Source: Harry How / Getty UPDATED: 10:00 a.m. Jan. 26, 2021 Original story published: April 13, 2016 After a 20-year career, Kobe Bean Bryant played his last NBA game against the Utah Jazz on April 13, 2016. He left the game as one of the all-time greats regardless of the era, position, or any type […]
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In some ways, flopping is a lost art in the NBA world. Some players, especially superstars, still perform at a high level in the flopping space, accentuating contact to draw whistles and generate free throw attempts. At the same time, the NBA does have a system in place (albeit one that is rarely used) to […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Several NBA franchises have led initiatives that sit at the intersection of sports and activism. One of the latest teams to unveil an effort centered on addressing racial inequities in entrepreneurship is the Milwaukee Bucks. The team has joined forces with the nonprofit The Lonely Entrepreneur for the creation of an initiative […]
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Greenpark Sports is a new community that is mixing sports like basketball with esports games like League of Legends. And today the company is opening up its social platform for early access for fans of League of Legends. The Los Angeles company also creates mini-games on its site for fans, creating mobile games and social […]
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US President-elect Donald Trump, along with boxing promoter Don King, answers questions from the media after a day of meetings on December 28, 2016 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. / AFP / DON EMMERTPhoto: DON EMMERT (Getty Images) I would imagine that there’s an extremely short list of professional athletes who watched Nate Robinson […]
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Photo: Scott Halleran (Getty Images) Rappers hate confrontation. They’ll hit the booth and fire off subliminal jabs all day, but when pressed for an explanation, they typically swear their vitriol has been misconstrued—that is until they get fed up. Then shit gets messy…quick. I’m not saying James Harden is a rapper—that’s more Dame Lillard’s area […]
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The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings was postponed because of the corona virus at Golden 1 Center on March 11, 2020 in Sacramento, California.Photo: Ezra Shaw (Getty Images) As one of the chosen few lucky enough to have NBA League Pass and NFL Sunday Ticket, I’ve made it my mission […]
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NewsOne Featured Video The story behind one of basketball’s most iconic squads is coming to the small screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBA legend Chris Webber is creating a scripted series about the “Fab Five” that will delve into the journeys of the University of Michigan basketball players. Former NBA All-Star Chris Webber is […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Black women are rising up the ranks in the realm of sports and making history in the process. According to the Washington Post, Danita Johnson has been appointed to serve as the president of business operations for the soccer team D.C. United; making her the first Black president in MLS’ 28-year history. […]
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The majority of NBA teams took the floor on Wednesday evening, mere minutes after a group of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. In the wake of what was a terrible day in the United States, many NBA figures weighed in on the obvious double standard of how the events were handled. Coaches […]
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A protester holds a Trump flag inside the US Capitol Building near the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump.Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images) On the same day that “John Lewis Democrats” Ralphael Warnock […]
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The eyes of the world were on Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Amid what was supposed to be a procedural event in which the United States Congress certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, a number of pro-Trump, anti-democracy terrorists engulfed the Capitol Building it what will go down as one of the darkest days […]
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Wednesday became a dark day for the United States as Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, disrupting the certification of the Electoral College results from the 2020 presidential election that saw Joe Biden win handily. The reports, photos, and videos that have poured out of the Capitol building were at once unbelievable and […]
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Photo: Emilee Chinn (Getty Images) Kyrie Irving is a complicated, if not polarizing, dude. He’s declared war against the media, opened fire at former teammate LeBron James, and once upon a time was a vehement flat-Earther. But despite his shortcomings, he’s also used his tremendous wealth and resources to provide $1.5 million in financial assistance […]
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Photo: Jonathan Ferrey (Getty Images) Since making its debut in the aftermath of ESPN’s brilliant The Last Dance miniseries, Michael Jordan’s infamous “and I took that personally” meme has not only provided us with plenty of laughs, it’s also articulated exactly how many of us have felt at some point after being slighted. And with […]
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NewsOne Featured Video A retired NBA player is stepping up to save an iconic publication that is embedded in the fabric of Black culture. According to the Chicago Tribune, Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman is buying the media company Ebony out of bankruptcy. Retired NBA play Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman will likely be the next owner of Ebony […]
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NewsOne Featured Video NBA star Kyrie Irving is paying it forward by investing in the futures of HBCU students. According to Forbes, the Brooklyn Nets point guard recently covered tuition costs for students at Lincoln University. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving paid the tuition of nine students at Lincoln University, an HBCU in Chester Countyhttps://t.co/3KI9UyThhb […]
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As the NBA continues upon an ambitious and risky course through the 2020-21 season, it is bringing back some of the technology that made the Bubble successful, according to a report by Baxter Holmes of ESPN. The Kinexon SafeZone wristband was one of the key elements used to keep the Bubble locked down this summer, […]
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Photo: Jonathan Ferrey (Getty Images) Do you remember Alicia Keys’ “Unbreakable”? Built around a sample of Eddie Kendricks’ breezy 1977 hit “Intimate Friends,” Keys invokes just about every famous Black couple in the history of ever—Will and Jada, Oprah and Stedman; even Flo and James Evans—as a point of reference to reaffirm the fact that […]
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Photo: Jonathan Ferrey (Getty Images) Do you remember Alicia Keys’ “Unbreakable”? Built around a sample of Eddie Kendricks’ breezy 1977 hit “Intimate Friends,” Keys invokes just about every famous Black couple in the history of ever—Will and Jada, Oprah and Stedman; even Flo and James Evans—as a point of reference to reaffirm the fact that […]
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Photo: Kevin C. Cox & Matthew Stockman (Getty Images) During a year that’s presented an endless succession of unprecedented challenges, LeBron James and Naomi Osaka dug deep and still managed to dominate both on and off the court, and for their accomplishments in both sports and social activism, the Associated Press has named them the Male […]
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The 2020 offseason was one-of-a-kind in NBA circles, with a full-blown sprint through the transaction cycle in advance of a late December start. For eight teams, however, the offseason was seemingly endless, as the organizations not invited to the Orlando bubble didn’t participate in fully sanctioned regular season games for more than nine months. As […]
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NewsOne Featured Video NBA star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha are putting the focus on empowering youth through education. The couple recently donated thousands of books to schools in Oakland, California, People reported. Stephen and Ayesha Curry to Donate Thousands of Books to Oakland Schools https://t.co/1hmiNCVnaD — People (@people) December 21, 2020 The effort […]
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NewsOne Featured Video The public health crisis has exacerbated financial burdens for many families and NBA player Moe Harkless has stepped up to help those in need. According to The Post, the Miami Heat forward donated rent money to families in New York City. Miami Heat’s Moe Harkless donates rent money to 50 NYC families […]
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Maybe it’s just because Christmas feels a bit off this year, but 2020 feels like the perfect time to look back on some of the great NBA Christmas Day ads from years past. That’s just what NBA Twitter got to work doing on Friday morning to get into the Christmas spirit. Let’s start back in […]
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There has never been a conference quite like the West this season. Fourteen teams legitimately have reason to believe they can make the playoffs this year, and despite the NBA adding a play-in tournament, not everyone is going to be able to make it. As a result, we decided to treat the West like we […]
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The 2020-21 NBA season is underway, and this season is fascinating if only because there are a whole bunch of teams that have a legitimate case for being championship contenders. For a number of reasons, teams’ floors and ceilings seem to be more all over the place than ever before. In recognition of this, we […]
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The Houston Rockets became the first team to have to postpone a game this season after they were unable to field a roster of eight players for their opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Seven players were out due to a gathering for haircuts in which three players had positive or inconclusive […]
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While Tuesday night was the first night of the NBA season for the Warriors, Nets, Clippers, and Lakers, Wednesday brought the first game of the year for most of the league, as for the first time in months it became nearly impossible to keep track of everything happening at once in the Association. In case […]
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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have Wednesday night off as they were among the four teams that tipped their seasons off on Tuesday. James and the Lakers collected their 2020 championship rings prior to a loss to their in-town rival Clippers, with LeBron suffering an ankle injury that caused him to miss the […]
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Photo: Scott Halleran (Getty Images) As someone who’s never had even a remote desire to pay somebody to get naked, I will never understand the allure of strip clubs. That being said, I’m clearly in the minority since they’re very much a thing and rather popular with professional athletes. Advertisement In July, Clippers guard Lou […]
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