Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss marked Juneteenth with a message to her white friends to “do better.” She shared an ugly letter on Instagram from a self-proclaimed “huge Lakers fan” addressing her as “whore,” referring to NBA players as a racial slur and urging her to join late Lakers great Read more…
Recency bias is a funny thing in the NBA. When discussing the greatest to ever do it, fans and players alike are far more likely to cite recent examples instead of athletes who played decades ago. Thankfully, plenty of those greats, including Bill Russell, are still around to remind us just how dominant Read more…
While some stars are reportedly split on whether the NBA should resume their season, the Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley tweeted quote, “Hoopers say what y’all want. If King James said he hooping, we all hooping. Not personal, only BUSINESS. Hashtag Stay Woke.” Hoopers say what y’all want. Read more…
Former Houston Rockets star Clyde Drexler really wants you to stop listing LeBron James and Michael Jordan as the greatest players of all time. It’s impossible to watch sports without drawing comparisons to players, as debates often ensue regarding players of the past and players of the present. We hear Read more…
As NBA commissioner Adam Silver seeks to find a format that will allow the league to return, former Houston Rockets coaches Kevin McHale and Jeff Van Gundy state their concerns with what’s been floated around. The novel coronavirus has changed all of our lives in one way or another. Graduations Read more…
The NBA has confirmed talks with Disney about resuming the season in late July at a facility in Florida. The season was brought to a halt on March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic but league officials are now exploring the possibility of holding games at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. All games, practice Read more…
“When you’re here, you’re family.” Yes, an Olive Garden restaurant played a small role in building the Bulls’ championship core. Just ask Michael Jordan and Brad Sellers. Flashback to the summer of 1986. Head coach Doug Collins, Michael Jordan and scores of Bulls fans lobbied hard for the team to Read more…
The Brooklyn Nets spent last offseason securing the duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Their next act might be equally as challenging to pull off. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, Brooklyn has held internal discussions over how to acquire Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal to complete the team’s Big Three: “It’s unclear whether Beal will become Read more…
In brief Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the team has taken in $130 of Bitcoin. The NBA team accepts Bitcoin for tickets and merchandise. Cuban, an outspoken critic, previously said he had no holdings of crypto. It was just over a month ago that billionaire investor Mark Cuban claimed Read more…
A couple of NBA teams have welcomed the cryptocurrency sector by accepting payments in Bitcoin (BTC) over the past few years. The Sacramento Kings and the Dallas Mavericks have allowed fans to purchase tickets and merchandise using Bitcoin. The Kings have done so since 2014, while the Mavericks began accepting the cryptocurrency Read more…