Tag: Basketball

John Singleton Fused Every Part of the Urban Black Experience Into His Movies

On Monday, the film industry lost one of its most influential figures. John Singleton wasn’t the first to make movies with predominantly black casts but he was amongst the first… Read more »

Anthony Davis Going About His Desire to Play Elsewhere the “Right” Way

In a move that was shocking to approximately no one, Anthony Davis informed the Pelicans today that he will not be signing his contract extension this summer and requested to… Read more »

Jimmy Butler Is The Player Every Team Needs

When some players challenge their teammates, have healthy discourse with their coach, want to win and push everyone to do their jobs they are labeled as fiery competitors. When others… Read more »

The Answer to College Basketball’s “The Kids Need to be Paid” Problem Is Simpler Than You Think

For a very long time, I was on the side of fighting for collegiate athletes to be compensated in some way. It’s a grand notion and let’s face it, universities… Read more »

Whether You Realize It or Not, Lavar Ball is One of the Most Influential People in Basketball

Granted Lavar Ball has been the quietest he’s been since Lonzo was a junior in high school but make no mistake about it, he’s making as much noise as ever…. Read more »