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Reality TV star Larsa Pippen has recently stated that she is willing to change her last name to Jordan if she marries her boyfriend Marcus Jordan. The couple’s relationship has garnered attention due to their significant age gap of 16 years, as well as Marcus’s famous father, NBA legend Michael Jordan. During the second part […]

Sports talk show hosts have a very fine line to balance. They have to be edgy enough that people make watching their show a regular ritual but not too provocative as to carry no credibility whatsoever. Ever the trapeze artist, Colin Cowherd was determined to walk that edge when it came to his latest take […]

DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine stepped up big time for the Chicago Bulls as they edged a feisty Minnesota Timberwolves squad in double overtime on Friday. In fact, the duo even made a history by surpassing a franchise record set by Michael Jordan and Horace Grant. DeRozan and LaVine combined for 88 points to power […]

Michael Jordan’s latest movie titled “Air” is set to be released soon, but unknown to many, the Chicago Bulls legend had a very specific request for the film before it was produced. Apparently, according to actor and director Ben Affleck, MJ wanted Viola Davis to play the role of his mother in the flick. Affleck […]

Michael Jordan, according to an overwhelming number of fans and pundits, is the greatest basketball player of all time. After all, it’s hard to dispute his sterling resume: two three-peats, a 6-0 NBA Finals record, and five MVP awards to his name. However, his record as an executive, especially as the majority owner of the […]

With Michael Jordan in talks to sell a large stake of the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Hornets minority owner Gabe Plotkin and Atlanta Hawks minority owner Rick Schnall, major changes could be on the way for a franchise that has underwhelmed while headed by the NBA icon. Jordan acquired the Hornets in […]

Very few people, if any, will dispute the fact that Michael Jordan is the greatest to ever do it on the basketball court. MJ’s record as an NBA executive, however, absolutely pales in comparison to his historic achievements while he was still playing. At this point, it sounds like the GOAT is ready to call […]

Kobe Bryant is the only player who has two jersey numbers retired by the Los Angeles Lakers. The fallen icon dawned the No. 8 jersey during the first part of his career, winning no less than three championships with it alongside Shaquille O’Neal. Kobe then shocked the basketball world when he switched to the No. […]

Magic Johnson said he only talked trash once in his 13-year NBA career. He chose Michael Jordan as his lone target, and he immediately regretted it. The legendary tale happened in the summer of 1992 when both players were practicing for team USA in preparation for the Olympics. In one of their four initial scrimmages, […]

The sports card market has seen a big  boom in the past few years; unfortunately, some also saw it as an opportunity to scam people. That is the case for a Colorado man who reportedly made hundreds of thousands of dollars in his Michael Jordan card scheme. According to a report about the incident, the […]

In the 1990s, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls got in the way of many teams trying to capture an elusive championship. The Phoenix Suns and forward Cedric Ceballos was one of those teams on the wrong side of the Bulls’ dynasty. The Suns lost to Chicago in the 1993 NBA Finals, which was the […]

There has been and probably always will be a raging debate about who the greatest player of all time is. For a lot of folks, it’s Michael Jordan. For others, however, it’s Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. If you ask Paul George, however, the Los Angeles Clippers swingman has a bit of an eye-opening […]

Every basketball fan has at least once had a surreal dream involving a hoops icon like Michael Jordan. Maybe you’re draining a game-winning shot over him or throwing lobs to him as teammates on one of the 90s Chicago Bulls teams, but we’ve all let our minds fantasize about such a scenario at one time […]

The Charlotte Hornets have not had a season worth remembering. The Hornets are currently 20-45 and near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. The Hornets do have the most recognizable owner in the NBA in Michael Jordan who has longtime been one of the faces of the league. Jordan enjoyed plenty of success on […]

Damian Lillard is on an unprecedented heater at the moment despite the Portland Trail Blazers’ less-than-stellar results. On Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, and on a second night of a back-to-back set no less, Lillard dropped yet another 40-piece, scoring 41 points on 12-22 shooting from the field. And in the process of […]

Larsa Pippen said she’s spent time with Marcus Jordan’s father, Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan doesn’t seem to have a problem with Marcus and Larsa’s relationship despite her previous ties to Scottie Pippen. Larsa Pippen recently addressed the situation, via TMZ. “Yeah, I feel like we’re great, yeah,” Larsa said. “I feel like — we’ve spent […]

Damian Lillard entered elite company Sunday night. His remarkable 71-point performance in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets launched him ahead of Michael Jordan and into third for most 60-point games of all time, per ClutchPoints. It was the fifth time in his 11-year career that Lillard had accomplished such a […]

In some sports, like football, the GOAT debate is an open-and-shut case — most people would say it’s Tom Brady. But basketball is not one of those sports. And two NBA players that are brought up in seemingly every GOAT conversation are LeBron James and Michael Jordan. Jordan starred with the Chicago Bulls during the […]

A Philadelphia Eagles fan really thought it was a good idea to prematurely proclaim a Super Bowl 57 win with a celebratory tattoo. Unfortunately for the said supporter, and as every football fan knows, Philly failed to get it done against the Kansas City Chiefs. Amusingly enough, the Eagles fan did their best to fix […]

If Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter wants to feel better about his 2023 NBA 3-Point Contest performance, maybe he should look at what Michael Jordan did in the NBA All-Star event. The Chicago Bulls legend is the only player who has ever shot worse than Huerter did Saturday night. Huerter scored just eight points for […]

Zion Williamson is a generational talent. The New Orleans Pelicans superstar is just 22 years old at the moment, but already, he’s established himself as one of the top players in the NBA. Basketball was always Zion’s destiny. Even as a young boy, Williamson already had dreams of making it big in the NBA one […]

Who would have imagined that there would be a day when Hall of Fame guard Allen Iverson would say that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is a better basketball player than NBA icon Michael Jordan. But that’s exactly what happened when The Answer sat down with celebrated sportswriter Marc J. Spears, much to the […]

Basketball isn’t always the first love of NBA players. In fact, during their high school days, most of the NBA players today engaged in different sports such as basketball, football, baseball, and many more. Many of them also came from families that played professional sports other than basketball. For this piece, let’s take a look […]

Michael Jordan, who is considered the GOAT by many, turned 60 years old on Friday and it appears he celebrated in style. Magic Johnson hopped on Twitter after the birthday bash and shared some awesome photos and video of the event: Happy birthday to my brother, the legendary Michael Jordan! Michael’s wife Yvette threw him […]

Friday, February 17th marks the 60th birthday of the greatest to ever do it. Michael Jordan officially turns into a senior citizen today, and Houston Rockets rookie Jabair Smith Jr. has a savage message for the Chicago Bulls legend. Smith, who is set to take part in the NBA All-Star weekend’s Rising Stars tournament, just […]

When dealing with legends who had limited overlap, even the seemingly small moments of levity and banter stand the test of time. As Michael Jordan celebrates his 60th birthday, there might not be a better time for Bulls fans, Lakers fans and just basketball junkies to revisit a classic exchange between MJ and Kobe Bryant […]

Chris Paul has bumped Michael Jordan out of the top three list of the NBA’s all-time leaders in the steals category. With four steals Thursday night against the Los Angeles Clippers at home, the Point God zoomed past His Airness for third on the said list. Chris Paul entered the Clippers game with 2,511 steals […]

Michael Jordan is giving back in an incredible way ahead of his 60th birthday on Friday — the NBA legend is making a donation of $10 million to the Make-A-Wish foundation. It’s the largest donation ever received by an individual in the organization’s 43-year history, per ESPN. “For the past 34 years, it’s been an […]

While all eyes Tuesday night are on LeBron James’ chase for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record, Chris Paul made moved closer to the top of another statistical No. 1 spot in the league. After recording a total of five steals in the Suns’ 116-112 road victory at Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets, Chris […]

LeBron James is on the verge of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He believes he’s already passed Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate. “I’m gonna let everybody else decide where (the scoring record) puts me,” LeBron told Southern California News Group. “It’s not for me to say now, ‘OK I’m […]

At this point in time, Patrick Mahomes is well on his way to reaching GOAT status in the NFL. Even at his young age, the Kansas City Chiefs star is already one of the most accomplished players of his generation. An MVP, three Super Bowl appearances, one of them a win. Ahead of the Super […]

Jalen Hurts has had a wildly successful 2022 campaign with the Philadelphia Eagles. For most of the season, the Eagles were the best team in the NFL, and while he dealt with a shoulder injury towards the end of the year, Hurts was able to bounce back in time for the playoffs, and he has […]

February 1st, 2023 is a day that will live in my mind forever. It is the day that Tom Brady officially retired from the NFL. Everyone already knows that Brady is considered the GOAT of the NFL. But I firmly believe that he has even surpassed guys like Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky as the […]

Michael Jordan is unarguably the most popular NBA player of all time. Many consider him as the GOAT for a reason, and so it’s not really a surprise why his Jordan Brand with Nike is one of the most sought-after sneakers in the world. Thanks to his licensing deal with Nike that gave birth to […]

Move over, Michael Jordan. There’s a new sheriff in town for the Chicago Bulls and his name is… Coby White? Yup, you read that right. Coby White is now the new GOAT for the Bulls after he made history on Tuesday night. After hitting a seemingly run-of-the-mill three-pointer in the first quarter against the Los […]

Joel Embiid made headlines this week when he was snubbed as a starter for the NBA All-Star game. Embiid has been turning in an MVP caliber season and has emerged as one of the most dominant forces in today’s game. His omission from the All-Star starting lineup caused plenty of reactions from fellow players to […]

Mason Plumlee has been the subject of trade rumors surrounding the Charlotte Hornets this season and for good reason. Plumlee is having a very productive season, one of the best of his career, but it hasn’t done much to translate to wins on a Hornets team that is going nowhere fast this season. That’s not […]

The most common NBA GOAT conversation tends to revolve around Michael Jordan and LeBron James. However, Pat Riley believes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the greatest player of all time. Riley recently defended his take, per ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. “I always said that Kareem was the greatest player of all time because of his longevity,” Riley said. […]

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has nothing but high praises for Jalen Hurts after the quarterback led the team to victory against the New York Giants in the divisional round. In fact, Sirianni went as far as to comparing Hurts to Michael Jordan in terms of leadership. Sirianni knows very well that his take […]