The Union of Hip Hop and Basketball: Explained
Hip hop and basketball is the most organic relationship between sports and culture the world has ever seen. No two entities in those realms are as inextricably linked and perhaps… Read more »
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Player Empowerment Has Turned the NBA into Hamsterdam and LeBron is Bunny Colvin
Let me clear this up immediately, I am not anti-player empowerment. I actually love it. It brings me a lot of joy to think about one of these star players… Read more »
Remembering David Stern: One Year Later
The basketball community lost one of its giants last year. David Stern passed away on January 2nd, 2020 after being hospitalized for weeks due to a brain hemorrhage. He will… Read more »
Where Are They Now? – Hollywood Hoops Edition
I know we’ve all watched a basketball movie and thought about what happened to the characters past the point of filming. I know I’ve always speculated about how certain guys… Read more »
The WNBA Can’t Seem to Get Out of Its Own Way
Before I fully get in to this topic, let me preface this by saying I think Cathy Engelbert has done a great job so far during her tenure as league… Read more »
Kobe Bean Bryant: Thank You
Since January 26th, 2020, I’ve been trying to find the words to explain how I felt about the terrible tragedy that took place. And as of February 5th, 2020, I… Read more »
“Not Bad for a Running Back” – Not a Running Back
Before you get started let me get all of this out the way for you. “It’s only been 27 games.”, “He hasn’t won in the playoffs.”, “This season isn’t over.”,… Read more »
The Future Of Basketball Is Now
On Saturday evening D.C. got a glimpse of the innovation, creativity and vision of Global Mixed Gender Basketball. Men and women competing professionally on the basketball court is one of the… Read more »
Fixing the Plight of HBCUs is not the Responsibility of Black Athletes
There have been a lot of discussions recently surrounding black athletes abandoning PWI’s and lending their talents exclusively to HBCUs. While this is nice in theory, it’s not practical. I… Read more »
The Black Women Tennis Takeover is the Greatest Thing in Sports
We saw a melanin overload in the US Open over the weekend. Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Taylor Townsend and of course the incomparable Serena Williams were front and center of… Read more »