Category: Basketball

Brittney Griner freed on prisoner swap

Brandon King

Brittney Griner’s time in Chinese captivity has finally come to an end. The basketball star has been in Russian custody since February, when a small amount of cannibis oil was found in her luggage. For that crime, bringing illegal drugs into the country, Griner was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison. The United States and Russia agreed on a prisoner trade. The U.S receives: Russia receives: According to a statement from Russia’s foreign ministry, Griner ws exchanged Thursday at Abu Dhabi International Airport in exchange for Viktor Bout. At a…

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Southern scores 74-66 upset over Cal

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Courtesy of Rodney Kirschner Deputy Athletics Director | Director of Strategic Communications | Sports Information Director 74  SU 66 Cal Team 1 2 F SU 38  36  74 Cal 26  40  66 BERKELEY, Ca. | Southern (1-3) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Jaguars held off California, 74-66, at Haas Pavilion. For the fifth time in school history, the Southern University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. SU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on November…

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Enes Kanter, where are you?

Brandon King

To basketball fans, the gentlemen pictured in the title image should be quite familiar. As you may recall NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom had a lot over the past couple of years, going on national television to daftly finger-wag at Lebron James as he laid responsibility at the feet of the NBA Superstar for the skepticism of and reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccination.  Freedom was also critical of Lebron and Nike for the, according to him, their complicity via their silence over the plight of the whygars in China.…

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PAC-12/SWAC Legacy Series Games debut this week

Brandon King

Courtesy of the Sothwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its television and streaming schedule of Men’s and Women’s Basketball games that are slated to air on ESPN+ and the Pac-12 Network this upcoming season in conjunction with the league’s partnership with the Pac-12. The SWAC and the Pac-12 and will debut the Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series, an educational and basketball scheduling partnership between the two collegiate athletics conferences, to tip off the 2022-23 season. The first-of-its-kind pact between Autonomy 5 and HBCU leagues was announced last September with its…

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The “Trials of Kyrie” are not about reconciliation but humiliation and subjugation

Brandon King

Kyrie Irving has been the talk of the news cycle and unfortunately it has nothing to do with his prodigious basketball talent. When he decided that he no longer to wanted to play with LeBron James in the summer of 2017 , that was the genesis of the shift of how he was perceived , particularly in the sports media. Since then , and at times partially because of his own actions, has been a consistent target of derision from the media and that rancor has spilled over into the…

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WTF are you talking about Lebron?

Brandon King

When it comes to Lebron James there seems to be a lot to like- good husband and father, phenomenal basketball player and pretty decent human as you don’t hear about him being involved in any type of shenanigans. However what should cause Lebron to be looked with the most Adiscerning of eyes is the fact the mainstream touts him as a black “leader” and “activist” that speaks out on issues of “social justice.” While he does talk, a lot, on social issues, when one listens what becomes plainly obvious is…

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I never thought I’d see the day…

Brandon King

For a variety of reasons, there are truly bizarre times in which we currently inhabit. In many ways up is now down and right now left. The Kyrie Irving has exposed a lot of black personalities in sports as the buck broken company me. They truly are. Surprisingly, unbelievably a voice who has run counter to this narrative is Jason Whitlock-yes you read that correctly. To be clear I have multiple disagreements with Whitlock but his recent monologue in which he raised the question of why Amazon and Jeff Bezos…

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Mad at Kyrie Irving but not Amazon??

Brandon King

Kyrie Irving has been the talk of the NBA world since his infamous social media post that has been called antiemetic ( but no one has specifically said why). As if they needed any reason to castigate Kyrie, various talking heads from the sporting world and outside the sports space have been letting Irving have it. The NBA wasted no time , issuing a statement condemning the post and commissioner Adam Silver set to meet with Kyrie next week. The swiftness of the NBA is a stark contrast of how…

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3 November 2022 NBA Injury Report

Brandon King

Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Bogdan Bogdanovic SG Nov 1 Out Bogdanovic (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Knicks, Brad Rowland of PeachtreeHoops.com reports. Boston Celtics NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT Robert Williams III C Oct 18 Out Williams recently underwent a PRP injection in his surgically repaired left knee and is aiming to return in the second half of the season, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Danilo Gallinari PF Oct 11 Out Gallinari (knee) said Tuesday he plans to do his rehab…

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2 November 2022 NBA StatCap

Brandon King

Player Spotlight- Kristaps Porzingis Kristaps Porzingis has gotten off to a tremendous start this season, averaging 21.0 points 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. While those numbers are in line with his career numbers, the 52% is well above 45% he has shot for his career. The Washington Wizards are off to a 4-4 stat and he is positively contributing to that better-than-expected start. Who Got It Done pt rb ast Dejounte MurrayATL @ NYK 36 4 9   5 stl  G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. DET 32 12 4   10-12 ft…

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