It was an anemic beginning of the season for the Kentucky Wildcats, a squad that has a reported 22 million dollar NIL-infused roster. The consensus belief is Kentucky has the highest payroll for a collegiate roster, with Duke ranking right behind the Wildcats in roster expenditure. In light of those NIL numbers, the alarms sounded...
When the second season of the Unrivaled basketball league tipped off on Jan. 5, it did so with five of its eight teams being led by Black women. It’s a striking display of representation for Black female head coaches at the professional level – especially when compared with other women’s basketball leagues like the WNBA....
Earlier I took a look at lesser known prospects who participated at last weekend’s Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., who could be big-time college players, and today I break down my 2027 player evals from the event. Davion Thompson, 6’3 PG – Link Academy (MO): Lefty guard that has high level craft and skill. Knows...
Since first signing with New Balance three years ago, Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has held firm on his belief that he didn’t take a big risk in joining a resurgent brand over competitors more established in basketball. “New Balance took a chance on me, honestly — the other way around,” Maxey previously told Andscape...
Angel Reese joins Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman in the cast of the hit Netflix series The Hunting Wives, fresh off its sensational summer debut. Angel Reese is once again trading offensive boards for clapperboards. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images) Netflix announced on Monday that the WNBA All-Star would join the second season of its...
Some familiar faces won’t be on the floor when the 2026 NBA All-Star Game tips off in Inglewood this February. NBA All-Star game voters had no desire for a return of the King, nor do they fear the (Slim) Reaper. A working holiday on the NBA front yielded the 10 men set to take the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s common knowledge that President Barack Obama is a basketball fanatic with a nice jumper. But did you know that late Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., could hoop, too? The story of how MLK and Obama used basketball to make connections is revealed in “Hoops, Hopes & Dreams,” a documentary...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — How will Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans fix quarterback C.J. Stroud? That more or less was the gist of postgame questions directed at Ryans on Sunday after the Texans were eliminated by the New England Patriots 28-16 at Gillette Stadium. With the sounds of postgame victory celebration reverberating through the stadium,...
Springfield, Mass., is where I’m stationed this weekend as the prestigious Panini Hoophall Classic highlights MLK weekend where the game of basketball started. As is usually the case at the loaded event, big-time performances took place and I run down and give my analysis of the top performers of each game in the afternoon and...
Don’t miss out on Episode 8 of Streetball: The Untold Stories of Basketball Stars! Be sure to check out all the segments on Ballislife’s main YouTube Channel. Exclusive to members, this documentary is one of the most highly produced projects Ballislife has ever crafted. Streetball: Ballislife Episode 8 East vs. West Released every weekend, episodes...