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Kareem Abdul Jabbar has become the latest NBA personality to speak out against Donald Trump. Over the last couple of days, Trump has taken a slew of criticism from countless big names around not only the United States, but the world as well, and some of the most prominent NBA figures have even spoken out […]

In wake of the violent situation occurred in Charlotteville, Virginia over the weekend, President Donald Trump issued his second public statement on the issue on hand. Trump stepped to the podium again on Tuesday where he essentially put the blame on both parties involved along with failing to condemn the violent actions that had taken […]

Since Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, the news has been well documented. With Trump blaming ‘both sides’ for the violence that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, numerous athletes have spoken up about his latest comments. After LeBron James shared his opinions on the situation at his annual foundation […]

Two-time MVP Steve Nash just won his first NBA title earlier this June as a consultant for the Golden State Warriors. Now that the celebrations have come to a close, it’s back to business for the 43-year-old legend. With the NBA preseason still at a distance, though, Nash has taken action not on the basketball […]

Former NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Vince Carter has made many thunderous jams throughout his professional basketball career, and one of his most memorable dunks was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney wherein he towered over France’s seven-foot center, Frederic Weis. Many of Carter’s fans can now relive that moment through everyday fashion, as […]

Despite previous efforts to keep his interviews to strictly basketball matters, Golden State Warriors legend Rick Barry couldn’t resist to give his opinion on the Charlottesville scrutiny President Donald Trump has faced during the last few days. “It’s a disgrace to the world, to our country, what they’re doing,” Barry told USA TODAY Sports after coaching the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been one of the three outspoken coaches in the league, who have shown a clear dislike for the current presidential regime of Donald Trump since his days campaigning for the presidency. Now crowned NBA champions, the team could soon receive an invitation to the White House, as […]

Many are aware that there’s a famous tradition wherein if a major sports team wins a championship, a visit to the White House will be in order soon after. However, and even though the 2016-17 NBA champions the Golden State Warriors have yet to receive a formal invite from The Capital, one player had already decided to skip out […]

It hasn’t been even 24 hours since the Golden State Warriors won their second NBA championship in three years, but questions about a potential visit to the White House are already roaming the new champs. When forward Andre Iguodala was asked if he would be willing to attend if President Donald Trump extended an invitation, his […]

Donald Trump has not been the most popular U.S. President to NBA players, to say the least. From the campaign period until the time the election results were in, some players did not hold back in letting everyone know that they would not support the country’s current commander-in-chief. However, for Vince Carter, he found a […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie center Joel Embiid is exhausting all his options as a social media extraordinaire, this time making use of the popular Twitter handle of President-elect Donald Trump to rack up more All-Star votes. WOWWW RT @realDonaldTrump Joel Embiid #NBAVote — Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) January 5, 2017 https://twitter.com/ConnorBarwin98/status/817117581714878469 https://twitter.com/D_Rome13/status/817116718858387456 Embiid sits fourth in voting […]

After the official results of the U.S. Presidential elections last month, the country was left divided with their allegiance to both candidates. Protests were a-plenty, with the topic one of the most talked about cases for months. Celebrities and NBA players voiced their opinions, however the league office has remained silent on the public comments […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are refusing to stay at the Trump Hotel, located in Soho, during their visit in New York City due to security concerns. Ever since Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States, there have been multiple protests taking place that have to do with anything Trump related. The Los Angeles […]

Apparently even in the historically red state of Texas people felt like they were given two bad choices as candidates to the United States presidency. A total of 25 voters in Bexar County wrote in a vote for San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich for president. County records showed that 5,226 people casted a vote […]

Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson is one of the latest NBA players to voice his displeasure with the new President-elect, as he put up a picture of himself wearing a black hoodie with the words “I hate Donald Trump” on Snapchat. A statement doesn’t get much bolder than that.

Jabari Parker has been one of the most vocal NBA stars to voice his opinion on President-elect Donald Trump. The Milwaukee Bucks star shared his thoughts on his reaction and the consequences this election has posed for him and his surroundings. “I’m worried about my safety and that of a lot of people,” Parker told Nubyjas Wilborn […]

Australian big man Andrew Bogut expressed his opinion on the results of the heated Presidential election yesterday. The Dallas Mavericks center wouldn’t have chosen a side if he was able to vote, as per Ethan Strauss of ESPN: “I wouldn’t have voted for either. I would love to have been able to take a little […]

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was the latest in the line of NBA head coaches expressing their thoughts on the new President elect Donald Trump. Popovich eloquently echoed the sentiments of colleagues Stan Van Gundy and Steve Kerr, who previously spoke of the aftershock from the electoral process. “Right now I’m just trying to […]

Former NBA player and ESPN analyst Jalen Rose spared no words when it came to his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump. Rose went as far as saying that players from championship teams would decline visits to the White House under Trump. According to a 2015 study by racial equality activist Richard Lapchick, the NBA is composed […]

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is thankful after the results of the United States presidential election on Tuesday. Ujiri joked that free agents would swarm to the Raptors in the summer after many NBA players expressed their displeasure with the voting results. Canada’s immigration website crashed due to the amount of traffic it endured once people […]

Doc Rivers has experience working under a brash, opinionated billionaire in Donald Sterling, and it didn’t end brilliantly. However, the Los Angeles Clippers coach feels as though newly elected president-elect Donald Trump deserves a chance. PerAndrew Han of ESPN, although Rivers was not looking for Trump to win the election, he’s not to worried about him […]

On a Wednesday morning where a lot of Americans are weighing their options to see if this is country is still one they want to associate with, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace is urging them not to leave the country. World Peace took to Twitter and stayed true to his namesake, providing a bigger […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker led a rain of tweets from NBA athletes as Tuesday’s presidential election results started to materialize. The Chicago native was very forward voicing his displeasure with Donald Trump as the elected candidate. https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796217253918375936 https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796220822973272064 https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796223906252279808 https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796229840856813569 Fellow players like J.R. Smith, DeMarcus Cousins, Joel Embiid, amongst others shared their surprise, sadness and […]

Miami Heat star Goran Dragic has lived in the United States for awhile now, but unlike many of his teammates, he doesn’t have a vote in the upcoming presidential election. Nevertheless, Dragic has been watching the race from afar. According to Tom D’Angelo of the Palm Beach Post, the Slovenian point guard can’t really believe […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock over the last week or so, you will be aware of the lewd comments caught on tape during Donald Trump’s appearance on ‘Access Hollywood’ 11 years ago. Since the footage was unearthed, the Republican presidential candidate has dismissed his words as “locker-room talk.” Who knows locker-room banter better […]

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has used the tragic death of Dwyane Wade‘s cousin to boost his political campaign. Nykea Aldridge was shot and killed on Friday afternoon as she was caught between crossfire outside of a school in Chicago’s south side. She was pushing her child, a three week old baby at the time. The […]

Donald Trump could very possibly become the next president of the United States following the upcoming election. That hasn’t stopped many people from scrutinizing him though. Just the other day, Mark Cuban decided to join in on the berating of Donald Trump: From the Business Insider: “There’s that guy who’ll walk into the bar and […]