NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jordan and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver are helping repair the relationship between Charles Oakley and Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan. Oakley and Dolan met with Silver on Monday at NBA headquarters, with Jordan participating by phone, the league said in a statement. Oakley was arrested last Wednesday following an […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James is done bowing to Sir Charles. After he was criticized by Charles Barkley for questioning Cleveland’s front office, James tore into the former NBA star and opinionated TV commentator on Monday night following a loss in Dallas. James not only countered what was said about him but he also attacked […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Ice Cube and Allen Iverson are putting their star power behind a new 3-on-3 professional basketball league. The entertainment mogul and NBA Hall of Famer announced the launch of Big3 on Wednesday morning at a news conference. Teams comprised of former NBA stars will play its eight-game season in the summer […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose has returned to practice with the New York Knicks after missing their game the night before for what he described as family reasons. The Knicks’ public relations department posted a photo on Twitter on Tuesday that showed Rose in his No. 25 practice jersey, standing with his teammates at […]
Tylenol has released a heartwarming, family centered promo from Gabrielle Union and husband Dwyane Wade to promote its #HowWeFamily campaign. The ad, released by Tylenol on Friday (Dec 16), shows Wade’s blended family celebrating the Christmas season in Chicago, where the former Miami Heat star now plays for the Bulls. The couple is raising three kids […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook became the first player with five consecutive triple-doubles since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 101-92 on Sunday night. Westbrook finished with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. The Thunder have won all five games during Westbrook’s […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — David West is disgusted with the choice of Donald Trump for president. “The guy who got elected, it’s not just the fact he got elected but people voted for him,” West said after shootaround Wednesday. “That’s the disheartening thing. I just think a lot of the things he was saying publicly, […]
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has put his home in Walnut Creek, Calif. on the market for $3.7 million — $500,000 more than what he and wife Ayesha paid for the property last year. The Los Angeles Times reports that the couple — who have relocated to another posh Bay area domicile, have made […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends were cleared Wednesday in a $21.5 million lawsuit that accused them of gang raping his ex-girlfriend when she was incapacitated from drugs or alcohol. Jurors in Los Angeles federal court reached the verdict in less than four hours after concluding there was a lack […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The night after Derrick Rose and two of his friends had sex with his ex-girlfriend, he had a hunch she was going to claim they raped her, the NBA star testified Tuesday. Rose said he became suspicious of the woman when she texted later the same day of the alleged early […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Derrick Rose’s rape trial got underway in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday and the NBA star was halfway across the country saying he planned to win the lawsuit. Rose told reporters in Houston before the Knicks exhibition opener that he didn’t settle the case seeking $21 million because he thinks he […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry said he is disappointed to see sporting events pulled from his home state of North Carolina over a law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. And the two-time NBA MVP hopes lawmakers make changes to the so-called “bathroom bill” before more major events follow the […]
