The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after winning the 2020 NBA Championship in Game Six on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after winning the 2020 NBA Championship in Game Six on Sunday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images For some people one event brought home the impact of the coronavirus pandemic: March 11. The day the NBA shut down its season. Resuming four months later, players, coaches and staffers lived in a bubble, sequestered from the outside world. All games among […]
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In a game that took place over eight months after the death of Kobe Bryant, superstar LeBron James captured his fourth NBA title while playing with his third team. Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th NBA championship, beating Miami Heat 106-93 on Sunday. The team’s first since 2010 victory tied them with the Boston Celtics for most champion titles in history. Lakers celebrated the victory, rolling out a Twitter post and saying that “job’s finished”. The team praised its superstar, LeBron James, who fueled the Lakers with a triple-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, who has been named […]
An Instagram model has boasted that the minibar was “stocked for my fat ass” during an apparent tour of a hotel room on TikTok, claiming that a NBA admirer had paid $7,000 to lure her to the restricted ‘bubble’. Social media influencer ‘Hannmaile’ appeared to show off a sheet of rules given to NBA players as she took her followers on a tour of what she said was a hotel room inside the NBA bubble. Claiming that she had been paid $7,000 to enter the heavily restricted players’ camp, based at Disney World in Florida in an attempt to protect players […]
The Money Team looks like it may have a brand addition to its ranks after it was reported that Floyd Mayweather’s daughter Iyanna is pregnant with the EIGHTH child of 20-year-old rapper NBA YoungBoy. Louisiana native YoungBoy, who has released two albums to date in a rap career which has earned award nominations from the likes of popular U.S. station Black Entertainment Television, reportedly welcomed child six and seven (from two different mothers) this past summer – and his family looks set to swell even further amid reports that he and the 19-year-old Mayweather are expecting. Also on rt.com Floyd Mayweather’s […]
In the podcast Whistleblower, which released its first episode on August 27, journalist Tim Livingston takes on a major sports scandal that has mostly been swept under the rug with a mix of savvy PR and media incentives. In 2007, former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was arrested for betting on hundreds of games, including several that he refereed himself. Donaghy was convicted and sentenced to 16 months in jail, but to this day maintains that he never fixed any games by making bogus calls; rather, he used his knowledge of the NBA as more of a league of entertainment than true […]
The NBA and the NBA Players Asssociation agreed to continue playoff this weekend but only if ads during the games promote leftist politics and civic engagement. So now you can get lectures on Black Lives Matter during breaks in the game. Do any of these players know anything about economics? The NBA and the NBPA agreed to resume the playoffs on Saturday with the following commitments: ✅ The establishment of a social justice coalition✅ The conversion of team arenas into voting locations✅ Ads during games to promote civic engagementhttps://t.co/lwoYNQNg33 — Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) August 28, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING: Violent Black Lives […]
The most powerful live TV moment during an NBA broadcast this week didn’t come when 21-year-old phenom Luka Dončić made history with a buzzer-beating deep three-point shot to become the youngest player to score a 40-point triple-double in the playoffs. It actually happened about 30 minutes into NBA TV’s broadcast of a first-round game five between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic that was no longer going to happen due to a players strike. Former NBA player Jim Jackson, the on-air analyst who was supposed to offer in-game commentary, instead reacted in real time to news of the Bucks’ protest […]
The National Hockey League (NHL) has followed the NBA’s lead and put games on hold until at least Saturday, saying that the move was meant to honor the victims of police shootings, such as Jacob Blake and George Floyd. “After much discussion, NHL Players believe that the best course of action would be to take a step back and not play tonight’s and tomorrow’s games as scheduled,” The NHL said in a joint statement with the franchise’s players association, the NHLPA. The league said that the four games affected by the move would be played starting Saturday. The playing schedule, disrupted […]
US President Donald Trump said NBA has become “like a political organization,” as the basketball league announced the second straight day of no playoff games due to the ongoing boycott in the name of social justice. “I don’t know much about the NBA protest. I know their ratings have been very bad because I think people are a little tired of the NBA,” Trump said on Thursday. They’ve become like a political organization, and that’s not a good thing. Within minutes, the NBA announced none of the games scheduled for Thursday would be played either. The league was “hopeful to resume […]
Actor Terry Crews found a humorous way to needle NBA players for refusing to play games to protest this week’s police shooting of a black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, saying they should instead boycott a famous strip club. “Boycott Magic City,” Crews said Thursday on Twitter. The host of “America’s Got Talent,” who’s also black and a former National Football League player, used the hashtag #blacklovematters. The comment elicited strong backlash on Twitter, where Black Lives Matter supporters suggested that Crews was being “anti-black” and distracting from the importance of police brutality. Some used racial epithets to attack Crews, calling him […]
NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs after boycotting games in protest at the police shooting of Jacob Blake, according to reports in the US. According to ESPN, three games on Thursday will also be postponed but players have decided against scrapping the season altogether and will resume the playoffs, possibly as soon as Friday. The news follows further meetings between players and NBA officials on Thursday. MORE TO FOLLOW Source link
Before the NBA kicked off its rebooted season in Disney World, promises were made. The league and Commissioner Adam Silver swore that despite being ensconced in a semipermeable bubble in Orlando, Florida, players would in no way be hindered from participating in the nationwide uprising against police brutality and state-sanctioned violence largely inflicted upon people of color. In fact, their voices would not only be heard, but amplified, according to Silver, as long as they continued to both literally and figuratively play ball. At the time, some players weren’t convinced. They voiced concerns that once the vast bulk of the sports-loving […]
After the NBA suspended all playoff games on Wednesday night following a protest walkout by the Milwaukee Bucks over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Charles Barkley shared his uncensored reaction on CNN. The former basketball star and current co-host of TNT’s Inside the NBA said the Bucks “deserve a lot of credit” for their “courageous” act of refusing to play, but his biggest question is what comes next. “What is their next game plan?” he asked. “They canceled the games for today. I think that puts tremendous pressure on the players not to play tomorrow also. So are they boycotting […]
NBA players kneel during National Anthem First the NBA, now the MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers decided to opt out of playing Wednesday night against the Cincinnati Reds after the Milwaukee Bucks opted to boycott game 5 of their NBA playoff series against the Orlando Magic. The Bucks players made this decision in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin, ultimately deciding that they wouldn’t leave the locker room for the start of Game 5 against Orlando. https://t.co/COJ6E0aJLj — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2020 TRENDING: INSANE VIDEO: 17-Year-Old Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Identified as Kenosha Shooter — Was Jumped on […]
What is it about courtside at the Oakland Arena that really brings out the worst our country has to offer? You may recall, during the 2019 NBA Finals, when Golden State Warriors’ part-owner and venture-capitalist scumbag Mark Stevens took a second out of his night to shove Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and then call him a “piece of shit,” all for the crime of trying hard at his job. It was a moment of pure id from the billionaire class—a rank display of how they regard the people they lord over, even when those people are multi-millionaire future Hall of Famers. […]
On September 11, 2017, Jemele Hill tweeted, “Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounding himself w/ other white supremacists.” And, even though the 99-character pronouncement came a few weeks after Trump referred to a group of white nationalist protesters as “very fine people,” pearls were firmly clutched. A vocal faction of conservatives, including the president and his then-press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, called on ESPN to fire Hill. They publicly censured her instead, calling Hill’s actions “inappropriate” and strong-arming the SC6 co-host into issuing a half-hearted apology to the Worldwide Leader. Five months—and one tweet criticizing Cowboys’ owner […]
While competing for playoff positioning and advocating for social justice, the basketball players at the NBA campus bubble outside Orlando, Florida, have also been conducting an admittedly exclusive science experiment that could help improve diagnostic testing in the United States. The National Basketball Association, the National Basketball Players Association, and the Yale School of Public Health announced in June that they had partnered to study SalivaDirect, a saliva-based novel coronavirus testing method, using players, coaches, and staff members from the league’s (relatively) isolated Disney World stomping ground. A non-peer-reviewed pre-print of a promising initial study was published last week on medrxiv […]
Fans and analysts have turned on Orlando Magic star Jonathan Isaac and each other after he shunned the Black Lives Matter T-shirts worn by his teammates, stood during the anthem and left in a wheelchair with a painful knee injury. Forward and ordained minister Isaac was the first NBA star not to kneel during the national anthem as part of the Black Lives Matter movement, standing in his team colors while his teammates observed the gesture in T-shirts bearing the name of the campaign. He explained that “black lives are supported through the gospel” before enduring an agonizing end to Magic’s win over […]
On Sunday night, the almighty Desus & Mero—two of the funniest late-night hosts who were foolishly shut out of the recent Emmy nominations—roasted the hell out of one of Trump’s more embarrassing fanboys: Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA. Turning Point USA recently recently made headlines because its other co-founder, Bill Montgomery, died of COVID-19 after the organization pushed a number of conspiracy theories concerning the coronavirus, including that social distancing in churches was a “Democratic plot against Christianity” and that hydroxychloroquine was proven to be “100% effective” in treating the virus (it has proven to be otherwise). But the […]
Every single NBA player knelt for the National Anthem at their season opener tonight.Every one.They are millionaires who hate their country. Some held up the black power fist.The Chi-Coms would be pleased. Advertisement – story continues below The @PelicansNBA & @utahjazz kneel for the National Anthem ahead of the NBA restart. pic.twitter.com/TCFolP06HM — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) July 30, 2020 TRENDING: President Trump Suggests Delaying Election Until Americans Can Vote in Person While every NBA player, official and umpire knelt for the National Anthem EVERY hockey player for Boston and Columbus STOOD UP for the National Anthem. Advertisement – story continues […]
Players from the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, shown here during a game in March, will face each other on Thursday evening as the NBA season restarts. Harry How/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Harry How/Getty Images Players from the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, shown here during a game in March, will face each other on Thursday evening as the NBA season restarts. Harry How/Getty Images The NBA will have its first revamped games of the 2019-2020 season on Thursday evening, after the global coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the world of professional sports. This evening, […]
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie fought the NBA for months over his plan to tokenize his $34 million contract. Now, with the NBA’s concerns apparently addressed and the sale closed out, Dinwiddie’s plan hit a different obstacle: investor interest. Dinwiddie’s issuer SD26 LLC sold just nine of the 90 available tokenized contract shares to eight total investors as of Wednesday, according to CoinDesk’s review of Form D regulatory filings and the security’s token’s issuance history on Etherscan. With shares priced at $150,000, just $1,350,000 (or one-tenth of the target $13.5 million sale) was sold. Project insiders have previously said the sale […]
Houston Rockets star James Harden has denied he was making a ‘political statement’ after he received criticism online for being pictured wearing a face covering which appeared to endorse the pro-police ‘Blue Live Matter’ movement. Harden sported a mask featuring an American flag along with a thin blue line, iconography which has come to be known as support for the ‘Blue Lives Matter’ campaign – a group some cite as being contrary to the wave of ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests currently prevalent in the United States. The images were released by both the Rockets and the NBA Twitter accounts, and were immediately greeted […]
Houston Rockets star James Harden has sent Twitter users into convulsions after being pictured in a mask appearing to bear a ‘thin blue line’ symbol which signifies support for the police. The Rockets’ official Twitter account shared the image of star guard Harden attending training inside the ‘NBA Bubble’ at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, as the league gears up for a restart after the Covid-19 hiatus. “Mask Up,” read the caption accompanying the image. The official NBA account also shared a picture of a masked Harden alongside an image of the star with his famous beard, this time uncovered. […]
Daily Caller author David Hookstead shook up social media on Monday after revealing that custom “KillCops” and “F**kPolice” jerseys can be easily purchased on the NBA’s official website, while those with the “FreeHongKong” message were not available. It seems however, that this has now changed. Basketball fans are able to buy customized “FreeHongKong” jerseys on the NBA store’s American website as of Tuesday, which was not possible the day before, Daily Caller journalist David Hookstead revealed, after publishing an audio of his phone conversation with a shop assistant. According to the journo, his Monday attempt to order a customized jersey with […]
Josh Hawley ESPN suspended NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski for sending a profane email to GOP Senator Josh Hawley. According to reports, Wojnarowski was suspended without pay, however it is unclear how long the suspension is for. NEWS: Woj has been suspended without by ESPN, The Post has learned.@sportsrapport first on suspension. The without pay part is new information. — Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) July 12, 2020 TRENDING: Young White Mother Killed By Black Lives Matter Mob for Allegedly Saying ‘All Lives Matter,’ National Media Fully Ignores ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski wasn’t too happy that Senator Josh Halwey (R-MO) blasted the NBA for […]
Josh Hawley ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski wasn’t too happy that Senator Josh Halwey (R-MO) blasted the NBA for kowtowing to Beijing and refusing to support US military and law enforcement. Hawley sent a letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver blasting the league’s decision to limit messages players can wear on their jerseys to a few BLM/social justice slogans while censoring support for police or criticism of the CCP. NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski got triggered and said “F*ck you” to Hawley in an email. Senator Hawley on Friday posted the screenshot of the email from Wojnarowski to his Twitter account. TRENDING: Mayor […]
Former NBA star Stephen Jackson on Wednesday doubled down on his defense of DeSean Jackson, calling out critics who are “upset” after he claimed the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was “speaking the truth” in several anti-Semitic social-media posts. “In other words, you’re upset with me because I didn’t say what you wanted me to say,” Jackson said Wednesday on Instagram Live, The Athletic first reported. Jackson, who retired from the NBA in 2014 after playing for nine teams, came under fire Tuesday night after he defended the NFL star’s disturbing Instagram posts over the weekend. The posts included a quote falsely […]
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson said he doesn’t hate Jews on Monday. This came after DeSean posted an anti-Semitic quotes attributed to Adolf Hitler. Is anybody buying that? Here is what DeSean Jackson posted on Instagram over the holiday weekend. TRENDING: Radical Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar Calls For “Dismantling” of US “Economy and Political Systems” (VIDEO) Jackson also praised Louis Farrakhan. DeSean Jackson has been promoting anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan on his Instagram page. He hasen’t trended for even second today. Wtf @Eagles @nflcommish @NFL pic.twitter.com/HMw4tzRhj1 — Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 7, 2020 On Tuesday night former NBA player Stephen Jackson […]
The National Basketball Association has kicked off controversy after the league reportedly approved a set list of progressive slogans players may wear on their jerseys – a move slammed as a hollow corporate marketing ploy. The catalogue of acceptable opinions was leaked to ESPN on Friday, featuring 29 pithy ‘social justice’ mottos, among them “I Can’t Breathe,”“Power to the People,”“Speak Up” and, of course, “Black Lives Matter.” The fixed list was agreed to by the league itself and its athlete’s union, the National Basketball Player’s Association. According to ESPN, players will be permitted to display the message above their jersey numbers […]
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has started a voting rights organization, and is urging NBA teams to offer their large venues as polling sites during the pandemic. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has started a voting rights organization, and is urging NBA teams to offer their large venues as polling sites during the pandemic. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Teams in the National Basketball Association, the American pro sports league long most vocal on social justice issues, are stepping up their civic participation, as three have now volunteered their facilities to […]
Several members of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics took pictures at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during their Juneteenth celebrations. Members of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics basketball teams rally at the MLK Memorial to support Black Lives Matter and to mark the liberation of slavery on June 19, 2020 in Washington, DC . Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in Texas were free according to federal law. (Photo by Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images) The Martin Luther King statue in the photo was made in […]
If there’s anything to be learned from the last three months of American life, it’s that our country is dysfunctional as hell. COVID-19 has exposed America’s privatized health-care system, showing that boardrooms full of rent-seeking health insurance executives aren’t even close to being up to the task of managing an actual health crisis. And the federal government and private enterprise have done an embarrassing job of mass-producing the testing kits we would need to track and contain the virus, so people are mostly stuck at home, hoping a vaccine gets made sooner rather than later. The effect of a homebound nation […]
The NBA is holding discussions with The Walt Disney Company about resuming its season as the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida as the league looks to rebound from its self-imposed coronavirus hiatus. NBA officials announced that the league was to be suspended in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic shortly after one of its players, Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz, tested positive for coronavirus after making light of the illness during a press conference in which he jokingly touched reporters’ microphones. Since then, several NBA stars including Kevin Durant – and most recently former pro Patrick Ewing – […]
Remember Quibi? The mobile-optimized streaming service for attention-deficit entertainment? Well, it seems like it has finally found a niche. Sports documentaries have recently become a focal point in television programming, particularly now that docuseries are widely available via streaming. ESPN has so far been at the forefront, with its 30 for 30 series and, most recently, The Last Dance. But Quibi is making a bold entrance onto the scene with Blackballed, a 12-part 8-minute-episode doc on the politics around ousting former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling over his secretly recorded racist diatribe in 2013. (Steven Soderbergh and Tarell Alvin McCraney’s High […]
Utah Jazz’s Dennis Lindsey has said Donovan Mitchell is ready to make up with Rudy Gobert months after the center became the first player to test positive for Covid-19 – and has recalled the dramatic night when NBA was suspended. Gobert baffled the public and infuriated his teammates by deliberately touching microphones and surfaces in the build-up to the final match before the NBA season was halted, only for the prank to spectacularly backfire when he became the first player to test positive for Covid-19. Unimpressed shooting guard Mitchell, who is widely regarded as Jazz’s key player alongside Gobert, subsequently tested […]