Last week the NBA announced that they would be hiring 17-year veteran Rod Strickland to lead the G-League’s professional path program. “We will have former players and former G League players to guide [the pro path players],” Strickland told ESPN. “We want to help them in everyday life, like balancing a checkbook, understanding what’s…
The Golden State Warriors after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder by 28 points, they extend their losing streak to four games. In the process, the Warriors were held to under 100 points for the second game in a row. Kevin Durant led the Warriors with 27 points, 14 rebounds, and three assists. Klay Thompson…
The Seattle SuperSonics made their debut in the NBA‘s Western Conference Pacific and Northwest divisions in 1967. Los Angeles based businessman Sam Schulman and Eugene V. Klein headed a group of minority partners was awarded the NBA franchise. Sam Schulman was heavily involved with them as he served as team president and head of operations. He would run the…
This past summer, the NBA returned to Seattle for the first time in ten years. Seattle hosted a preseason game between the Golden State and Sacramento Kings at Key Arena, where the Seattle Supersonics used to call home. This game was very significant to Seattle because they drafted Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant with the second…
Three-time WNBA champion and the league’s all-time assist leader Sue Bird was introduced Friday as a basketball operations associate with Denver Nuggets. Bird was not looking to get into NBA management when Nuggets president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, reached out this fall, which she stated was a “perfect match” that aligned with her future goals.…
Julius “Dr. J’ Erving is one of the most recognized names in professional basketball. The NBA Hall of Famer and former championship help revolutionized the “Slam Dunk” contest. In professional wrestling, many agree that his contemporaries would include “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Dusty Rhodes, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.…
The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels have the internet picking sides. There’s rumors flying that the two will go one on one at some point in the future. Reported by Joe Peisich on the Barnburner’s No Holds Barred podcast, The Deadman could be calling it a career at WrestleMania 35. The WWE higher ups, however are strongly considering giving…
We are three days away from the first ever WWE All-Women Pay Per View “Evolution,” and I recently had the opportunity to speak with former Two-Time Smackdown Women’s Champion Trinity “Naomi” Fatu about the upcoming event. Also, I asked her which WWE Women’s division Superstar would like to face on MTV’s Safe Word. “My good friend…
Earlier this week we were saddened by the news that longtime NBA and NFL owner Paul Allen had lost his fight with cancer at the age of 65. Allen along with his childhood friend Bill Gates founded the Redmond, Washington based company Microsoft in April of 1975. Microsoft is a multinational technology company that sells computer software,…