Are you waiting for the return of Derrick Rose?
Certainly, you aren’t alone. I am waiting too, and so is my momma, and my pops, and, well, you get the idea.
On April 28, 2012, the glass became half empty. Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL in game 1, round 1, of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs.
Basketball of today is a far cry from the way the game was played in the 90’s, and the 80’s.
In the 80’s, guys went for broke when it came time to win, and if someone got hurt, emotionally or physically — oh, well.
Its been no secret that Charles Oakley and Charles Barkley were not the best of friends. I find this interesting because they’ve shared a mutual friend over the years, in one Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
Oakley spent quite a bit of time Wednesday at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT (he even joined Stephen A., Skip Bayless, and Jemele Hill on First Take.)
During on the interviews he conducted, he did not deny slapping Sir Charles during a 1999 NBA Player’s Association meeting, when asked.
Then he offered up these golden nuggets…
Clearly, Oak has no qualms about sharing his true feelings.
Back in February, Barkley expressed that he Oakley should let it go.
For many, the perception of the life of a woman dating or married to a professional athlete was shaped by a weekly dose of VH1’s “Basketball Wives.”
New York Magazine offers an alternate, perhaps more realistic view (minus the drama) of who these women are, and how their lives are shaped by a commitment to family and a love of high-fashion, that they share with their husbands.
When it comes to cover candy at Ballertainment, Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton (along with MLB’s Matt Kemp) sit atop our list.
This is Baby Cam’s second cover for GQ Mag (last June, we gave you a glimpse of the first) and he certainly doesn’t disappoint, but joining him this year is New York Jets QB, Tim Tebow, and Tim definitely holds his own. If anyone can tow the line of reppin’ for Jesus the Christ and being a sex symbol, I suppose it would be Tebow.
Mr. Johnson is what they call him. What other way is there to address a man of esteem and accomplishment?
Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a husband, father, NCAA champion, NBA legend, World Champion, MVP, All-Star, Olympic Gold Medalist, a NBA 50 All-Time Great, Naismith inductee, HIV activist, Spartan and Laker for life, first African-American owner of the L.A. Dodgers, ESPN analyst, business magnate, author, and philanthropist.
Happy 53rd Birthday, Magic Johnson!
