Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire, who became the most famous name to join Israel’s basketball league when he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem last year, will not play for the team next season, the team said Sunday.
In a long essay, the NBA’s Karl-Anthony Towns lamented the “racism” he sees in America today and attacked President Donald Trump for his response to the unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia.
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said Tuesday on ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike” that athletes “should go to the White House” to celebrate their championship, even if they disagree with the president. Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant said
Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant says he would skip a team visit to President Donald Trump’s White House if the team was ever invited.
In light of the recent movement to remove Confederate statues, NBA legend Charles Barkley said worrying about “those stupid statues” was a “waste” of time. Barkley said in his 54 years he has “never thought about those statues,” adding he
During a Thursday debate about Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James saying President Donald Trump has made hate “fashionable again” in America, Shannon Sharpe took it a step further, blaming the president for the Charlottesville protests and saying he has made
The NBA is heading to the Holy Land this week, bringing together some of the top emerging talent from across Europe as part of the league’s push to attract more foreign players and expand its global reach.
During Thursday’s “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update, Kenan Thompson appeared as the outspoken father of Los Angeles Lakers first round draft pick Lonzo Ball, LaVar. LaVar has been a fixture of ESPN and Fox Sports 1 because of his outlandish
In a stunning reversal of what had been a long-standing eight-year trend, it appears that former President Obama has helped someone get a job.
Last week, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban insisted that if anti-American protester Colin Kaepernick had been an NBA player instead of an NFL player, his protests would welcomed with open arms. Now at least two players have noted that they agree with Cuban’s Kaepernick contention.
Ainge for three! Yes!!! We heard that call belted out many times from Marv Albert over the years. The Marvelous One was talking about NBA great Danny Ainge hitting three-pointers from all over the court.
With discussion of Colin Kaepernick still filling the sports media, Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban has chimed in to say that if Kaepernick were a basketball player, he believes the protest would be fully embraced by the National Basketball Association.
Former NBA player Ray Allen is the latest liberal to voice his opposition to President Donald Trump’s announcement that transgender soldiers would not be allowed to serve in the U.S. Military.
Monday on his podcast, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith cited sources that said Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James would be “tempted” to beat teammate Kyrie Irving’s “ass” if they were near each other. “I had sources in LeBron James’ camp literally
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed his opinion that he believes championship-winning teams should visit the White House if they are invited.
Kennedy, Gandhi, Einstein, MLK, Lincoln, Obama, Mandela…Blake Griffin? Apparently, the Los Angeles Clippers would have you believe those things go together.
New York Knicks player Carmelo Anthony thinks America needs a TV show where he talks about his political ideas and tells us how we should think about current events.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was in New York City over the weekend for the gay pride parade. According to TMZ Sports, Silver rode the NBA float along with the NBA’s first openly gay player, Jason Collins, as well as Golden
In an interview that aired Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” NBA Hall of Fame’s Dennis Rodman spoke with host Michael Strahan about his recent trip to North Korea. Rodman told Strahan that he has seen another side of North
In a podcast interview with Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News, outspoken Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he believes it would be good for his team to “respect the institution” and “consider” visiting President Donald Trump
After the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl in February, several black players skipped the team’s trip to President Donald Trump’s White House. Some members of the recently-crowned NBA champion Golden State Warriors will follow suit.
On Wednesday, star guard Steph Curry said, “Somebody asked me about it a couple months ago, a hypothetical, if a championship were to happen: ‘What would I do?’” I think I answered that I wouldn’t go. I still feel like that today.”
NBA Hall of Fame’s Dennis Rodman is in North Korea visiting dictator Kim Jong-un “trying to open a door” between the North Korea leader and United States President Donald Trump. Thursday, Rodman did just that, giving North Korea’s sports minister a
NBA Hall of Fame’s Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea Tuesday morning for a trip he says he hopes will “open a door” for his former “Celebrity Apprentice” boss — President Donald Trump. “I’m just here to see some friends and
It is being reported that NBA Champs, the Golden State Warriors, are preparing to announce that they will refuse the offer to visit President Trump at the White House to celebrate their NBA Championship win this year.
Tuesday on ESPN’s “SportsCenter: Coast to Coast,” senior NBA writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated Marc Spears said he would be “shocked” if any Golden State Warriors visit President Donald Trump at the White House to celebrate their championship over the Cleveland Cavaliers because
Tuesday on ESPN’s “First Take,” Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob said management has not decided yet on if they would go to the White House if President Donald Trump offers the NBA champions a trip to celebrate. “I can’t
Oakland (AFP) – Sparked by 39 points from Kevin Durant and 34 from Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors won their fifth NBA title Monday, beating Cleveland 129-120 to capture the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons.
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy said he believes the NBA is trying to rig the NBA Finals to get the series to Game 6 to create some more revenue for the league. Donaghy, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to betting on NBA
Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant says he misses President Barack Obama. The 44th president spent a lot of time pandering to the sports world, especially professional basketball and Bryant misses the personal attention.
Friday, ABC’s “Good Morning America” aired part of their interview with Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry. Curry recalled a conversation he had with former President Barack Obama on the golf course about the “challenges” of being in the public’s
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is an enigma. His father was killed by terrorists in Lebanon, yet Kerr continues to trash President Donald J. Trump, a hawk dealing with terrorism.
After making a big show of punishing North Carolina for its transgender bathroom bill, the National Basketball Leagues has returned its All-Star Game to Charlotte. But some argue that in doing so, the NBA has sold out the LGBTQ community.
The liberal sports media establishment is ramping up its pressure on the organization that governs college sports to punish the state of Texas as its gets ready to pass its own version of the North Carolina transgender bathroom bill.
One-time NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ripped into President Donald Trump and hinted that he thinks Trump would have approved of the practice of slavery ended by the U.S. civil war, during an appearance on former TV news anchor Katie Couric’s podcast.
During Friday’s “First Take” on ESPN, Stephen A. Smith reacted to Colombian-born Atlanta Braves pitcher Julio Teheran plunking Dominican Republic-born Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista in the thigh the day after Bautista stared at Braves pitcher Eric O’Flaherty and
Houston Rockets star James Harden’s off-season just got more complicated. Moses Malone Jr., son of famed Philadelphia 76ers Moses Malone, has filed a lawsuit claiming that Harden orchestrated an assault and robbery that left him seriously injured and robbed of thousands in a Houston strip club.
In a Monday appearance on “CBS This Morning,” NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said that high school athletes are only using college as a launching pad to get into the NBA, rather than for bettering themselves academically. “Kids aren’t going to
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is out there again, popping off about politics and attacking President Donald Trump, this time calling him an “embarrassing” president.
During a Sunday pre-game press conference before game one of the San Antonio Spurs’ series against the Golden State Warriors, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich criticized President Donald Trump, calling him “embarrassing” and a “game show” president. Partial transcript as follows: To
