why he would ever […]
Russell Westbrook has had enough of Skip Bayless’ trolling. Westbrook took to Twitter on Friday to clap back at Bayless after the Fox Sports personality once again referred to the Los Angeles Lakers point guard as “Westbrick.” During the NBA Draft on Thursday, Skip threw shade at the Lakers for drafting Max Christie, a former Michigan State guard […]
The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, which should come as no surprise as long as they have three future Hall of Famers in Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green on their roster. But one of their biggest stars this postseason was Andrew Wiggins, who served as a model of consistency on […]
The Atlanta home of former NBA player Vince Carter was broken into over the weekend, as armed burglars made off with nearly $100,000 in cash. According to TMZ, the suspects broke into Carter’s home around 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, while the former Toronto Raptors player’s wife, Sondi, and their kids were in bed. “Sondi said she was frightened […]
