Basketball
While his dad battles the Warriors in the NBA Western Conference semifinals — Bronny James says he wants to be one of the Men of Troy. The son of Lakers star LeBron James announced Saturday on Instagram he has committed to play for USC men’s basketball team next season. Bronny chose the Trojans over Ohio […]
Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown is this year’s NBA Coach of the Year. The vote was unanimous. Brown led the Kings to 48-and-34 record, good for first place in the Pacific division and the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The 48 wins are the best since the 2005 when they finished with […]
A notable Golden State Warriors fan is saying he was ejected from an NBA playoff game because of “racial bias.” Rapper E-40 was removed from Saturday’s playoff game between the Warriors and Kings in Sacramento. The rapper said in a statement that he was “subjected to disrespectful heckling” by a fellow fan and after confronting […]
All 30 NBA teams will be in action tonight as the league prepares to take Election Day off tomorrow. The NBA decided to not schedule any games on November 8th this season in an effort to promote voter participation. Tonight’s 15 game slate starts with the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets tipping off at 7 […]
“Yay Yay” Ice Cube and the team behind BIG3 League are making history. The organization is now certified as the first and only Black-owned sports league. The 3-on-3 basketball league announced on Friday that it’s been fully recognized as a Black-owned and Operated business by the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc and ByBlack. The new relationship […]
A new docuseries is in the works about NBA star Carmelo Anthony. “Seven” will be a four-part docuseries about Anthony’s career and life. The series will start with his childhood and follow him up until his career today. Anthony said he’s spent enough time letting other people speak for him and it’s time for his […]
A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant during his first playoff series is selling for a lot of money. SCP Auctions put it up for bid and it went for just over two-point-seven million dollars. The jersey was from the 1996-97 playoffs. It’s unknown who bought it. “I’m gonna guess….MJ” More on this story here: https://www.theroot.com/kobe-bryant-s-jersey-from-1997-nba-playoffs-sells-for-1849023273 […]
A Kobe Bryant basketball card is selling for an eye-popping amount of money. The rare collectible was sold for 2-million dollars over the weekend as the sale was announced by PWCC Marketplace on Tuesday. The Bryant card is a 1997-98 Metal Universe Precious Metal Gems Emerald, but features no autograph or game-used memorabilia swatch. It’s […]
Shaq wouldn't have the patience for Kyrie Irving's behavior.,
Malika Andrews gets the nod to host a new daily show dedicated to the NBA, replacing "The Jump" in the wake of the controversy over Rachel Nichols' leaked comments regarding former ESPN host and reporter Maria Taylor earlier this year.
Carmelo Anthony gives an interesting hot take on what he believes to be FBI cooperation happening in the NBA.
Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons has reportedly informed the team he does not plan to report to training camp next month and wants a trade. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s reporter, Keith Pompey says Simmons informed co-managing partner Josh Harris, president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, general manager Elton Brand and coach Doc Rivers of his decision of […]