Wednesday on “The Late Show,” NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman opened up about his visits with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, saying the dictator has “changed” and does not want war. “He said, ‘I don’t want war,’” Rodman recalled from
In an appearance Wednesday on CBS’s “The Late Show,” NBA Hall of Fame’s Dennis Rodman discussed his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Stephen Colbert asked Rodman why he continues to visit the “madman, murderous dictator, which Rodman responded that
NBA Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley has flirted with the idea of getting involved with politics in the past.
New York Knicks owner James Dolan and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry were named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed against Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein alleging that the sports bigwigs helped cover up Weinstein’s sexual misconduct.
Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” LaVar Ball discussed withdrawing his son LiAngelo out of UCLA following his arrest and suspension for shoplifting in China. Ball plans to prepare his son for the NBA. The outspoken father refused to thank President
Tuesday, Fox Sports 1 “Undisputed” co-host Shannon Sharpe praised Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant for saying he has woken up to “seeing how rough it is for an average black man.” Sharpe said Durant and other athletes are finally waking up to the
Despite being perhaps the living embodiment of what one can do if he sets his mind and body to a disciplined pursuit of a worthy goal, Golden State forward Kevin Durant, who is black, looks down from his lofty perch high atop the NBA world, and sees oppression.
In a Saturday interview on CNN’s “The Axe Files,” outspoken Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr hammered President Trump for creating a “storm” with his “divisive” comments like when he bashed the National Anthem protests and called protesters “sons of
President Donald Trump continued to heckle LaVar Ball who refused to give him credit for helping his son get released from China after he was arrested for shoplifting.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal still plans on running for sheriff in 2020 once he retires from being an analyst. “My next big thing when I retire-retire, somewhere in America I’m going to run for sheriff,” O’Neal said Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “OBJECTified.”
Sunday on “CNN Newsroom,” Brian Stelter reacted to President Donald Trump calling out LaVar Ball, outspoken father of UCLA Basketball’s LiAngelo Ball, for not crediting the president for getting his son released by the Chinese after a shoplifting charge. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/932303108146892801
Nov. 12 (UPI) — Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry wrote an article Saturday for The Players’ Tribune, calling for Americans to support the military.
You just can’t make this stuff up. Dallas Mavericks Owner and rumored 2020 presidential candidate Mark Cuban, recently took exception Draymond Green’s characterization of the word, “owner.”
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley shot down the idea Thursday that vegetarians exist, and now People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is firing back in a statement provided to Breitbart News. PETA senior vice president Lisa Lange said
Thursday on “Inside the NBA” on TNT, analyst and NBA legend Charles Barkley declared vegetarianism as fake. “Vegetarians, that’s not a thing,” Barkley said. “Everybody likes meat.” A baffled co-host Ernie Johnson began to respond to Barkley’s bizarre comments, but the “Round
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has proclaimed that Gregg Popovich, the Trump-hating coach of the San Antonio Spurs, would make a great presidential candidate, according to reports.
During Tuesday’s “Undisputed” on Fox Sports 1, co-host Skip Bayless argued that NBA players wearing team hoodies on the bench symbolizes Trayvon Martin and gets viewers back on Colin Kaepernick’s “message” when he first started kneeling in protest in 2016.
A lot of people try to bring things to Washington, D.C. George W. Bush sought to bring a “new tone,” Barack Obama tried for “hope and change.” The Golden State Warriors, however, will try to bring their values.
Last week on his ESPN Radio show, Stephen A. Smith ripped Cleveland Cavaliers guard JR Smith for wearing a hoodie on the bench, saying the hoodie could remind white people of Trayvon Martin. “[I]n game one, when they played against
ESPN “First Take” co-host Stephen A. Smith went on a rant Thursday in opposition to former NBA Commissioner David Stern proposing to remove marijuana from the ban list in the NBA. Smith called the idea of NBA players showing up
David Stern, former commissioner of the NBA, says that rules in sports governing marijuana use are “antiquated,” and that it’s time for the sports world to embrace weed.
Singer Justine Skye sung the national anthem at the home opener for the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. However, that’s not all she did. After performing the anthem, Skye took a knee.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sat down with TMZ’s Harvey Levin for an interview that will air Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “OBJECTified” and hinted at a presidential bid in 2020. “I think we’re going into a time where you
TNT host and former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is not a big fan of staging social justice protests during the playing of the national anthem. O’Neal told a group of reporters that he would try and do something “much bigger.”
In a new, wide-ranging interview, Cleveland Cavaliers star forward LeBron James worried that he would never beat the record compiled by NBA legend Michael Jordan. James also said he does not have the impact on social activism that Muhammad Ali , and he once again attacked President Donald Trump.
Sure, it’s against the rules for NBA players to kneel during the playing of the national anthem. However, former Lakers great Kobe Bryant says that if he were still playing, he would kneel.
Monday, Rachel Nichols opened ESPN’s “The Jump” with a message about the Las Vegas shooting that left at least 58 dead and more than 500 others injured, petitioning for something to be done to solve the gun violence. “Officials say
The NBA sent a memo to all teams Friday warning players and coaches that if they do not stand for the national anthem, they will face consequences.
Philadelphia 76ers 2016 first overall pick Ben Simmons spoke out against President Donald Trump Wednesday, calling the president an “idiot” and saying people in his homeland of Australia would call him a “d*ckhead” over his comments regarding the national anthem
Perhaps it’s poetic justice, that the same political movement which coined the phrase, “an inconvenient truth,” seems to constantly be inconvenienced by truth. Such is the case with what’s happening right now Sports Illustrated.
At any other point in history a magazine calling itself Sports Illustrated, putting out a cover which had no sports in it, might seem odd. Then again, few other points in history have been as dumb as 2017.
San Antonio Spurs basketball coach Gregg Popovich claimed in an interview that white people are privileged and should be made to feel “uncomfortable.”
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had plenty to say in response to President Donald Trump denouncing national anthem protests while speaking Monday at his team’s media day. Popovich called the United States of America “an embarrassment” and followed that up
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich slammed President Donald Trump over his criticisms of the national anthem protests and rescinding his offer for the Golden State Warriors to visit the White House because Steph Curry does not want to
Lost in the shuffle from the day of protest in the NFL, and the reaction to the day of protest in the NFL, which has consumed so much of the news cycle over the last couple days. Was the NBA’s Media Day events, where players and coaches from 28 of the 30 teams posed for pics and took questions from the media.
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James took to Twitter Saturday in a video to voice his frustration with President Donald Trump for trying to “divide” the country by speaking out against national anthem protesters. “We all know what happened at Charlottesville
After President Trump took on NFL protesters and NBA cry babies this weekend, lemming players predictably got their jock straps and gym shorts in a collective wad. They fired off their tough guy tweets, standing together against Trump because that’s what they do. The actual tweets from players ranged from stupid and silly to insulting and threatening.
Former Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant jumped onto the anti-Trump bandwagon, Saturday evening, tweeting that President Donald Trump’s very name “inspires hatred.”
After President Donald Trump’s Saturday tweet disinviting the Golden State Warriors from visiting the White House, NBA star LeBron James retaliated with a tweet of his own calling the president a “bum.”
According to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, the team has still not met to decide if they will accept any invitations to visit the White House this year.