Miami Heat President Pat Riley shot down rumors today that he would come back to coach next season. Riley continues to support his young, yet embattled coach, Erik Spoelstra. “We’ve got a great young coach here, and I want to support him. And hopefully, he can grow like I did. We’ll bring Erik back, definitely.” […]
NBA superstar Dwyane Wade recently published an article in Newsweek on the trials and triumphs of being a single father. Wade, who was recently granted full custody of his two sons, was appointed by President Obama to a new parenting program geared towards encouraging fathers to be more active in their children’s lives. In the […]
ESPN analyst and former NBA star Mark “Action” Jackson has agreed to coach the Golden State Warriors. The former player’s name has been mentioned for various opening throughout the last few years, but the appeal of Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry may have been too much for Jackson to pass up. Warriors ownership seems happy […]
Shaquille O’Neal officially announced his retirement on Friday in the gym of his house. While talking about what he is going to miss most about the game, he jokingly said he was going to miss the free throws. Then he went on to retire his nicknames. “In light of today, I am retiring all my […]
Mike Brown and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a four-year, $18.25 million deal that will see Brown replacing Phil Jackson as the Lakers’ head coach in 2012. ESPN.com reports: The contract is a three-year deal with a team option for a fourth year. If the Lakers don’t pick up the option, Brown is guaranteed […]
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 […]
NEW YORK — The NBA players’ association filed an unfair labor charge against the league Tuesday with the National Labor Relations Board, a move it hopes could block a lockout it feels owners want. The union says the NBA hasn’t bargained in good faith, has made financial demands without offering concessions to the players, and […]
While the fight to grant gay and lesbian citizens the right to marriage continues in our country, the topic of homophobia in sports has taken center stage with the recent incidents involving NBA stars Joakim Noah and Kobe Bryant. In the last month, Bryant and Noah were fined for something that happens on every ball […]
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 […]
With the recent anti-gay slur spewed by superstar Kobe Bryant towards a referee and past derogatory comments made by former players like Tim Hardaway, it’s no surprise that it took almost 40 years for a Phoenix Suns executive to come out of the closet. Rick Welts, the President and CEO of the Phoenix Suns, kept […]
PUERTO RICO – Former NBA player and University Of Michigan basketball player was found dead in his apartment in Isla Verde Puerto Rico, where he was playing professional basketball for Vaqueros de Bayamon. NBC sports reports: According to the team of former NBA player Robert “Tractor” Traylor, Traylor has been found dead in his apartment […]
BOSTON – LeBron James is being criticized by CBS Sports writer, Matt Moore for answering a reporters question with “That’s retarded” as being un-PC. “What’s the big deal?!” critics of modern society will cry! “It’s not like he called someone a slur like Kobe!” Let’s start by recognizing that these are two separate incidents, unrelated […]
