So I’ll start off with the formalities by congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers on their Bubble Championship. They were the best team in the postseason. Now that LeBron James won his fourth championship by leading the Lakers to the NBA Championship in his second season with the franchise, the comparisons to Michael Jordan, and who’s the G.O.A.T. conversations are only going to heat up. There are many that already
It wasn’t much but Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the first NBA player to call out China. He tweeted ‘Wrong is wrong’ in response to an Instagram story about Uyghur Muslims in Chinese concentration camps. It’s a story that mainstream sports media doesn’t want to touch, especially NBA media. When LeBron James, Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, or Gregg Popovich decide to call out the atrocities of the current President
The mega story of the week in NASCAR is the formation of a new team for 2021 owned by NBA G.O.A.T Michael Jordan and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin. They named Bubba Wallace, NASCAR’s only African American driver, to pilot the car. Wallace has become one of the most visible faces in the sport since George Floyd was killed earlier this year while police knelt on his neck for
Usually, after a big UFC fight, it becomes a primary talking point in the world of sports. Analysts on different mainstream media outlets cannot wait to break down the fight. They cannot wait to post commentary on both the winner and the loser of the fight on their websites and social media platforms. However, it feels a little different this time. Colby Covington defeated Tyron Woodley in a TKO Saturday.
Following the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals, LeBron James couldn’t wait to air his grievances on missing out on the MVP award. It was awarded to Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks for the second consecutive year. He outpaced James in first-place votes 85 to 16. So how does James address this? “It pissed me off.” He wasn’t
When the Denver Nuggets stunned the Los Angeles Clippers the other night to advance to the Western Conference finals, Kawhi Leonard immediately became the target of intense ridicule by many in the media, and thousands of trolls on social media. The trolls on social media are just that, trolls. Memes surfaced all throughout social media mocking the two-time NBA finals MVP. But fans, well, some fans, actually take these sports
On August 26, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their playoff game against the Orlando Magic. The rest of the league followed suit. In fact, the NBA mulled protesting the rest of the 2020 season. Several Major League Baseball games were also postponed. Basically, the sports world was shut down after a video surfaced of police shooting Jacob Blake, a Black man, seven times as he reached into his vehicle.
There’s always that guy. You know, the guy who tries to help make things better, but ends up making the situation worse. Well, the NBA is that guy. When the Milwaukee Bucks decided to boycott their own game, and the rest of the league followed suit, I saw another sign that the NBA is trending downwards in American sports. NBA players are outraged over the shooting of Jacob Blake, an
The windows of the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and Houston Rockets may close a little quicker than many anticipated. With no disrespect to the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, the three before-mentioned teams are widely considered the most talented in the West, and boast four, if not five of the biggest names in the sport. For the Lakers, LeBron James is 35, and while he is unlike any other 35-year
What a blow it would be for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers if they are sent home prematurely from this unprecedented bubble playoff in Orlando. The Portland Trail Blazers knocked off the Memphis Grizzlies 126-122 thanks to some clutch play by Carmelo Anthony, and Bubble MVP Damon Lillard’s 31 points earning the 8th seed and a date with the top-seeded Lakers. The Blazers are no typical 8th seed,
