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A new documentary “Little Ballers” chronicles the journey of four 11-year-old boys and their coach as they try to win New York City’s Amateur Athletic Union Championship (AAU). The documentary contains interviews with some of basketball’s biggest names, including: Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Walt Frazier, Chamique Holdsclaw, Joakim Noah, Steve Nash and TV One’s own, Roland Martin. […]

MIAMI — Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah said the NBA’s decision to fine him $50,000 for directing an anti-gay slur toward a fan is “fair.” Speaking Tuesday morning as the Bulls prepared to face the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Noah again acknowledged making a mistake in his back-and-forth with […]

In the wake of the Kobe Bryant and Joakim Noah’s gay slur incidents, many are saying that the NBA has officially become the most homophobic sports league in the country. The backlash began a few weeks ago when Kobe Bryant used a slur against a referee. GLAAD (Gays & Lesbians Alliance Against Defamation) went right […]

Chicago Bulls Center Joakim Noah was fined $50,000 dollars for using an anti-gay slur towards a fan during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. This comes in the wake of a similar event when Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 dollars for using an anti gay slur towards at referee Bennie Adams a couple of […]