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The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will be playing for the Lombardi trophy in a few days on Super Bowl LVIII, the 58th championship game in NFL history. Instead of focusing on who’ll have the better game between Travis Kelce and George Kittle or the quarterback matchup between Brock Purdy and Patrick […]

Brock Purdy has pretty much exceeded all expectations as the Mr. Irrelevant of the 2022 NFL draft. At 24 years old in just his 2nd season playing for the San Francisco 49ers, Purdy already has his team a win away from winning their first Super Bowl title in 30 years. Almost every NFL fan knows […]

Nine quarterbacks were taken in the 2022 NFL draft. Not only was Brock Purdy the last quarterback picked of his draft class, but he was also the last person to hear his name called. As a QB who managed to lead the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in just his first full season […]

LeBron James has already guaranteed he’ll be in the GOAT conversation for the rest of his life thanks to his prolonged greatness in the NBA. While some argue that James in year 21 looks just as good compared to when he was in his prime, if only one version of him played for his entire […]

Having a good mix of size and strength usually bolds well for most players in the NFL. It’s one of the most physically demanding sports in the world, and having a huge advantage in size, especially if you’re an offensive lineman, will typically increase your chances of success. So how did things turn out for […]

NBA players these days earn millions the moment they are drafted. While some players on expiring deals sign the first guaranteed long-term contract that becomes available, there are players who bet on themselves to try and squeeze out that extra dollar. And there are times it does work out. However, we’ll take a look at […]

Chris Paul is arguably the best point guard of his era. Ever since he was drafted 4th overall by the New Orleans Hornets (now known as the New Orleans Pelicans) in the 2005 NBA Draft, he’s always been the starting point guard of his team when he’s healthy. After 18 seasons and 1,216 games played […]

Not too many people remember the first time LeBron James and Michael Jordan were teammates on the basketball court. While some think it was the time he attended Jordan’s summer camp as a rookie at Santa Barbara, their first encounter on the basketball court actually happened two years earlier. As much as Jordan stans hate […]

Kyrie Irving rocked the NBA world in summer 2017 when he requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, just one season removed from winning the franchise’s first an NBA title alongside LeBron James. As a member of the Cavs for six years, he felt the mid-point of his career was a perfect time to become […]

UPDATE: Evander Holyfield claimed to VladTV in December 2023 that the reason behind this mansion debacle was his sister illegally taking out a second mortgage on it.  Evander Holyfield amassed more than $230 million in career earnings. Unfortunately, one purchase played a role in him losing all of that money in 10 years. Holyfield was […]

Basketball players are taught at a young age to practice shooting with their non-dominant hand, as it adds a different dimension to your offensive game and makes you a more complete player. While most players should have figured out which shooting hand they’re comfortable with by the time they make the NBA, some make the […]

The real Greek Freak isn’t Giannis Antetokounmpo. His name is Nikos Galis, and one day, he dropped 50 points on Michael Jordan’s head. Before the likes of Nikola Jokic, Dirk Nowitzki, or Arvydas Sabonis, nobody changed European basketball more than Galis. Who is Nikos Galis? Greatest European shooting guard of all time? 🇬🇷 Nick Galis […]

Jimmy Butler’s love for country music is unmatched. The man known as ‘Jimmy Buckets’ will often blast Party in The USA on the team bus and groove to Taylor Swift songs while in the locker room. Butler’s love for the music genre has reached a different level that he said he’ll release a country album […]

Ever since Travis Kelce was linked to Taylor Swift a few months ago, the paparazzi have been monitoring his every move. While Kelce was already a well-known name to anyone who follows the NFL, the situation is different when you’re with a multi-Grammy winner. Outside a huge spike in jersey sales and social media followers, […]

CJ Stroud has pretty much silenced all the haters after he was a hot talking point before the NFL draft for his 18% score on the S2 Cognition exam. Through his first 11 games of the season, Stroud already holds the record for most passing yards and touchdowns in a game by a rookie and […]

For a player like Kobe Bryant, it doesn’t take much to get him motivated to defeat an opposing team. He had many battles with other future Hall of Famers, but the one most people don’t seem to remember is how he was once triggered in an All-Star Game to make sure he’d never let George […]

Jalen Hurts is one of the up-and-coming quarterbacks in the NFL. He’s won a national title in Alabama. Then transferred to Oklahoma for his senior season once Tua Tagovailoa took his starting spot. Once his college days were over, he was picked in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft and led the Philadelphia […]

When Derrick Rose entered the NBA in 2008, he was a player the league had never seen before. He was a dynamic player who made the Chicago Bulls relevant again after the Michael Jordan days. And to this day, is the youngest player to win league MVP at 22 years old. Then came the long […]

There are countless debates in the NBA that are nearly impossible to find an answer to. One of them is picking out the greatest team of all time. While analysts and stat nerds can each bring up a solid case as to why the 1996 Chicago Bulls or Kevin Durant joining a 73-9 Golden State […]

Since 2007, Kevin Durant has played for five (if you include the shift from Seattle to Oklahoma City) different teams over his career. He’s won an MVP, NBA championships, and bounced back from a gruesome injury all with different teams, but regardless of which team he plays for, he’s always been unstoppable on offense. Today, […]

It’s been more than a decade since the infamous veto by David Stern on the Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers trade in 2011. What’s now known as one of the biggest what-ifs in NBA history for refusing to pair Kobe Bryant with Paul, let’s take a look at the trade that did happen […]

One of the toughest jobs as a defender is trying to defend Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry for an entire game. If he’s not shaking you off with his tight handle, he’ll run from one corner to the other using screens to get himself open. Former teammate Juan Toscano-Anderson once said he’s unstoppable to […]

As one of the greatest hoopers to ever touch a basketball, there really wasn’t anything that would astonish Kobe Bryant on the basketball court. That was the case until he saw what Kat Tan, who is also known as the one-armed Mamba, did during one of his camps in the Philippines back in 2016. The […]

Some would argue that being an NBA coach is one of the most difficult jobs in the league. The lofty expectations each season from owners and fans make coaches who’ve won more than 60 games in a season or even those who’ve won the highest individual award a coach can receive in a season still […]

Would the most unstoppable NBA player be a combination of Stephen Curry’s shooting and Shaquille O’Neal’s size and strength? Or does he have the scoring abilities of Michael Jordan and the passing of Magic Johnson? Asking analysts and experts to create the greatest NBA player will always lead to bias. However, if you ask an […]

In this offseason, arguably two players (Jaylen Brown and Anthony Davis) who aren’t even one of the top 10 players in the league signed two of the largest contract extensions in NBA history. During the Milwaukee Bucks media day, Giannis Antetokounmpo also revealed that the reason he didn’t sign an extension was because it did […]

NBA Draft picks are always a hot commodity. Even second-round picks these days can fetch a player who is capable of getting a double-double each game. This past offseason alone, we saw the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks part ways with Obi Toppin and John Collins, respectively, in second-round pick deals (two for Toppin […]

Since we already asked ChatGPT to make a ranking of the top 25 NBA players of all time, which was compared to the lists made by ESPN and The Athletic, we continued to test how much this AI software really knows basketball. This time around, we asked the chatbot to create the most average NBA […]

Can artificial intelligence really be better at predicting this year’s Super Bowl than expects? While most people turn to ChatGPT for answers on almost everything, this is beyond the software’s capabilities. ChatGPT can give you answers to the greatest NBA players of all time and help you with your homework, but ChatGPT is unable to […]

Everyone will remember Kobe Bryant for what he did on the court. He finished his 20-year career with 18 all-star game appearances, five NBA championships, two Olympic gold medals, and one season MVP. While he might’ve never been in a ton of movies like LeBron James or Michael Jordan, Kobe’s acting in commercials might put […]

LeBron James is easily one of the funniest players in the NBA, and sometimes he doesn’t even need to try. He’ll sometimes crash one of his teammate’s postgame interviews with a funny face, yell Taco Tuesday in one of his Instagram stories, or even bust out a funny tweet or two about how he’ll never […]

No matter how much weight Nikola Jokic seems to lose these days, he never seems to have a body similar to LeBron James, Joel Embiid, or even pass the eye test as one of the greatest NBA players in today’s game. Now we know why. Jokic once revealed in an interview with ESPN that he […]

The Golden State Warriors were only worth $450 million in 2010. Less than 15 years later, and with some of the best scouting the NBA has seen in four years, the Warriors increased their valuation to a whooping $7 billion as per Forbes, and they are currently the most valuable franchise in the NBA (the […]

NBA referees have arguably one of the toughest jobs in the entire world of sports. When they get a call right, they get criticized. When they get a call wrong, they get criticized. So, is getting an earful from players and fans each game actually worth it? How much do NBA referees make? Believe it […]

Orlando Brown Jr. walked away from $139 million. But in the end, he actually made the right decision. The left tackle is one of the most important positions in the NFL. They protect a quarterback’s blindside and are often one of the highest paid players in the league. Brown had his fair share of struggles […]

There was only one man who struck fear in Michael Jordan every time he stepped on the basketball court. You’d think it was anyone from the Bad Boy Pistons or Larry Bird, but surprisingly, he wasn’t even an NBA player. Let’s be real, it’s hard to intimidate a player of Jordan’s caliber. Whenever someone tries […]

When sports fans (more specifically basketball fans), think of AI, the first thought that comes to mind is The Answer, Allen Iverson. But for the average Joe, it means leveraging the power of technology to work efficiently. One of the ways to get that done is by using ChatGPT— an AI chatbot with over 13 […]

With the net worth Michael Jordan has amassed over the years, it’s safe to say he has the money to buy himself anything he wants. He’s already spent millions to have one of the rarest car collections known to man, has multiple mansions, sports teams… it never ends. Today, let’s take a look at some […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder had no choice but to trade Russell Westbrook to a contender in the 2019 offseason to try and help him win his first title. They just traded away Paul George to the Clippers after losing in five games to the Portland Trailblazers in the first round and felt it was time […]