Nine of the Lakers’ 14 current players are 32 or older, including including eight of their 11 new additions — and Anthony Davis is a high-mileage 28. Depending on any late moves, the Lakers’ average age is likely to be nearly 31, which would be two years older than any other NBA roster.
– $100,000 to Be Donated on Anthony’s Behalf to the Portland Art Museum’s Black Arts and Experiences Initiative –
Gabrielle Union and NBC both said Wednesday that they have had a “productive” first conversation on her firing from “America’s Got Talent” and her allegations that she was removed over her complaints about racism and other troubling on-set behavior.
Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids. The local coaches working with him didn’t know a lot about the game. Barely anyone noticed that an NBA player was in town.
Hair Love, a new animated short showing the love between a Black father and daughter, is now in theaters. Premiering right before Angry Birds 2, the animation short gives insight and relatability of Black fatherhood to a broad audience.
LeBron James, captain of Team James, in Sunday’s All-Star Game approached head coach Michael Malone at halftime to ask if he and his teammates could watch J. Cole’s halftime performance at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
West: Warriors’ Curry, Timberwolves’ Rose Lead Guards; Mavericks’ Dončić Second in Frontcourt
East: Celtics’ Irving, Heat’s Wade Hold Top Spots at Guard; Raptors’ Leonard No. 2 in Frontcourt
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade culminated a sixteen-year professional basketball relationship, two championships, and two Olympic gold medals under the bright lights of Staples Center on Monday night. With the Lakers’ 105-103 triumph over the Heat, James edged out Wade 16-15 in all-time wins.
This Week In Black History (January 11 – January 17)
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
The Memphis Grizzlies fired coach David Fizdale on Monday, with the team at 7-12 and a day after he benched center Marc Gasol for the fourth quarter of an eighth straight loss.
Gabrielle Union Talks Black Lives Matter, KeKe Palmer, LaLa Anthony, Being Mary Jane and Almost Christmas with Melissa Harris Perry at the BET Experience-Genius Talks: State of the Union: Black Women in Hollywood