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Back in 1992, the Orlando Magic selected Shaquille O’Neal as the No.1 overall pick, just ahead of Alonzo Mourning and Christian Laettner. At 7 ft 1 in, 325 pounds, the legendary big man went on to become a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest, tallest and heaviest men …
Read More »Oscar Robertson Calls For More White Athletes To Speak Out Against Social Injustices: “This is Not a Black Athlete Problem”
Back in 2016, #ColinKaepernick made a statement against police brutality and social injustices by taking a knee during the National Anthem. Kaepernick’s initial statement catapulted silent protests among fellow NFL players, and a longstanding fight for equality within the sports community. Although Donald Trump weighed in, in an attempt to …
Read More »James Harden Beats Out LeBron James and Anthony Davis For MVP, Ben Simmons Wins ‘ROY’ Over Donovan Mitchell and More at the 2018 NBA Awards
– blogged by @alyse.money When it comes to basketball, the #NBAAwards are one of the most anticipated times of the season. This year’s awards had some pretty intense competition. People had high hopes for #LebronJames but a couple of other players received their flowers this year, including #JamesHarden who snagged …
Read More »Ballerific Sports: Dwight Howard To Be Traded To The Brooklyn Nets
-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle The Charlotte Hornets have solidified a deal and Dwight Howard is headed to Brooklyn. According to ESPN, Charlotte agreed to give up Howard in place of Center Timofey Mozgov, two second-round draft picks, and cash. For Charlotte, it was a no-brainer, as the team …
Read More »Lavar Ball Announces Junior Basketball Association Players Will Get $3,000 Per Month Salary
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lavar Ball has announced how much he will be paying his Junior Basketball Association League players per game. Ball announced the league last year and drafted players this year. All of the players are teenagers and the league will commence during the summer. There are teams for Atlanta, Chicago, …
Read More »Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett Calls Out Kevin Durant For Riding “Somebody’s Coattails To Get a W”; Says KD “Broke” The NBA
Kevin Durant may be a back-to-back finals MVP and NBA Champion, but according to Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, he “took the easy way out” to achieve the feat. In a radio interview with 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, Garrett shared his opinion about Durant’s move to the Golden …
Read More »Ex-NBA All-Star Rip Hamilton Goes On Week-Long Excursion To Military Bases Across The World
Ex-NBA star Rip Hamilton did something great to show support to the troops part of the United Service Organizations. In 2016, the year after he officially retired, Hamilton received a call from Ray Allen encouraging him to make the trip overseas to spend time with the troops. “You have to …
Read More »Reggie Bush Wins $12.5 Million Payout In Injury Lawsuit Against the St. Louis Rams
Reggie Bush just secured a $12.5 million payout in his injury lawsuit against the St. Louis Rams. Back in 2016, Bush filed a suit against the Rams, alleging that the Rams and stadium officials allowed “a dangerous condition to exist at the Dome” that caused him slip on a “concrete …
Read More »Kevin Durant Says He Can See Himself Retiring from Basketball at 35: “I’m Young, I’m Still Learning Life and About Basketball”
Despite Kevin Durant’s recent championship win, he’s already thinking about life after the game. In fact, the GoldenStateWarriors champ and Finals MVP says he wouldn’t mind retiring from basketball at the age of 35. On Friday, the 29-year-old said, “This game, your craft, you have to continue studying it,” Durant …
Read More »Lebron James Played Three Games With a Broken Hand in NBA Finals
—blogged by @lovelikejhoney Friday, in a press conference after the Cavaliers inevitable loss in the NBA Finals, team captain #LebronJames, appeared with a cast on his right hand. He explained the injury as a self-inflicted, deep bone contusion he got from punching the whiteboard in the locker room after Cavs’ …
Read More »LeBron James and Steph Curry Say Neither NBA Finals Team Will Visit Donald Trump’s White House To Celebrate Their Championship
Just one day after Donald #Trump cancelled the White House visit for the Super Bowl Champions after most declined to attend, the NBA Eastern and Western Conference champions have agreed that the visit is already a no go for the NBA Champ, regardless of who it is. On Tuesday, in …
Read More »Serena Williams Drops Out of French Open Due to Muscle Injury
Due to a muscle injury, Serena Williams will have to pull out of her fourth-round match against Maria Sharapoca. On Monday (June 4), Williams announced she will be dropping out of her French Open after suffering a pectoral muscle injury. That injury, unfortunately, has disabled her ability to serve forcing …
Read More »Jets CEO Says He Will Pay Fines For Players Who Kneel; “I Never Want To Put Restrictions On The Speech Of Our Players”
Jets chairman and CEO, Christopher Johnson, is standing, or kneeling, with his team on their decisions to do what they please during the national anthem. The NFL released a rule stating that if a player wishes to not stand during the National Anthem, then they must wait in the locker …
Read More »Trump Suggests Players Who Do Not Stand For Anthem Be Deported; Players React To New Anthem Policy
-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle Wednesday news broke that the NFL had finally found a way to prevent players from exercising their first amendment rights by kneeling in protest of police brutality. Seemingly everyone, has an opinion. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Donald Trump, for one, was mostly agreeable with the ruling brought down by league owners. …
Read More »The NFL Will Fine Teams If Players Kneel During Anthem: “All League and Team Personnel Shall Stand and Show Respect for the Flag and the Anthem”
-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle Two years ago, former 49ers Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, started a wave of protests against police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem at a football game. Now, as the 2018 season nears its launch, NFL owners have created ruling to dead the action. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tuesday, league …
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