Basketball
Adrien Brody to Play Pat Riley in HBO Drama About Showtime Lakers
Adrien Brody (photo by Georges Biard via Wikimedia Commons) and Pat Riley (Keith Allison via Flickr) Adrien Brody will slick back his hair as basketball coach Pat Riley in an upcoming HBO series about the “Showtime” Los Angeles Lakers dynasty (via Variety). The untitled drama is based on Jeff Pearlman’s non-fiction account Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. Max Borenstein adapted the book for television, and serves as executive producer alongside Adam McKay, who was tapped to direct the pilot. The Showtime Lakers period began after former chemist Dr. Jerry Buss (previously reported to be played by John C. Reilly) bought the team in 1979. Buss invested heavily in the spectacle surrounding the game, hiring professional dancers and ...
He Said What He Said: Kyrie Irving Stands Firm On Push For Kobe Bryant To Become NBA Logo
Source: Harry How / Getty It’s been a year since the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other passengers in a helicopter crash, and the world is still memorializing Bryant in many ways. Kyrie Irving is pushing for one fitting tribute that will last forever if it happens and is proud to lead the charge. The Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard has had NBA fans talking since sharing on his Instagram account that he feels that his idol and good friend, Kobe Bryant, should replace Jerry West as the NBA logo. In the post, he defiantly wrote, “Gotta Happen, idc what anyone says. BLACK KINGS BUILT THE LEAGUE.” Thursday night (Feb.25), following the Nets 129-92 victory over the Orlando Magic, securing their 8th win in a row, Irving double-downed on his stance and proudly to...
LeBron James & Kevin Durant Named NBA All-Star Game Captains, Damian Lillard & Donovan Mitchell Snubbed As Starters
Source: Kevork Djansezian / Getty The 2021 NBA-All-Star Game starters have been announced, LeBron James and Kevin Durant will be the captains. Thursday night (Feb.18), the NBA revealed which superstars will start next month’s All-Star Game going down in Atlanta. Kicking things off, Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets Kevin Durant, who led in fan votes in their respective conferences, will have the job of choosing their team from the other remaining stars as captains. LeBron James and Kevin Durant are the 2021 #NBAAllStar Game captains 🙌@KingJames 🤝 @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/0Vs0YCa3P1 — ESPN (@espn) February 19, 2021 Joining Bron from the Western Conference in the frontcourt are Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, Los Angeles Clippers Kawhi Leonard, Dallas Mavericks...
Sean “Diddy” Combs Bringing The Crew League Basketball Series To REVOLT
Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Plenty of folks in the entertainment business claim to have skills on the basketball court, and a new series coming this week to REVOLT will reveal if some of the game’s hottest names can back that up. Sean “Diddy” Combs will bring The Crew League series to his network, featuring a number of celebrities and their friends going head to head in an unscripted show like none other. The news was announced Wednesday (Feb. 17) by REVOLT regarding The Crew League, billed as an ” unscripted basketball competition series” with a grand prize to the top-winning team. Season one of The Crew League will feature the likes of Swae Lee, Russ, Lil Mosey, Jack Harlow, The Kid LAROI, DDG, Lil Keed, and G Herbo among other stars. The teams will be ...
Royce Reed Backflips Her Way Into Dwight Howard’s Limelight To Remind Fans He’s Part of A Tribe Called Deadbeats
Source: Sam Greenwood / Getty The Los Angeles Lakers may be the 2020 NBA Champions, but it seemed Dwight Howard‘s celebration time was cut short after his current girlfriend and baby mother decided to rain on the parade. Kicking off the night by accidentally exposing his inbox. showing what seemed to be a couple spat between Dwight Howard and fiance Te’a Cooper, surrounding Howard’s choice of “friends.” “So tell me,” Cooper wrote starting the text thread starts off, while Howard’s response is blocked by the picture in picture of his live stream, Cooper confirms that the text in question was regarding possible suspicious behavior by Howard by her followup response of “It must be true,” before adding the peace sign emoticon. While the question may be legitimate, Howard’s ex and mother of his...
LeBron James Wants His “Damn Respect” After Leading Lakers To 17th NBA Championship
Source: Mike Ehrmann / Getty Job finished. The Los Angeles Lakers won their record-tieing 17th NBA championship. After completing the task, LeBron James had something to say. Love him or hate him, LeBron James is the world’s greatest basketball player right now in his 17th season, which is a testament to his greatness. The man has lived in the playoffs and NBA Finals consistently, yet we still take what he does yearly for granted. The fact that people consistently hate on him (looking at you, Skip Bayless) doesn’t elude him at all due to him rarely addressing his naysayers. He usually just waits for the perfect moment to give them the attention they beg for. Following securing his fourth NBA championship and NBA Finals MVP, Bron didn’t hold no punches during his speech and demand respect f...
LAPD Confirms Former WNBA Superstar Cappie Pondexter Was In Police Custody, Not Missing
Source: Tim Clayton – Corbis / Getty Former WNBA baller Cappie Pondexter was reported missing after no one heard from her since Monday, Oct. 5. There was an active search for the professional baller, but the LAPD has confirmed she was still in custody following an arrest. WNBA reporter and writer Lyndsey D’Arcangelo reported that after a false report came in claiming that Pondexter was found, the police have gotten involved and reportedly have leads in the case. Pondexter was last seen leaving her last know location without her wallet and phone. Those items were found in her home. Latest: Cappie Pondexter has been declared a missing person and there is an active investigation going on into her disappearance. Her phone/wallet were found in her home. — Lyndsey D’Arcangelo (@darcangel21...
Doc Rivers Lands Philadelphia 76ers’ Coaching Gig Just Days After He Parted Ways With Clippers
Source: Michael Reaves / Getty One thing about Doc Rivers he keeps a coaching job in the NBA. Just three days after he and the Los Angeles Clippers agreed to part ways, Rivers landed a new gig as the coach of Philadelphia 76ers. ESPN NBA Insider, Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Rivers and the Sixers reached an agreement on a five-year deal to bring his coaching expertise and fill the coaches sit that previous coach Brett Brown. With him becoming the head coach of the Sixers, he now returns to the Atlantic Division, where he once led the Boston Celtics to an NBA championship. ESPN reports that 76ers general manager Elton Brand first reached out to Rivers and his agent Lonnie Cooper on Monday, to “gauge his interest” in the job. Rivers didn’t waste any time hopping on a plane to Philadelphi...
Looking At You Skip Bayless: LeBron James Claps Back At Critics Following Lakers Game 2 Win
Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty LeBron James had time for armchair experts critiquing his performance on the court. Fresh off a stunning Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Denver Nuggets in game two of the Western Conference Finals that saw Anthony Davis nail a buzzer-beating three, James took some time to address his haters. Before the game came down to the defining moment, the Lakers were cruising, for the most part, led by a torrid start by James before he cooled off in the second half, and Davis took over. Critics like professional LeBron James hater, Skip Bayless, didn’t waste time twisting himself into a pretzel to find a way to fault King James for the Lakers almost losing the game. They believe that Bron was trying to get himself out of the pivotal moment and relieving himself of the...
NBA to resume games after player protest, turn stadiums into voting sites
NBA players who boycotted games as part of a protest against racial injustice have agreed to resume the playoffs on Saturday in a deal that includes increased access to voting in the United States presidential election. The league and players association (NBPA) said on Friday. As part of the agreement, the NBA and its players will establish a coalition that will focus on access to voting for the Nov. 3 general election, promoting civic engagement, and advocating for meaningful police and criminal justice reform. “These commitments follow months of close collaboration around designing a safe and healthy environment to restart the NBA season, providing a platform to promote social justice, as well as creating an NBA Foundation focused on economic empowerment in the Black community,” NBA Comm...
Kenny Smith Walks Off ‘Inside The NBA’ Set In An Act of Solidarity With Players
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Following the Milwaukee Bucks decision to boycott their playoff game on Wednesday night (Aug.26), it triggered a snowball effect of protests and reactions. While the world was still in shock following the Milwaukee Bucks decision to not play in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer, who has been identified, the Inside The NBA crew had to instantly react. It was very evident once the cameras went live, that the mood inside Studio J was a very somber one. In an unprecedented and powerful act of solidarity, Kenny Smith decided that the moment just didn’t call for him talking about basketball, removed his microphone, and walked off the set. “As a black man, as a former player, I think it’s best for me to support t...
Naomi Osaka Returns To Tennis After Withdrawing In Solidarity With Jacob Blake Protest
Source: Al Bello / Getty Naomi Osaka is returning to tennis after joining the onslaught of athletes who are refusing to play in solidarity with protestors in Wisconsin over the shooting of Jacob Blake and the murder of two peaceful protestors by 17-year old domestic terrorist Kyle Rittenhouse. According to CBS Sports, the young tennis star is returning to the court after initially pulling out in wake of the aftermath of Jacob Blake shooting and murder of two peaceful protestors. After the tweet from the world’s highest-paid female athlete, the US Open warmup announced there would be no play Thursday before resuming Friday. But later Thursday, Osaka told the Guardian newspaper in a statement she would return to the event on Friday to take on Elise Mertens in the semifinals. “I was (and am) ...
