MINNEAPOLIS – Surprised on how quickly the time passed, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid solemnly reflected on the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by a police officer in Minneapolis. As the only Timberwolves player still on the roster since that unforgettable day, Reid distinctly recalls the challenges of that time during the coronavirus pandemic...
During the first week of the new WNBA season, the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever played against each other, each hosting a game—one in Indiana on Tuesday and the other in Atlanta on Thursday. The two teams ended up splitting; each achieving a road win. The question now is whether it could be a possible...
It’s Memorial Day weekend and I am spending it at session III of the Nike EYBL in Kansas City, Kan. I focused mainly on evaluating 2027 and 2028 prospects, so let’s dive in to what I seen so far. Playing Up For Expressions, Nikola Mitrovic is an intriguing long term prospect that stands close to...
Five years ago, the world changed because of the courage of a 17-year-old girl who recorded the murder of George Floyd. I spent several weeks in George Floyd Square in Minneapolis while covering the trial of the former police officer who killed Floyd, and while directing the documentary Bearing Witness: A Portrait of Darnella Frazier....
The Chi has never been just a TV show. It educates, challenges, and sparks conversations that matter to us. Created by Lena Waithe and set in her hometown of Chicago, The Chi has consistently delivered storylines that are raw, real, and rooted in something deeper than scripted inner city drama and violence. This series has...
Two nights after stumbling through a season-opening loss in Phoenix, the Seattle Storm showed exactly why their veteran-laden roster can’t be written off. (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) Behind a dominant 23-point, 19-rebound performance from Nneka Ogwumike and a late push led by Skylar Diggins and Gabby Williams, the Storm outlasted the Dallas...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just received the NBA Most Valuable Player award when he noticed something suspicious. There was a man sitting courtside next to his wife, Hailey, who he had never seen sitting in his courtside seats at a Thunder game before. Before the Oklahoma City Thunder guard could raise his eyebrow,...
RABAT, Morocco – The game of basketball has taken NBA champion Sam Vincent all over the world. Now the former NBA journeyman is trying to coach his South African team to a championship in Africa. The former guard won a championship with Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics and shared the backcourt with Michael Jordan...
Karl Smesko secured his first win as head coach of the Atlanta Dream with a victory over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night. More significantly, center Brittney Griner surpassed Tangela Smith to enter the Top 20 on the WNBA’s all-time rebounds list. Brittney Griner: Top 20 WNBA All-Time Rebounder Griner played a significant role in...
The Eastern Conference Finals are set to tip off Wednesday night, and it’s the latest chapter in one of the most historic rivalries in NBA history between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images The Knicks and Pacers have met eight times in the postseason, six times between 1993-2000,...