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CLEVELAND (AP) Two people familiar with the decision say LeBron James has told the Cleveland Cavaliers he is declining his $35.6 million contract option for next season and is a free agent.

NBA legend Oscar Robertson voiced his approval of players such as LeBron James for taking strong stands on social issues, at the NBA Awards ceremony Monday night. The Hall of Famer called on white players to speak out as well.

NBA legend and Hall of Famer Bill Russell, gave fellow Hall of Famer Charles Barkley the middle finger during an NBA awards ceremony on Monday night.

Former Celtics player and NBA Hall of Fame member Bill Russell attacked President Donald Trump over immigration policy on Twitter. Saying it is “beyond words” that children of illegal aliens have been separated from their parents during the legal process of assessing their status.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyneeha Rivers walked into Barclays Center for the NBA draft with her son, Mikal Bridges.

NBA legend Dennis Rodman, a friend of both President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, has served as an unlikely bridge between two countries that were at one point at each other’s throats. Monday, Rodman said he received

The 2018 NBA Finals fell flat with a four-year low in TV ratings, as the fourth consecutive match-up between the Cavs and the Warriors resulted in an anti-climactic four-game sweep for Golden State.

Actor Dean Cain encouraged protesting professional athletes to take President Donald Trump on his offer to come up with a list of people they believed should be pardoned for their non-violent crimes. “I think it’s a great idea,” Cain told TMZ

The Golden State Warriors have romped to their second straight NBA championship, beating Cleveland 108-85 to finish a four-game sweep.

During a Friday appearance on Friday’s “Fox & Friends,” YouTube stars Diamond and Silk criticized LeBron James and other professional athletes for kneeling during the National Anthem or supporting the protest, saying they are teaching young black men “how to

“I didn’t invite LeBron James, and I didn’t invite Steph Curry,” Trump said. “We’re not going to invite either team.”

Steve Kerr blasted President Trump on Wednesday afternoon for not inviting the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx to the White House, and, for disinviting the Philadelphia Eagles.

Talk show host and comedian Steve Harvey, referred to the Golden State Warriors as “gorilla’s” on ESPN’s NBA Finals pre-game show.

CLEVELAND — Kevin Durant scored 43 points, draining a long 3-pointer for emphasis in the final minute, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-102 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night to move within a victory of a sweep and their third title in four years.

The first team that got disinvited from President Trump’s White House, is now opening up about the most recent team to have their invite rescinded.

According to LeBron James, the White House will not get a visit from the NBA Finals winner this year, whether it be the Golden State Warriors or his Cleveland Cavaliers. James said Tuesday at a Game 3 press conference that

Video obtained by WISN shows Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown’s arrest after he was detained for parking in a handicapped zone. Brown was tackled and hit with a stun gun during the arrest during his confrontation with police. In the footage,

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry hit an NBA Finals-record nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 122-103 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night for 2-0 lead.

Thursday night’s Game 1 NBA Finals matchup between the defending champion Golden State Warriors and LeBron James’s Cleveland Cavaliers, provides another example of why I oppose the use of technology to review plays and reverse officials’ calls.

Oakland (United States) (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 29 points and Kevin Durant added 26 to power defending champion Golden State over the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-114 in overtime on Thursday in the NBA Finals opener.

The Golden State Warriors pulled out a 124-114 overtime victory over Cleveland in Game 1 of the NBA Finals after a bizarre ending to regulation.

The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers are the two most politically left-wing teams in all of the NBA, and now, they face each other again after possibly their most “woke” year ever.

Speaking with TMZ Sports, former NBA star John Salley praised his former teammate Dennis Rodman for laying the groundwork on the potential North Korea summit by showing Kim Jong-Un’s “human side.” “I just felt he interrupted propaganda,” Salley stated. “I

HOUSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry and Golden State turned all those Houston bricks into a road back to the NBA Finals.

BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday night to earn an eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 87-79 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr accused the NFL of trying to appeal “to their fanbase” and using the anthem as “fake patriotism,” after the league enacted a rule change on Wednesday which required players on the field to stand for the anthem.

Chicago (AFP) – The police chief in the US city of Milwaukee apologized Wednesday for the tasing and arrest of a professional basketball player over a parking violation.

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is one of the most outspoken anti-Trumpers in the National Basketball League, but is he so anti-Trump that he would snub a fan for wearing a MAGA cap? A new video has people asking precisely that.

May 2 (UPI) — Drake and Kendrick Perkins got into a verbal spat during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win against the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their 2018 NBA playoffs series.

Sunday, Tennessee Titans offensive lineman Taylor Lewan chugged beer from a dead catfish at a Nashville Predators playoff game. The “Inside the NBA” on TNT crew brought a dead catfish to the set Monday, and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal threw

During an interview with TMZ Sports, NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman took some of the credit for the improved relationship between North Korea and the United States of America. Rodman says the North Korean dictator’s impression of President Donald Trump

April 29 (UPI) — On this date in history:

According to a report from TMZ, convicted rapper Meek Mill will be a “special guest” at tonight’s Philadelphia 76ers game if he can get out of prison in time to attend the game.

Sporting a Utah Jazz jersey, Utah Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney was seen Monday night at the Jazz-Thunder first-round playoff game heckling Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook picked up his fourth foul of the game right before

Former NBA player Kenyon Martin believes “85% of the league” smoked weed when he played.

April 18 (UPI) — Erin Popovich, the wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, died on Wednesday.