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If there were a flopping safety word that would make all of this stop, everyone should be screaming it right now. Chris Paul is a much, much smaller human than LeBron James. There really is no scientific way in which Paul could have caused injury to James in this scenario. Yet, there is “The King,” writhing on the floor as his Laker teammates attempted to defend their leader’s “honor.” Outrage online caused “LeFlop” to begin trending. If there’s any consolation, the Lakers lost to the Suns 99-90. It’s probably safe to say that LeBron James has done more to expand...

<p>TNT analyst Charles Barkley says that the NBA lacks the testicular fortitude to suspend LeBron James despite the fact that James broke the league’s coronavirus restrictions by attending a promotional event on May 19.</p><p>James attended a promotional event for the Lobos 1707 tequila company along with several celebrities, including actor Michael B. Jordan and rapper Drake. However, his attendance at the party violated the league’s coronavirus restrictions and should have triggered a 14-day quarantine away from the team.</p>

LOS ANGELES — On Monday night, the Lakers listed LeBron James as “out” vs. the Knicks on their official injury report, and they weren’t lying. ESPN reported James would still likely face the Knicks on Tuesday. But a new ESPN report has backtracked, stating James will save himself for the woeful Rockets Wednesday instead of the physical Knicks. That means James will not have faced the Knicks the entire season, missing the April clash with the same ankle sprain. The Knicks’ defense is considered the most physical in the league and perhaps James would like an easier opponent despite the...

Charles Barkley famously said “I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model. I’m paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models.” While Sir Charles was right, that didn’t stop me from wearing his jersey, collecting his cards, and pretending to be the ‘round mound of rebound’ in my backyard for hours into the night. In our modern society few things dictate our culture the way the NBA does. I sit here as a grown man, wearing my stance socks, nike shoes, while sipping on Gatorade. Subconsciously the NBA...

Sixty-four percent of Americans say social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are doing more to divide the nation than bring it together, according to an NBC News poll released over the weekend. Only 27% say that they do more to bring the country together...In the latest poll, those saying the platforms do more to divide the U.S. includes a majorities of Republicans (77%), independents (65%) and Democrats (54%). Other groups saying social media does more to divide the nation are whites (70%), Latinos (56%), seniors (71%) and young adults (61%).

Skip Bayless is baffled at the fact that LeBron James isn’t playing right now and calls him weak as the Lakers are currently in the play-in. The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the midst of enduring a rollercoaster of a season. With their two superstars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis being sidelined for extended periods of time, the Lakers faltered down to the bottom few seeds of the Playoffs. The only semblance of hope for them was the fact that they’re defense remained dominant due to Frank Vogel’s schemes. The Lakers did however, have their team at near...