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Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, has once again used an NBA press conference as a platform to attack Donald Trump with a 15-minute tirade delivered ahead of Saturday’s game. Popovich kicked off his attack by calling Trump “pathetic,” Fox News reported. Gregg Popovich, head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, has once again used an NBA press conference as a platform to attack Donald Trump with a 15-minute tirade delivered ahead of Saturday’s game. Popovich kicked off his attack by calling Trump “pathetic,” Fox News reported.

Those of us who obsess about politics have a good handle on who Kamala Harris is. The team of old Obama hands running her for president means to keep the rest of the country in the dark. They confine her to tightly scripted appearances. They do not trust her to speak extemporaneously. She might be exposed for who she is. In unscripted events she is not to stray from memorized lines. As a candidate, she is a deepfake. Yesterday Harris received the endorsement of former NBA star Magic Johnson (full video of Magic here). Magic is one of several Athletes...

Former Dallas Cowboys star Emmitt Smith has joined 14 other NFL Hall of Fame players in endorsing left-wing Democrat Kamala Harris’s run for the White House in the Harris campaign’s “Athletes for Harris” effort. Calvin “Megatron” Johnson, formerly of the Detroit Lions, and 1970s Minnesota Vikings star Alan Page are among the others who signed onto the vice president’s campaign.

If there’s one person who understands the struggle that came with the job of Adrian Wojnarowski, it’s fellow ESPN insider Adam Schefter. Wojnarowski shockingly announced he was retiring from ESPN as the outlet’s lead NBA insider on Wednesday morning to become the general manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. As part of his announcement, Wojnarowski said that he was “no longer driven” to make the investment in his role that he needed to and that he wanted to spend his time “in ways that are more personally meaningful.” Adrian Wojnarowski shocked the NBA world on Wednesday when he...

Stephen Curry has been very vocal about his views such that he recently clarified his political stance by endorsing Kamala Harris‘s presidency for the upcoming elections. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang, Curry explained his decision to publicly support Harris and expressed frustration with the backlash often accompanying political endorsements. While doing so, Steph Curry also acknowledged Michael Jordan‘s well-known comment “Republicans buy sneakers too.” The Baby-faced Assassin with a smirk acknowledged MJ’s long-standing reluctance to publicly engage in political matters. "I approach everything with decency and humanity. It's not like I'm out here casting flames at the other...

There’s exciting news for all of you tight ends and ball handlers. The Buffalo Bills is going gay.The NFL team announced it will partner with the National Gay Flag Football League and launch a chapter in Buffalo.

BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics again stand alone among NBA champions. Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to win the franchise’s 18th championship, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in league history. Boston earned its latest title on the 16th anniversary of hoisting its last Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2008. It marks the 13th championship won this century by one of the city’s Big 4 professional sports franchises. Jaylen Brown added 21 points and was voted the NBA Finals MVP....

Over the past two weeks, one of the biggest culture war conversations in America has had absolutely nothing to do with Donald Trump, Joe Biden or the 2024 elections. Instead, it’s centered on, of all things, the WNBA. The discourse around Caitlin Clark, the Iowa phenom who won rookie of the month in May, has run the gamut of everything wrong with how we argue today — injecting racism, sexism, talk of “pretty privilege” and allegations of “assault” for hard fouls. Most non-sports commentators writing and discussing Clark’s controversial entry into the pros have never had an opinion about basketball...

Dwyane Wade’s legacy with the Miami Heat will be immortalized with a statue outside the Kaseya Center in 2024, team president Pat Riley announced on Jan. 14. It will be the first statue erected to honor a former Heat player. “When we retired his jersey in February 2020, I said Dwyane was the face of this franchise forever and I meant it,” Pat Riley said. “Dwyane’s legacy is a towering one

A Buffalo Bills fan was shot and killed outside of Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday following an altercation after Buffalo's 21-14 win over the Miami Dolphins, South Florida police said, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). Dylan Brody Isaacs, 30, was shot and killed after getting into an argument with a driver of another vehicle while walking back to his car with his friends following Buffalo's AFC East-clinching victory. Isaacs died at the scene. The suspect fled the scene in a Honda Accord, which was located by police in Palm Beach County on Monday. Police have identified a suspect, but...

LeBron at USC's Galen Center for son Bronny James' college debut last Sunday.

The Caleb Williams saga is going to be one that we're going to get tired of quickly. It's a unique situation. As long as Williams stays healthy and doesn't completely shit the bed, he will go number one in next year's draft. He's already got a Heisman Trophy, and now it seems like he's making demands. About a month back, it was reported that Williams would consider staying in college if the Cardinals ended up with the number one overall pick. I think that's such an insane thing to entertain. It was like the first week of the season, why...

Former NFL player Sergio Brown has been arrested in connection with his mother’s death after being seen partying in Mexico in the wake of her death, according to a report. He was deported from the country on Tuesday and taken into custody near San Diego based on an arrest warrant issued in Illinois, an unidentified law enforcement source told CNN. Police in San Diego are now reportedly working to transfer the former pro-footballer from Southern California to the Chicago area, where his mother, Myrtle, was found dead in her home last month.

LeBron James’ son Bronny suffered cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California Monday. The 18-year-old athlete was taken to the hospital where he was treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) before being released to general care, a spokesperson for the James family told TMZ Tuesday. “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU,” the statement began. “We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will...

Count Charles Barkley as someone who isn’t going to be boycotting Bud Light anytime soon.According to TMZ, the NBA legend and TV personality was in Lake Tahoe for the American Century Celebrity golf tournament. At some point, he got a little time away from the links. This gave him a chance to take the mic and lambast people unhappy with Bud Light’s descent into wokeness.“I want y’all to drink this f–king beer,” Sir Charles said. “I want y’all to drink this f–king beer, I got three cases of Bud Light.”Those three cases may mean that Barkley was holding onto the...

Kendrick Perkins does not think Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic should win his third consecutive NBA MVP Award this year, and he has decided to go the race-baiting route in an attempt to prove his point. Perkins said on ESPN’s “First Take” Wednesday that he believes Jokic has race on his side in the MVP discussion. Perkins, who was ripped by fellow ESPN analyst JJ Redick this week for accusing Jokic of “stat-padding,” accused MVP voters of historically changing the criteria for which player should win MVP based on skin color. “When I come on here every single time and...

Poyer played in New York for the past six seasons, where state income taxes are higher than most. Some probably think about it, but free agent star safety Jordan Poyer said it; professional athletes are thinking about state taxes when thinking about where to play next in free agency. Poyer has become one of the best safeties in the NFL during his time with the Buffalo Bills after joining them in 2017. He signed a four-year, $13 million deal and was given a two-year extension in 2021 worth $19.5 million. Speaking on his podcast this week, Poyer discussed where he...

Love him or hate him, there is no denying him. LeBron James set the NBA record for most points scored when he made a jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 7th, giving him 38,388 points and breaking the record Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held since 1984. Unfortunately for his team’s more immediate concern, the Lakers lost at home to the Thunder 133-130.The game was paused for several minutes as James was honored by NBA commissioner Adam Silver and greeted by his mother, wife, and children. Abdul-Jabbar was also on hand.Entering the game,...

NBA star LeBron James, whose net worth is estimated at $1 billion, endorsed Georgia’s Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock on the day Americans go to the polls for the 2022 midterm elections, saying, “We’ve been oppressed for so long.” James, who sponsored his left-wing “More Than a Vote” campaign in 2020 to fight mythic “voter suppression” in Georgia, claimed in an Instagram post late on Monday evening that he wants “change” in Georgia, and so he urged voters to vote for the same guy who is already in office there. “Obviously, tomorrow is Election Day, and there’s only one choice when...

LeBron James is the GOAT when it comes to telling small, meaningless lies.The NBA community has been mourning the death of rapper Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Ball, since he was killed in Houston last week. Takeoff was 1/3rd of Migos, the popular rap trio from Atlanta that went to the top of the charts with their sophomore album “Culture” and were often seen in NBA circles. LeBron James was asked about Takeoff’s death on Sunday afternoon after the Los Angeles Lakers lost the Cleveland Cavaliers, 114-100, in LA. His answer went viral for all the wrong reasons. James...