I Belong Here
Just a fair warning, this won’t be the typical in-depth expose you’ve come to expect from me. I had some introspective thoughts I wanted to get out and figured this… Read more »
Tag: Basketball
Black NBA Players are Doing Black Coaches and Executives a Disservice
As I usually do with pieces like this, before I get into the meat of the matter let me clear something up right now. Since I know some colonizer is… Read more »
The NBA is Wasting Young Talent to Promote Old Relics
It’s time to address something. I’m sure everyone is tired of seeing the same tired ass basketball debates every single day. Same silly, recycled talking points on TV, on social… Read more »
The Cautionary Tale of Ezekiel Cross
Alright, I’m going to get this out of the way right now so that you can temper your expectations moving forward. Aside from the title, this piece has absolutely nothing… Read more »
A New Angle is Needed in the “Women’s Sports Don’t Get Enough Coverage” Conversation
Before we go one step further, I have to make something abundantly clear right away. The lack of coverage for women’s sports is downright disrespectful. And the short answer for… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »