Former NBA great-turned-commentator Charles Barkley says he’s frustrated with Tiger Woods, whom he considered a close friend, but reveals that he hasn’t spoken to Woods in almost two years. Barkley says when Woods fired long-time friend and caddie Steve Williams a few weeks ago, that was the “last straw” for him.. Sir Charles also […]
Ron Artest has been looking to make extra money just in case there’s an NBA lockout next season. According to TMZ, Mr. Meta World Peace is currently in talks with Dancing With the Stars and is seriously thinking about competing. No official announcement has been made, but Artest and DWTS producers have been in discussions […]
The 15-year old boy who was injured as a result of an accident involving a limo carrying Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom, has died. Awsaf Alvi Islam suffered severe head trauma in the incident that involved the limo and a motorcycle. The victim was actually an innocent pedestrian. Odom was not injured in the […]
The cast of the Los Angeles edition of the VH1 series Basketball Wives continues to get as interesting as it does controversial. Following Shaunie O’Neal’s comments that the spin-off cast is “littered with trash” comes word of another addition to the show. Page Six reports that former Nets Star Jayson Williams’ estranged wife, Tanya, will […]
The BIG Retiree, Shaquille O’Neal, future Hall of Fame center, has stepped down from the court, but not far away from it. Shaq signed a multi-year deal with Turner Networks and will join the NBA team of Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith on TNT next season. The deal also ties Shaq into doing features on […]
City officials in Petersburg recently rolled out the red carpet in welcoming Moses Malone home for a weekend visit. One of my closest friends, Moses, myself, and our classmate, Wayne Crocker, now the city’s Director of Library Services, posed for a pic outside the Mayor’s office. Representatives from the Police Dept., City Council, & School […]
LaLa Anthony was dubbed the “First Lady of The NBA” by the New York Times in a recent article celebrating her and husband Carmelo Anthony. When the piece described them as an ambitious couple, comparing them to David and Victoria Beckham. LaLa says, “I love Will Smith and Jada Pinkett. You see the love, and […]
After two years of battling injuries and nine seasons in the NBA, Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming has decided to retire from pro hoops. Yao played in only five games this past season and his contract with the Rockets had expired. New Houston coach Kevin McHale says he’s sorry to see the big man retire. […]
2011 will be a memorable year in sports with work stoppages in the NFL and the NBA at once. While the NFL owners and players appear to be closer to a new deal, still no agreement. Meanwhile the NBA’ counterparts are far apart in their negotiations, Now comes word from Tiger Woods that his injuries […]
It’s been a minute since we were walking the grounds of the old Peabody High School, but it was a memorable day as I spent the afternoon hanging out with former NBA superstar Moses Malone. We both attended Peabody and were with a contingent of city officials planning to honor the Hall Of Fame basketball […]
Kobe Bryant and Joakim Noah were fined for something that happens on every ball court in America, from the streetball courts of New York to the barnyard hoops in Indiana. Calling them homophobic would be like calling a wigger who uses the n-word while listening to hip hop racist. Neither Kobe nor Joakim knew a […]
The NBA Playoffs are down to the conference finals, a strange setting out west without the defending champs, the Los Angeles Lakers, who were ousted by Dallas. The Mavericks open their series with new kids on the block, the Oklahoma City Thunder, on Wednesday. The Miami Heat celebrated their semi-final win over Boston as if […]
