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Sunday’s NBA match between the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Lakers has resulted in a flagrant foul 2 — unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent — and ejection for LeBron James, two technical fouls and an ejection for Isaiah Stewart, and a technical foul for Russell Westbrook. This is just James’ second ejection in his 19-year career. The altercation between James and Stewart ignited when James struck Stewart in the face leaving the corner of his eye bloody — according to the team, this required five stitches. Reacting to the hit, a furious Stewart charged over to James where a potential fight almost broke out. With most of the team on the court separating the two, Stewart broke free several times in an attempt to chase down LeBron and even Westbroo...

Following one of Manchester United‘s most torturous periods exacerbated by a surprising 1-4 defeat at Watford yesterday, Old Trafford manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is now officially stepping down as manager. “Ole will always be a legend at Manchester United and it is with regret that we have reached this difficult decision,” an official statement from the team reads. “While the past few weeks have been disappointing, they should not obscure all the work he has done over the past three years to rebuild the foundations for long-term success.” The statement continued to pay tribute to Solskjaer’s tenure at the Red Devils both as a player and as a manager. While no successor has been named for the time being, rumors have surfaced over recent weeks about the potential hiring of Zinedine Zidane, ...

Conor McGregor recently took to Twitter to answer some fan questions. Inevitably, fans were curious about his last fight against Dustin Poirier which led to a heavily injured McGregor. Since his loss against Poirier, McGregor has been rehabbing his leg and anticipating his imminent return to the ring. In a recent Twitter Q&A session, McGregor detailed what actually happened to his leg. It seems that McGregor was actually aware of the fact that his leg was not in the best condition going into his fight. A Twitter user asked if his damaged leg was what caused his injury in the fight with Poirier to which McGregor responded, “Same leg, same spot. I attribute it to why I wasn’t in as much shock as Chris/Anderson where. I knew something may happen in advance. Chris was upset with my quote. ...

According to a tweet by NBA insider Marc Stein, the Dallas Mavericks are setting up to retire Dirk Nowitzki’s No. 41 jersey at the start of next year during a home game against the Golden State Warriors. The 14-time NBA-All Star gave an emotional speech during his official retirement back in early 2019 and is now possibly getting officially embedded in the franchise’s history. The 7-foot power forward is the only player to ever play for one team for 21 seasons with 51,368 minutes recorded and was sixth on the list of the NBA scoring leaders when he retired. Just last month he was established in the league’s 75th Anniversary Team and is among the likes of Clyde Drexler, Magic Johnson, Bob Pettit and Oscar Robertson as one of the five ambassadors for the monumental season. Even without being...

In a recent press event to promote his new memoir Unguarded, Scottie Pippen made headlines once again to dig up the past to fuel his ongoing feud with Michael Jordan. During this conversation, he went on to reveal that he thought LeBron James was the greatest player in basketball. Now, Pippen is denying he ever called LeBron James the true GOAT. In another interview, he has seemingly changed his mind and is now saying that there is no such thing as a “GOAT” in team games such as basketball. He shared, “There’s no greatest in a team sport. Let me get that clear… There’s no greatest in baseball. There’s no greatest in football. There’s no greatest in basketball. There may be a greatest in golf. There may be a greatest in tennis and maybe some other individual sports that I can’t think of rig...

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors are proving to be championship worth with their current record of 12-2 in the NBA‘s Western Conference. After a major upset win against the Brooklyn Nets and Curry’s former teammate Kevin Durant, the Warriors are reminding fans that they are not backing down from any challenge. Post-win against the Nets, Curry spoke to reporters and entertained the idea of having Klay Thompson and James Wiseman back on the court. When discussing their progress, Curry said, “You got Klay Thompson and James Wiseman back at home playing 5-on-5 getting ready. So that’s a great problem to have.” He also revealed that their current rotations are the reason why they have seen great success so early on in the season, “That is the challenge of what we have in terms of balan...

Disney may be venturing into sports betting, according to a report from Forbes. Rather than setting up its own betting platform, the company — officially titled the Walt Disney Company — is planning to become involved with gambling via a partnership with ESPN. “We’re also moving towards a greater presence in online sports betting, and given our reach and scale, we have the potential to partner with third-parties in this space in a very meaningful way,” said Disney’s CEO Bob Chapek on Wednesday during a conference call, Forbes reported. The opportunity may present some challenges for the family-friendly company. A former ESPN executive told The Hollywood Reporter that Disney waited longer than its competitors to advertise sports betting firms and still doesn’t place ads for cryptocurrency t...

Celebrity gem dealer Ben Baller has unveiled on Instagram his latest collaboration with golf brand TaylorMade. This exclusive gold plated putter bespoke putter is TaylorMade’s first project with the California-based jeweler. Ben Baller has redesigned a TaylorMade Del Monte, which features a putter fabricated with 303 stainless steel gold plated by the creative jeweler. The Del Monte was created by a proprietary TaylorMade Hydro Blast procedure which gives this club its elegant shape. Besides the golden update, the Pure Roll™ insert is outlined black in this mallet build and features grooves at a downward 45° angle designed to optimize roll. To finish things off, each putter arrives with a custom “BEN BALLER DID THE CLUB” headcover. The exclusive collaboration will be available on No...

DeMar DeRozan joined Alex Caruso in opening up on his previously potential Los Angeles Lakers deal during the NBA free agency period. In a talk with Yahoo Sports‘ Chris Haynes, the forward discussed the initial possibility that fell through and how it turned out quite well with the Chicago Bulls. DeRozan indicated that he thought that the contract was already a “done deal,” before the Lakers eventually traded Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Kuzma and the draft rights to Isaiah Jackson for Russell Westbrook and three future second-round picks from the Washington Wizards. “I felt like going to the Lakers was a done deal and that we were going to figure it out. I was going to come home,” said DeRozan. “The business side of things just didn’t work out. A couple of things ...

Staples Center, the home stadium for the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Sparks, is getting a new name this Christmas. From December 25 onwards, the historic Los Angeles stadium will officially be known as Crypto.com Arena, with a new logo set to debut at the Lakers vs Nets Christmas home game. Crypto.com is a popular crypto exchange with an NFT section with over 10 million users, and partnerships deals with the likes of the UFC, Formula 1, PSG, Twitch Rivals, and the Lakers and Kings home teams. The exchange paid more than $700 million USD for 20 years of naming rights, which vastly overshadows Staples Inc.’s $100 million purchase for 10 years of naming rights in 1997. Staples later signed a deal to retain the rights in perpetuity before AEG bought the naming rights back for an undisclos...