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Starting May 1, the NBA will reportedly begin allowing practice facilities to open up to players. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that teams that are in states with ease stay-home restrictions caused by the current health crisis will be allowed to open facilities. The facilities that are allowed to open …

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to affect lives daily, events and other miscellaneous things such as Hollywood productions and sports seasons have come to an abrupt halt until things are controlled. With the loss of sporting events to air, ESPN has been finding creative ways to continue to air enjoyable …

The late, great Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Tim Duncan will all be enshrined into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Aug. 29, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Bryant and company will be accompanied by 10-time WNBA All-Star Tamika Catchings, three-time NCAA women’s champion, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, five-time Bently University coach …

written by @Choose_Wisely2 The NFL players voted in favor of the NFL owners’ proposed collective bargaining agreement Sunday, meaning a 17th regular-season game and expanded playoffs are on the way soon. “We are pleased that the players have voted to ratify the proposed new CBA, which will provide substantial benefits …

Detroit Pistons’ Christian Woods is the third known NBA player to test positive for the Coronavirus, according to ESPN. Along with Woods, Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have also tested positive for the virus. Go Bert was the first NBA player to test positive for coronavirus before …

The NBA is asking it’s teams to prepare a contingency plan to play games without fans if necessary because of the ongoing threat of the corona virus. But superstar LeBron James says he won’t play basketball in an empty arena. According to ESPN, the league circulated a memo to its …

written by: @Choose_Wisely2  Two-time pro-bowl quarterback, Dak Prescott, is teetering on signing a 105-million-dollar contract to stay with the Dallas Cowboys.  Per Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys’ proposal to Prescott includes $105 million guaranteed and would be worth $33 million per season.  The issue for pending free …

The NBA and players have been honoring the late Kobe Bryant in every way possible to show the impact he made on everyone’s life after his untimely death. As many are in Chicago for All-Star weekend, it’s only right to continue to show love for Bryant this weekend and years …

February is here, the season of love. But before we get all hot and bothered in preparation for Valentine’s Day, we’ve got another big day to prepare for- Super Bowl Sunday. Now, ladies, I know there are some of you out there who are hardcore sports fans. When your team …

Richard Sherman says he “doubts” he’d go to the White House if the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Sherman answered the hypothetical question by saying, “I haven’t thought about it. We’ve got a long way between now and then, but I doubt …

The debate about who is the best basketball player is very popular. In that discussion, oftentimes, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James are compared. When asked about James during a press conference in Paris, Jordan made sure to still give LeBron James credit for the player he is. “We play in …

Cari Champion began her career at ESPN in 2012 as a host on the networks show “First Take,” alongside Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless. Since that moment, Champion had climbed the network ladder and became a host for “SportsCenter.” However, on Thursday, the host abruptly announced her exit from …

As the decade comes to a close, Baller Alert takes a look at a few major moments in the NBA over the last 10 years.  1. Kobe Bryant retires in 2016 – After a 20-year career, entirely spent playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant retired from basketball in …

Tennis phenom Serena Williams and NBA superstar Lebron James were selected by The Associated Press as the Female and Male Athletes of the Decade this weekend after a vote by AP member sports editors and AP beat writers. Williams has won 12 Grand Slam titles over the past decade, more …

For the first time in NBA History, three brothers shared the court at the same time. Justin, Jrue and Aaron Holiday battled each other in front of fans and family as the sibling rivalry played out on the court Saturday with Jrue’s New Orleans Pelicans defeating his brothers Justin and …

In his lightweight debut, Gervonta “Tank” Davis knocked out Yurkiorkis Gamboa in a one-sided 12th-round knockout victory on Saturday night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. In Atlanta’s first title bout since Evander Holyfield-Vaughn Bean in 1998, Davis scored a trio of knockdowns before stopping a brave Yuriorkis Gamboa in Round …

After a successful 2019 and winning the NBA Finals with the Toronto Raptors, the Associated Press has named #KawhiLeonard it’s male athlete of the year for 2019. Leonard becomes the fifth NBA player to earn the achievement joining previous awarded NBA greats such as Larry Bird (1986), Michael Jordan who …

With tickets going on sale Saturday, It’s official, the highly anticipated rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is officially set to take place at the MGM in Las Vegas. Set for ‪Feb. 22‬, the fight between heavyweight world title holder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury will headline …

In the wake of an NFL investigation over the illegal filming of Cincinnati Bengals sideline staff during Week 14, the New England Patriots have now suspended their videographer, Dave Mondillo. According to the Boston Globe, Mondillo, a longtime employee of Kraft Sports + Entertainment ran by Patriots owner Robert Kraft …

Defensive Back for the Arizona Cardinals, #JoshShaw, has been suspended for the 2020 season due to placing bets on #NFL games. The NFL’s official gambling policy states that league personnel is “prohibited from placing, soliciting, or facilitating any bet, whether directly or indirectly through a third-party, on any NFL game, …