Offbeat

LeBron James continues to reach new levels of Cheesy Dad Mode. On the heels of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tuesday night loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, the four-time MVP dropped a new nickname to describe himself and teammate/best-friend-forever Dwyane Wade. And, well, yeah. Let’s just say it wasn’t the greatest. Per ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: I mean, [...]

For those of you who have always wanted a movie to be made about Michael Jordan’s baseball career (count me half in on that list), your wish appears to be coming true. According to a report from the Tracking Board (a Hollywood insider website) Will Smith is set to produce a film documenting Michael Jordan’s [...]

Joel Embiid is still riding or dying with Sam Hinkie. Though Hinkie stepped down from his position with the Philadelphia 76ers before Embiid ever made his NBA debut, the 7’2″ behemoth still feels a sense of loyalty to his former executive. He has adopted “The Process” as a nickname, a spinoff from the “Trust The [...]

If real-estate investments portend NBA free-agency decisions, LeBron James needs a new poker face. The four-time MVP, who holds a player option for next season, has apparently purchased a mansion in Brentwood California, making it the second one he’s bought in the area, per the Los Angeles Times‘ Neal J. Leiterbeg: LeBron James has made a [...]

LaVar Ball has taken his rivalry with Donald Trump to a new level. Because, yes, this little beef apparently has another level. A quick recap: LaVar made some waves with POTUS by refusing to thank him for whatever role he played in helping get LiAngelo Ball and two UCLA teammates out of China after they [...]

LeBron James isn’t worried about squeezing Isaiah Thomas into the Cleveland Cavaliers’ rotation and offensive tendencies once the All-Star point guard full recovers from a hip injury he suffered towards the end of last season. Because he’s basically figured out how everything will work…by playing NBA 2K. From ESPN.com’s Dave McMenamin: LeBron James says he’s [...]

The recent era of Golden State Warriors basketball has produced the greatest long-range shooting team in NBA history. The Warriors possess two of the greatest shooters in NBA history in Steph Curry (greatest shooter of all-time, no debate) and Klay Thompson, and one of the greatest pure scorers in NBA history in Kevin Durant. The [...]

Stephen Curry had a problem leading into the Golden State Warriors’ most recent matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers: The ring finger on his shooting hand was in pain. So what was he to do? Contact the only person in a position to help him, of course: Retired NBA legend and lifetime Laker Kobe Bryant. [...]

Will this weird, and most recently one-sided, LaVar Ball-Donald Trump rivalry/mutual dislike/soap opera ever end? Maybe. But not right now. After promising to send the President of the United States a pair of Lonzo Ball’s signature shoes, the ZO2s, it seems that LaVar has delivered. TMZ Sports caught up with Papa Ball again (because why [...]

Remember how we said to know better than to expect the LeBron James-Enes Kanter beef to fade off into the sunset, or at least until the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks meet again in April? Well, this is us, basking in the told-you-so waters. One night after trolling LeBron for his first career ejection, [...]