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The BIG3 has been growing. Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz have continued the pursuit of scouring retired NBA players who are still good for their age. Their courts have seen Joe Johnson, Rashard Lewis, and Mario Chalmers among others play for the league. The league is only getting bigger as former Memphis Grizzlies star Tony […]

Former NBA big man DeMarcus Cousins shocked the whole world when he decided to take his talents overseas as he continues his basketball career. Even rapper and businessman Ice Cube was surprised by the move, so much so that he’s now trying to convince the big man to come back to the US and play […]

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday night that Colin Kaepernick would be investing in Ice Cube’s BIG3 league, which would help allow the 3-on-3 league to continue operating. However, a rep for Kaepernick denied those investment plans to The Athletic on Thursday morning. The denial was pretty firm: “It’s just not true.” The initial reporting […]

The BIG3 has reportedly been in financial trouble. But controversial figure Colin Kaepernick is said to be playing a role in keeping Ice Cube’s creation alive. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Kaepernick has injected a sizable investment into the BIG3 coffers: Sources: Colin Kaepernick is investing in Ice Cube’s BIG3 league, which was on […]

The COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports momentarily. However, every major sports league has returned (nearly) to full swing. With the vaccine slowly being released, more events will be open to the public once again. However, it has been quite a while since Ice Cube’s BIG3 league has played due to the virus. But that is changing […]

Ice Cube is reportedly working on President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign to empower Black workers and invest in Black communities. Senior Advisor to the Trump campaign Katrina Pierson tweeted the BIG3 owner has teamed with Trump on what’s being called the “Platinum Plan.” Shoutout to @icecube for his willingness to step up and work with […]

The debut of the BIG3’s FIREBALL3 rebrand will have to wait until next summer. The BIG3 issued a statement announcing that it is canceling the 2020 summer season due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a plan for a “great return in 2021.” In January, the 3-on-3 league announced a bevy of changes, including acknowledging their […]

Back in March, the BIG3 partnered with the producers of the popular summer reality series “Big Brother” to help develop a quarantined reality show featuring a three-on-three basketball tournament. BIG3 founders Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz envisioned a reality show in which 16 players were quarantined in a house while participating in a tournament. While these plans […]

Ice Cube’s BIG3 league has teamed up with the producers of popular reality TV show “Big Brother” to create a quarantined 16-player basketball tournament. However, former NBA player and current ESPN Analyst Kendrick Perkins is not a big fan of the idea. “Right now, although we need entertainment, although we are thirsty for sports … […]

Fans might see Paul Pierce back on the court soon. In an interview with Rachel Nichols of ESPN, the Boston Celtics legend mentioned that he is considering joining the recently announced basketball tournament proposed by Ice Cube’s BIG3 league. So @PaulPierce34 says he may want in on @TheBig3's plan to quarantine 16 healthy players in […]

While the NBA regular season remains suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the BIG3 basketball league has promised to remain open. BIG3 co-founder Jeff Kwatinetz detailed some new plans for a reality show entitled “Big Brother.” That show would feature a preseason tournament in May in which participants will be quarantined in the same house. […]

The BIG3 has partnered with the producers of the popular summer reality series “Big Brother” to help develop the league’s quarantined reality-show basketball tournament, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Founders Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz envisioned a reality show in which 16 players were quarantined in a house while participating in a tournament. […]

Ice Cube’s BIG3 League plans to launch a quarantined, reality show-style three-on-three tournament in April to help satiate the nation’s appetite for basketball in the aftermath of the coronavirus sports hiatus, per Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz have reportedly been having ongoing conversations with multiple TV networks since […]

Ice Cub’s BIG3 is the latest sports league is taking proactive measures to prevent against the COVID-19 coronavirus. The BIG3 released a statement Wednesday afternoon addressing its plan to move six weeks of games over the summer from various cities into a smaller venue in the Los Angeles area in an attempt to combat against […]

Former Sacramento Kings point guard Mike Bibby will now become a head coach in the BIG3 League. Bibby, who was the captain of the Ghost Ballers last season, will take over as the head coach of the Aliens squad for the 2020 season. Yahoo Sources: Former Sacramento Kings guard Mike Bibby has reached agreement to […]

Veteran swingman Joe Johnson will return to BIG3 for the 2020 season after failing to make an NBA comeback. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Johnson will rejoin the Triplets to defend their championship. Yahoo Sources: Joe Johnson — the reigning MVP — is returning to @thebig3 for the 2020 season to defend the […]

BIG3 founder Ice Cube would like a bit of credit for some of the changes that were made to the format of this season’s NBA All-Star Game. Ice Cube argues that his changes could be the wave of the future: The forward thinking of ⁦@thebig3⁩ is taking our credit for helping the ⁦@NBA⁩ make the […]

Ice Cube’s BIG3 league is full of ex-NBA players. However, it seems that one of those former players will get a shot at the big leagues once again, with Jeremy Pargo signing a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors. Warriors are signing guard Jeremy Pargo of G-League affiliate Santa Cruz to a 10-day deal, […]

Legendary musical artist and actor Ice Cube has been able to recruit a number of former NBA players to the BIG3. But he is unlikely to land what would easily be his biggest attraction. Although he said he has asked Kobe Bryant about playing, Ice Cube also stated he is not going to “harass” the […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – Fresh off of his first season with Ice Cube’s BIG3 League, former NBA point guard Mario Chalmers is looking to make his return to the NBA. “Yeah, I’m definitely still looking,” Chalmers told ClutchPoints in a 1-on-1 following the BIG3 championship game in Los Angeles. “I haven’t worked out with anybody, […]

Ice Cube thinks free agent forward Carmelo Anthony should take a look at the BIG3. Anthony is still without an NBA team with less than a month before training camp. Given Melo’s situation, Ice Cube proposed the idea of Anthony playing in the BIG3 and proving he still has what it takes to play at […]

Brian Scalabrine is currently playing basketball in the BIG3. A career backup throughout his 11 seasons in the NBA, he knows how hard it became for bigs like him to dominate the league. However, he believes that the league considered by many as a retirement home for ex-NBA players gives these bigs an opportunity to […]

While the BIG3 season might be over, there are still fireworks going on off the court. BIG3 owner Ice Cube and former participant Baron Davis shared a heated exchange over Twitter because of an interview Ice Cube gave to TMZ Sports: You got my number. https://t.co/erazb2jZq9 — Ice Cube (@icecube) September 6, 2019   Davis […]

LOS ANGELES – On Sunday afternoon, Joe Johnson wrapped up the third season of Ice Cube’s BIG3 League with an MVP and a Championship title. In the process of being, by far, the league’s best player, ‘Iso Joe’ secured himself a an opportunity to return to the NBA in the coming weeks. Johnson finished the […]

Many people believe Carmelo Anthony can still play high-level basketball, but not a single team in the NBA is giving him a chance at the moment. Current and former players lobbying for Melo’s cause are growing by the day, and the New York native found another kindred soul in Kenyon Martin. Martin was asked if […]

Former NBA All-Star Joe Johnson put a fitting end to what has been a remarkable BIG3 season for him and the Triplets: with a game-winning 3-pointer and the title. Johnson called game (and season) after he buried a triple off the inbound pass to propel the Triplets over the Killer 3’s for the BIG3 championship. […]

Several teams around the NBA have been taking a closer look at Joe Johnson, who recently won the BIG3 League’s MVP Award. Some veteran players view the BIG3 League as a potential stepping stone back to an NBA deal. This wasn’t the case for Johnson, though. “Iso Joe,” as he’s come to be known, says […]

Seven-time NBA All-Star Joe Johnson has been killing it in the BIG3 this season. The 38-year-old was recently awarded with the MVP award for pretty much blowing away the competition in his debut campaign. Speaking to Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, Johnson opened up about how his stint in the BIG3 has been somewhat […]

The word on the street is that 38-year-old former All-NBA swingman Joe Johnson is currently working his way back to a return to the NBA for the upcoming season. According to multiple sources, the seven-time All-Star will be working out with the Philadelphia 76ers, while the New Orleans Pelicans — among other teams — are also […]

Ice Cube is a man with a lot of opinions. A lot of these opinions are strongly worded, but they never come from a place of ignorance. For example, he struggles to understand why Team USA didn’t consider recruiting the player suiting up for BIG3 teams. In a no-holds-barred interview with LA Times’ Arash Markazi, […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade is a big fan of Ice Cube’s BIG3 league. Wade says the BIG3 gives players the platform to perform and make it back to the NBA. ESPN reported on Wednesday Joe Johnson, who has been killing it in the BIG3, is receiving interest from multiple NBA teams. This is and […]

Brian Scalabrine believes playing in the BIG3 would help Carmelo Anthony get back into the NBA. Scalabrine says Anthony should look at what that the BIG3 has done for Joe Johnson, who is reportedly garnering interest from multiple NBA teams after killing it in Ice Cube’s three-on-three league. “Joe Johnson would not be in the […]

Former NBA three-time All-Star Gilbert Arenas seems to be enjoying his first season with the BIG3 league. So much so, that it is now being reported that the former Most Improved Player winner intends to play on in the professional league for at least one more year. As detailed by Leo Sepkowitz of The Athletic, […]

Cuttino Mobley was adamantly watching the intense showdown of his BIG3 squad, Power and the Killer 3s while rocking his fresh looking suit before BIG3 sideline reporter Michael Rapaport rudely interrupted him. Rapaport nonchalantly sat next to Mobley on the bench and went in for an interview with his arm comfortably over the former NBA […]

Ex-NBA player Joe Johnson is lighting it up in the Big3 this season. He’s averaging NBA-like numbers in the league en route to leading his team, the Triplets, to the championship round. There are a lot of people who are optimistic about Iso Joe’s chances of making it back to the NBA next season, including […]

In an official statement that was released on Tuesday afternoon, the BIG3 revealed that the coaches and players around the league have named Joe Johnson this year’s MVP. Joe Johnson (@TheJoeJohnson7) could not be stopped his first season in the BIG3. It's no surprise that his fellow players and coaches voted him this year's MVP […]

Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas says that his team — the Enemies — are the Los Angeles Lakers of the BIG3. The Enemies –a team comprised of Arenas, Perry Jones III, Royce White, Craig Smith, Frank Robinson, Derrick Byars, and head coach Rick Mahorn — is out playoff contention but is still making its presence […]

Joe Johnson has been phenomenal in the BIG3 this season, hitting clutch shot after clutch shot, 4-pointer after 4-pointer, as the Triplets established themselves as legitimate title contenders. Now, they will have an opportunity to win it all after Iso Joe propelled them to the championship match with yet another stellar performance, capped off by […]

Former WNBA player and head coach Nancy Lieberman is a true trail blazer. Nowadays, she is plying her trade as the head coach of the BIG3’s Power team, which will be facing off against the Killer 3’s this afternoon in the league’s playoffs. Liebreman, also known as “Lady Magic,” recently sat down with J.R. Gamble […]