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Stephen Jackson has spoken out on behalf of the family of George Floyd, again in response to remarks made by the artist formerly known as Kanye West. In a recent post shared to Instagram, Ye said he gave $2 million “out of my pocket for the family” to, in his words, help Floyd’s daughter. “Now […]
Former NBA player Stephen Jackson slammed Kanye West for his comments about George Floyd. During an appearance on the latest episode of Drink Champs, Ye incorrectly claimed that Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose. “If you look, the guy’s knee wasn’t even on his neck like that,” Kanye said, referring to ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering Floyd. […]
Candid athletes are a good thing. All right, cool. With that out of the way, in an “All The Smoke” podcast that came out last Thursday, Kendrick Perkins claimed that his ex-Thunder teammate, James Harden, played poorly in the 2012 NBA Finals due to the hard-to-resist-allure of a Miami strip club cutting into his sleep. For […]
While appearing on an episode of Etan Thomas’ The Rematch podcast, Stephen Jackson revealed Kyrie Irving bought a house for George Floyd’s family. Jackson knew George Floyd personally, and has been a big proponent for fighting for justice regarding police brutality in America. He also committed to helping raise Floyd’s daughter Gianna following the 46-year-old’s murder at the hands […]
Lil Baby has brought some to joy into what was an undoubtedly tragic year for George Floyd‘s family. On Wednesday, the Atlanta rapper helped throw a birthday party for Floyd’s 7-year-old daughter, Gianna. Lil Baby reportedly funded the celebration, which was brainstormed and organized by ATL restaurant owners, Ericka and William Platt, as well as NBA star Stephen Jackson. […]
Kanye West took his political ambitions to the next level when he announced he’s running for president in November. While some people are intrigued by this, one of West’s close collaborators isn’t sold on the idea. On Monday, Stephen Jackson condemned Kanye’s move by re-posting a tweet from DJ Hed on his Instagram. In the […]
Stephen Jackson criticized the NBA on Saturday for choosing to continue the season. The former NBA player took to Instagram to share his disapproval of the 2019-2020 NBA regular season continuing in Orlando in July, saying that other things are going on in the world to focus on besides basketball. “I love the NBA man, […]
Stephen Jackson has put Donald Trump on notice. The NBA player took to Instagram on Friday demanding POTUS to stop speaking on George Floyd‘s name. Jackson, who grew up with Floyd in Houston’s Third Ward, also promised Trump he would not be in the White House following November’s election, as the country had clearly been galvanized by Floyd’s death and other […]
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 […]
Draymond Green and Kevin Durant had a tense relationship towards the end of KD’s time with the Warriors. This sparked a narrative—that Durant leaned into—claiming that Draymond was the reason KD decided to leave Golden State. During a recent conversation with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on their All The Smoke podcast, Draymond said that Durant is using […]
