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A recent AP story praised NBA coach Doc Rivers for using training camps and practices to indoctrinate players in left-wing social justice.

Nets star Kyrie Irving said that he took a pass on a $100 million, 4-year deal because the team included an ultimatum that he get vaccinated.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said Thursday on “First Take” that it was racist that the private relationship between Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka and a female member of the franchise’s staff is public knowledge.

Robert Sarver says he has started the process of selling the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, a move that comes only eight days after he was suspended by the NBA over workplace misconduct including racist speech and hostile behavior toward employees.

A game-worn Michael Jordan jersey won a highest ever $10 million bid at auction last week.

PayPal said Friday that the company will no longer sponsor the Phoenix Suns if owner Robert Sarver remains part of the franchise when his suspension ends.

Lakers forward LeBron James is not happy at all with what he considers the lenient punishment the NBA handed Suns Owner Robert Sarver after finding him guilty of racist and misogynistic behavior.

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said that Americans should see former President Donald Trump and his 2024 bid as a serious “threat.”  

NBA owner Mark Cuban is not at all interested in Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plans for taxing billionaires.

A preseason NFL game between the Lions and Steelers averaged more viewers than all five games on the NBA’s 2021 Christmas showcase.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince was arrested Thursday night at Miami Airport on a charge related to “dangerous drugs,” TMZ Sports reports.

Magic Johnson took to Twitter Tuesday and put to rest an internet rumor claiming that he had once donated blood.

With Joe Biden having failed entirely to free WNBA star Brittney Griner from her Russian cell, the Biden administration has given the okay to former NBA player Dennis Rodman to head to Russia and try to win her release.

The L.A. Lakers and LeBron James agreed to a two-year contract extension worth $97.1 million with a third-year player option included.

The NBA will not be scheduling any games on the midterm election day, but all 30 teams will play the night before on November 7, the Associated Press stated.

Ex-Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut blasted the New York Nets on Twitter for not trading Kevin Durant.

A former member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department has claimed he was ordered to take photos of the deadly Kobe Bryant crash. 

The National Basketball Association has said it will continue to bow to strict Canadian vaccine rules for players traveling to Toronto.

Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom, unceremoniously removed from the Boston Celtics roster after publicly condemning the Chinese Communist Party, spent much of this week in Florida meeting with members of the Cuban exile community and lending messages of hope and solidarity against communism.

Donald Trump told supporters on Tuesday he could become a great women’s basketball coach if LeBron transitioned to female and joined his team.

Charles Barkley is sick and tired of people complaining about Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses and is urging people to direct their criticisms at the United States instead.

Extreme left-wing San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich accused the U.S. of being filled with “racists” Saturday.

Despite that he didn’t create it, LeBron James’ media company is looking to get trademark protection for the phrase “Shut Up and Dribble.”

Last week, Charles Barkley said f-you to those who don’t support gays. This week he might join a golf league backed by the anti-gay Saudis.

Golden State Warriors star Andrew Wiggins regrets receiving the coronavirus vaccine in order to play more games after winning the NBA title. 

The Los Angeles County District Attorney has formally charged Charlotte Hornets star Miles Bridges with felony domestic violence and child abuse.

Charles Barkley says “f*ck you” to anti-gay critics while at the same time agreeing to a meeting with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league.

Basketball star LeBron James attacked Boston Celtics fans, claiming they are “racist as f*ck,” when describing his hatred for the team. 

ESPN was caught peddling a fake quote attributed to NBA player Ja Morant that came from a Twitter sports parody account on Tuesday.

LeBron James has finally spoken up about WNBA star Brittney Griner and has said if he were her, he wouldn’t even want to return to America.

A Lakers fan attending an NBA Summer League game found himself on the receiving end of multiple haymakers in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Former Boston Celtic and outspoken human rights advocate Enes Kanter Freedom says that the NBA’s relationship with China is one of the most “hypocritical” in all of sports.

After the arrest of Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges, his wife posted images of the injuries she claimed she suffered at his hands.

Former NBA player Rex Chapman unleashed a vile and racist rant directed at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday by calling the longtime judge a “Black White Supremacist.”

Former NBA player Rex Chapman blasted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday, likening him to a “Black White Supremacist.”

An Ohio teenager who was beaten to death in a brawl outside of the LeBron James-founded I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, suffered a skull fracture and had the imprint of a shoe on his chest, according to a report.