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Even at the age of 40, Vince Carter remains a relevant figure in the NBA. While it’s no longer mostly because of what he could bring to the court, his legend has grown so much that people are still talking about the 19-year veteran of the league. Carter is unlikely to stay in the NBA […]

While LaVar Ball continues to use his mouth to manufacture ridiculous claims, his eldest son and Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard, Lonzo Ball, would rather drop bars than make head-scratching takes. Well, not actually, since Lonzo recently just implied that Nas is not hip hop while heaping praises on some mumble rappers. Speaking of the […]

Some people just have too much time on their hands — enough to assemble an entire art portfolio of NBA logos reimagined as Pokemons. Imgur user deezlobs, is exactly that type of person, as he recently uploaded to the image-hosting site his complete work which shows NBA logos recreated using Pokemons as inspirations. First introduced […]

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has been practicing as though he expects to be on the field in Week 1 of the new NFL season, Todd Archer of ESPN is reporting. With his eligibility to play beyond Week 1 against the New York Giants in question, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was on the practice field on Wednesday for the […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are welcoming their new cornerback in Joe Haden with open arms, though that doesn’t mean Steelers safety Robert Golden would just give up his jersey number to the former Pro Bowl cornerback for free. Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Haden had to flash some cash in order for him to get the […]

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn knows that his team’s historic collapse is one that’ll be talked about for forever. He’s not going to let the sting of that huge heartbreak from stopping him to move on and try to will his men from competing again. Unfortunately for some Falcons fans, they do not share […]

It might be a good idea to start sculpting bronze statues of Dennis Rodman as early as today. Who knows, the basketball Hall of Famer may just be the figure that would keep the tense relationship between the United States and North Korea from devolving into a nuclear bomb shootout, which, if it happens, would […]

There are countless of reactions coming from all corners of the basketball world following the Cleveland Cavaliers’ press conference on Thursday, wherein they introduced newcomers Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, and Ante Zizic to the media. But few could be more insightful than former Cavs general manager, David Griffin. During an appearance on ESPN’ The Jump, […]

Apart from familiarizing himself with a new environment, among the things that Alshon Jeffery will have to get accustomed to in the NFC East is hearing Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman talk smack on a regular basis. And it didn’t take long for Jeffery, acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, to get baptized by […]

For Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, there’s one more thing left for him to do before he feels that he’s fully recovered from a season-ending leg injury he suffered last year – and that’s to play in a regular season NFL game. Speaking to Cameron Wolfe of ESPN, the former Heisman Trophy winner and Oregon […]

In retrospect, it sounds like a wasted opportunity for the Buffalo Bills that they weren’t able to keep one of their former wide receivers in Chris Hogan, who was let go by the team in free agency last year. Since then, Hogan has become a big part of the New England Patriots’ offense, even becoming […]

In a bit of news that would definitely induce tremendous excitement from LeSean McCoy football fantasy team owners, ESPN’s Mike Rodak has reported that Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott is very much open to the possibility of deploying McCoy on the field on every snap this coming season. “The workload, whatever it takes to […]

Odell Beckham Jr. gave his football fantasy owners and New York Giants fans quite a scare in the NFL preseason when he hurt his ankle in a game against the Cleveland Browns nearly three weeks ago. The injury has put Beckham’s availability for the Giants’ Week 1 showdown with the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas this […]

Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick used to be pursued by Seattle Seahawks pass rusher Michael Bennett behind the San Francisco 49ers offensive line. This time around, however, the controversial quarterback is voluntarily stepping back into the limelight to voice his support of Bennett, who claims that he was unjustly detained by police in Las Vegas […]

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has been officially named as the backup to starter, Mike Glennon. That was after Bears head coach John Fox declared Trubisky as the clear No. 2 behind Glennon per a report by Kevin Patra of NFL.com. After spending the preseason as the team’s designated No. 3 quarterback, coach John […]

The thirst for basketball is real in the city of Seattle. Although it’s been nine years since the Seattle Supersonics moved to Oklahoma City, people from Seattle are still not over the loss of their basketball franchise.  In a recent interview with the Players’ Tribune, NBA commissioner Adam Silver hinted that league expansion could lead […]

Never in the history of professional sports has the word “cupcake” been as talked about as it is today, thanks to Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City Thunder fans. Durant is still being taunted and called incessantly as cupcake by some Thunder supporters, who are still not over the fact that the Golden State Warriors forward […]

New season, new threads for the Orlando Magic. Although the Magic disappointed their fans last season wherein they finished with a 29-53 record, that’s not going to disqualify them from enjoying fresh kits made by Nike. Orlando’s uniforms are of the “Association” and “Icon” variety, which basically are just fancier ways of renaming home and […]

Tyler Cavanaugh didn’t hear his name called in the 2017 NBA Draft, but he did got call from the Atlanta Hawks this week. Chris Vivlamore has reported that the former Wake Forest Demon Deacon and George Washington Colonial forward has signed with the Hawks, and will be introduced by the team along with other newcomers […]

It’s an unwritten tradition in sports: an aging star facing his former team which he was once its franchise star. And we’re about to see another episode of that next Monday when Adrian Peterson and the New Orleans Saints play their first game of the 2017 NFL season on the road against the Minnesota Vikings. […]

They say God hates Cleveland, although it appears that the vitriol from the deity isn’t that much when it’s the NFL preseason. Let the Cleveland Browns’ 4-0 record in the preseason be Exhibit A of that. When the Browns handed the Chicago Bears a 25-0 beat down last Thursday at Soldier Field, it capped Cleveland’s […]

The holdout is over for Le’Veon Bell. Bell was spotted arriving in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ facility on Friday, as reported by the NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala. Upon arrival, Bell underwent a physical and upon passing it, left the location. Le'Veon Bell has arrived!! — Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) September 1, 2017 While it has yet to […]

Kyrie Irving is now a Boston Celtic, and though it’s been just days since he officially became one, that doesn’t mean he won’t recognize Celtics royalty when he sees one. And when we say royalty, we’re not talking about the Larry Birds, the Bill Russells, or the Kevin McHales of the Celtics’ world. Clearly, we […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been a source of agony for the team’s supporters for some years now, but guard Caris LeVert doesn’t want their fans to lose hope on them just yet. In fact, he wants them to be thrilled of the franchise’s future. In an interview with Taylor Rooks of Time Out with Taylor […]

You could say that Philadelphia 76ers rookie Markelle Fultz is as talented on the hard court as he’s good of a fellow away from it. One could tell that with the way he found time this summer to give back to the community, as he visited his old school in Upper Marlboro in Maryland to […]

DeMar DeRozan wants to be DeBest. The Toronto Raptors swingman isn’t taking the offseason lightly, as he is dead serious in leading Toronto into bringing an NBA championship to Canada. To that end, DeRozan is looking for ways to elevate his already impressive game, beginning with identifying some areas he thinks he could further improve […]

The NBA is a business, and as such, it’s hard for some decisions to be made without the proponents looking like heartless figures. Just take for example Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, who was among the minds behind the explosive deal that sent a package that includes Isaiah Thomas to the Cleveland Cavaliers for […]

Not all heroes fly and wear capes. Sometimes they rap and ride a motorboat. Orlando Magic Jonathon Simmons could testify to the credence of that following his rescue from the flood caused by tropical storm Harvey that devastated his hometown of Houston this week. According to John Denton of NBA.com, Simmons, his family, and some […]

Magic Johnson’s days of throwing dimes on the hardwood is long gone, but he’s far from done when it comes to throwing money away to life’s pleasures. Just imagine how much dough the NBA legend spent in a recent European trip on an opulent yacht that lasted for a month and you’d get the idea […]

Joel Embiid is staring at a possible huge extension offer from the Philadelphia 76ers. According to Basketball Insiders’ Steve Kyler, Philadelphia is reportedly leaning towards offering the center a nine-figure deal that would prolong Embiid’s life as a 76er beyond this season. League sources said recently they there was a growing sense that the 76ers […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback and Super Bowl champion Drew Brees had a one-word text message to his agent, Tom Condon, when he learned of the sum the Detroit Lions have agreed to pay Matthew Stafford, according to ESPN’s Mike Triplett, “I just sent him a text that just said, ‘Wow,’” Brees said with a laugh. […]

With or without Ezekiel Elliott for a few weeks, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott believes that the team’s offense will thrive in the regular season. Elliott has been suspended by the NFL for six weeks for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, and while the running back has since appealed his suspension, Prescott seems to […]

The Los Angeles Chargers finished last season with a lowly 5-11 record but legendary Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts sounds less frustrated about the team’s struggles than the relatively modest size of the franchise’s temporary home.  He even told KNX 1070 News Radio in an interview on Monday that he’s embarrassed about it, via CBS Local: […]

Dallas Cowboys fans will have to continue holding their breath with regards to the outcome of Ezekiel Elliott’s appeal of his six-game suspension handed to him by the NFL. Instead of practicing with the Cowboys, Elliott spent Tuesday testifying in front of league arbitrator Harold Henderson in an attempt to persuade the authority into either […]

The Bill Simmons Podcast has been the gift that keeps on giving lately, especially that particular episode in which The Ringer’s founder had Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant as guest. In the latest tidbit from the same segment, Durant expressed his total admiration of the New York Knicks’ home, the Madison Square Garden, as […]

It’s not you, Phil. It’s Jeff. Or so it seems according to a new report by Peter Vecsey of Patreon.com via Ryan Phillips of the Big Lead. We are of course referring to that time when New York Knicks big man and unicorn Kristaps Porzingis decided to ditch an exit meeting with the team at […]

Detroit native and 13-year NBA veteran Jalen Rose is very much aware of the dull state of the Detroit Pistons over the past several years. During a fundraising event at the Detroit Golf Club for the Jalen Rose Academy last Monday, Chris Nelsen of The Detroit Free Press reports that the former Michigan Wolverine guard […]

Rookie DeShone Kizer is the latest in the long line of quarterbacks over the past several years the Cleveland Browns are pinning their hopes on to be the long-term solution to their perennial problems under center. Some people are not in favor of the Browns choosing Kizer as the team’s starting quarterback over the more […]

For someone who told reporters earlier this month that quarterbacks don’t need to be in “great cardiovascular shape”, Jay Cutler is harboring some strong confidence in his abilities to lead the Miami Dolphins to success this coming season. In fact, it took Cutler just a few snaps in the preseason to declare that he’s fully […]