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The Golden State Warriors weren’t America’s favorite team in the NBA Finals, especially with the antics of Draymond Green, and it’s not about to change now. Kevin Durant joining the team in this summer’s free agency has all but guaranteed that the Warriors will be the most hated team next season, entering the 2016-17 season as the team […]

NBA players are used to the best accommodations when traveling between cities in the grind of a long NBA season. Five star hotels, chartered planes, and luxury buses all play a part in making the travel as painless as possible. Those type of accommodations don’t seem to be present in Rio’s Olympic Village, and there still […]

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown recently held a Twitter Q&A to answer questions regarding summer league, Adidas, Kanye West and more. Brown was a surprise pick, selected at number three in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Celtics when many thought Kris Dunn was a lock for the spot. After earning McDonald’s All American honors in […]

Brandon Ingram is known to have a tall and wiry frame similar to a young Kevin Durant when he first entered the league. The Los Angeles Lakers draft pick has skills to fit his unique body type, but talks of strength and weight concerns echo loudly in the Lakers camp. Ingram has committed to packing […]

The coolest most unique specialty has come all the way from Milan, Italy. Sakana Sushi Milano, a restaurant in Milan decided to take its sushi recipe and mix it to look like NBA players. Check out the rice and seaweed creations of players including retired legend Tim Duncan, and Toronto Raptors ambassador Drake. Demarcus Cousins https://www.instagram.com/p/BIiiOYdDYu6/   […]

Carmelo Anthony publicly apologized to Vanessa Carlton, after showing up completely unimpressed with his teammates sing along rendition of her hit song ‘A Thousand Miles’. Multiple videos were posted by different players, one where Demarcus Cousins was not impressed by his teammates vocals, and two with Anthony not moved by the singing or the music. After the […]

Indiana Pacers star Paul George is happy about the roster moves made this summer by team President Larry Bird, and after a year back from a serious leg injury, he says he’s ready to resume his leadership role on the team. After watching the team acquire Jeff Teague, Al Jefferson and Thaddeus Young to the roster, […]

Tracy McGrady, who recently said he regretted parting ways with cousin and superstar Vince Carter, is the latest to chime in Kevin Durant moving to the Golden State Warriors. McGrady is now an analyst on ESPN’s The Jump with Rachel Nichols, and gets to sit on the other side of the players table to watch […]

It wasn’t long before news about the Rio Olympic village’s terrible conditions leaked out to the world’s attention. Some countries are angry about the safety hazards and lack of repairs that have made the rooms uninhabitable. Italy was reportedly so upset that it paid for it’s own contractors to bring the living conditions up to par. […]

Rasheed Wallace the basketball player was known for trash talking officials constantly. He’s credited for making the quote ‘Ball don’t lie’ famous when an opponent misses a free throw. In his prime, he was a nightmare all over the court, helping lead the Detroit Pistons to six consecutive Eastern Conference finals series, and beating a star […]

We often hear about the trouble and drama in the lives of NBA athletes, but rarely how players are sometimes generous givers and the charity work they participate in, which falls far beyond headline news. In the case of the Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder, he had much different luck this time around. After venting about […]

The Orlando Magic may have a problem. After trading for Serge Ibaka with no guarantee that he will re-sign with the team after he becomes an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2017, teams are lining up for his services as early as now. According to the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith, the Toronto Raptors are one […]

Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap is not a stranger to being part of trade rumors. The 10-year veteran has been a member of only two teams, and has consistently put up solid performances without complaining. Millsap became a point of discussion this summer when the Atlanta Hawks signed center Dwight Howard, while also wanting to retain now-former […]

Boris Diaw aka The Borista, was known as the San Antonio Spurs‘ resident coffee drinker. He in fact loves coffee so much, that he had an espresso machine installed in his locker. Diaw was traded to the Utah Jazz this summer when the Spurs needed to make room to sign center Pau Gasol, but that […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant revisited The Forum, an old venue where his career began, and where he played before he became the Black Mamba. Sunday night, the post-retirement adventures continued as Bryant was a presenter at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards. Bryant, who is no stranger to the award ceremonies, recently spent some time getting slimed at […]

A newspaper from Malawi may have misused the Crying Jordan in the most uncharacteristic way, and it’s hard to believe. The newspaper featured an article on Michael Jordan‘s statement on race relations after tensions rose due to the killings of both civilians and police officers. The accompanying header photo was the Crying Jordan, which is mainly used […]

New York Knicks President Phil Jackson promised new head coach Jeff Hornacek that he would be open to altering the triangle offense, but that may not have been because he thinks it’s no longer effective. It may be understandably difficult to move the needle for Jackson who won 11 rings in his coaching career utilizing […]

According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, a special pair of Air Jordan’s from the 1995-96 NBA season will be soon auctioned off. SPC Auctions will be auctioning a pair of signed White-Black-Dark Concord Air Jordan XI’s that Michael Jordan himself wore, while completing a historical 72-10 NBA season, during the Chicago Bulls‘ second 3-peat run. The auction will […]

The Miami Heat have tried to trade Josh McRoberts  since last season’s trade deadline, but have been unsuccessful at every attempt. According to the Sun Sentinel, a source close to the Heat says the team “quite literally could not even give McRoberts away”. It was well known the Heat were looking for a trade partner for McRoberts, […]

The Salt Lake Tribune recently released its list of most influential people in Utah Sports for 2016. To the surprise of some, Utah Jazz Forward Gordon Hayward topped the list. Hayward has continued to improve his game in droves each year, but has failed to lead the team to the playoffs the last two seasons, and […]

The Chicago Bulls held their introductory press conference for Dwyane Wade on Friday. Wade addressed varying topics including claims that there is no rift between  Miami Heat President Pat Riley, and himself. He also said not only was his hometown a big part of him signing with the Bulls, but cited it was his own decision not to return […]

According to Dan Woike of the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Clippers player development and shooting coach Bob Thate will not return to the team next season. Bob Thate, who had been Clippers – and Blake Griffin's – shooting coach is no longer w/ organization. He'll work for Memphis this season. — Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) July […]

Draymond Green has been nothing less than excited to be apart of the squad playing for coach Mike Krzyzewski. Green will be vital in a weaker, but able US team grabbing a third consecutive gold medal, since losing in the medal rounds in 2004. There is not enough pressure the situation has been able to […]

Jimmy Butler is currently focused on winning a gold medal in the Rio Olympics next month, but that doesn’t mean he’s not excited about the Chicago Bulls‘ makeover during the offseason. After losing Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, Butler is now joined by Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade. Butler posted about his new teammates on the […]

After checking out some of the action between the hometown Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Dwyane Wade decided to continue the fun in other avenues. It seems like Wade is starting to warm up well to his old/new home city. .@DwyaneWade What size hat are you? We've got the hook […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, and he didn’t hold back any punches. The Los Angeles Lakers legend spoke at the convention to introduce a film about an American Muslim named Captain Humayun Khan, who died in combat since the country’s great tragedy on 9/11 As an American Muslim himself, it was important […]

Derrick Rose has had a motion to dismiss the civil sexual assault case against him, denied by a federal judge. A trial is set for October 4th in Los Angeles, on allegations that Rose participated in a group rape. The full accusation claim is that that Rose, and two of his friends broke into the alleged […]

Retiring from the NBA hasn’t slowed Kobe Bryant down one bit. Bryant took some time this past week to knock an item off of his bucket list, so he traveled to Maranello, Italy home of Ferrari world headquarters. The first thing he did was gear up and jump in the passenger seat of a Ferrari F12tdf to take a […]

NBA players never show mercy to kids when challenged in their summer camps. Minnesota Timberwolves Rookie of the Year Karl- Anthony Towns is the next player to take on the challenge of showing up a lucky kid. In this case Towns took on five kids by himself, and one kid paid the price for it. After […]

Paul Pierce aka ‘The Truth’, has reportedly decided to play his last season in the NBA. When his day of retirement comes, Los Angeles Clippers head coach and president of basketball operations Doc Rivers has a plan in place to make sure Pierce hangs up his sneakers as a Boston Celtic. Rivers spoke with ESPN […]

Tony Parker recently spoke with reporters to share his thoughts on the San Antonio Spurs after Tim Duncan’s retirement. He believes they are still a great team: “Obviously, we are going to miss him a lot,” the veteran point guard said of Duncan. “You can’t replace a guy like Timmy. But we will try to […]

Carmelo Anthony feels that the New York Knicks have enough storylines around them to be featured on the Christmas day schedule next season. NBA schedule makers search for the most intriguing match ups, placing the best and most interesting teams in featured games throughout the season. Anthony believes that the league will deliberately schedule the Knicks against the […]

Jeremy Lin recently signed with the Brooklyn Nets sporting an Allen Iverson type braided hairstyle last week. Now Lin is continuing his busy summer by starring in a movie…well sort of. Lin is starring in a parody of Space Jam 3, the Anime Edition. In the parody, you see characters dressed up as some the most famous […]

Denver Nuggets starting point guard Emmanuel Mudiay is about to become more official. Mudiay just finished his rookie season with the Nuggets, playing 68 games and averaging 12.8 points 5.5 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game. Now Mudiay is officially partnering his brand with Under Armour, who also sponsors league MVP Stephen Curry. According to […]

Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin is getting into the production business. Griffin is not retiring, but has begun his next step into the Hollywood scene. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Griffin is teaming up with NFL lineman Ryan Kalil to partner in a new venture named Mortal Media.Under this brand, they are developing a reboot to the […]

20 years have passed since Michael Jordan joined forces with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes squad to battle the Monstars. The Monstars were a group of aliens who had stolen and used the talents of a few NBA players such as Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing. Jordan, along with the Tune Squad challenged the Monstars […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki knows basketball very well. In fact he is an NBA champion, and a league MVP. That skill and dominance does not translate among all sports. Dirk tried his talents in a soccer charity match, only to create himself a blooper video for failing to hit the mark. On one play, Nowitzki tries […]

New Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks has full confidence in his new star players, John Wall and Bradley Beal. The Vertical’s Chris Mannix interviewed Brooks on Tuesday to speak about the duo, and he had high praise for his new guards: “I think they could be the top two-way backcourt in basketball.” Brooks referenced Wall […]

Julius Irving recently sat down with Complex Magazine to discuss the state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Having won a dunk contest himself, Dr. J quickly jumped into his best rankings list of players, and had praise for one particular dunker. “I’ll tell you; Zach (LaVine) has put on a show the last couple of […]