Daily Beast media writer Howard Kurtz tries to expose a major hole in the Jason Collins story, fails miserably, gets called out for it on Twitter. Fun.
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“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” - Jason Collins
“The recent Boston Marathon bombing reinforced the notion that I shouldn’t wait for the circumstances of my coming out to be perfect. Things can change in an instant, so why not live truthfully? When I told Joe [Kennedy, a Massachusetts congressman and Collins’ college roommate] a few weeks ago that I was gay, he was grateful that I trusted him. He asked me to join him [at Boston’s gay pride parade] in 2013. We’ll be marching on June 8.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6ad89e29532bd0c349c358c562d9bdd/tumblr_mm0vm8REVr1ruw1vso1_400.png)
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“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” - Jason Collins
“The recent Boston Marathon bombing reinforced the notion that I shouldn’t wait for the circumstances of my coming out to be perfect. Things can change in an instant, so why not live truthfully? When I told Joe [Kennedy, a Massachusetts congressman and Collins’ college roommate] a few weeks ago that I was gay, he was grateful that I trusted him. He asked me to join him [at Boston’s gay pride parade] in 2013. We’ll be marching on June 8.”
If she is the best on the board, I will take her.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is considering drafting Baylor women’s basketball star Brittney Griner. (via andrewgraham)
Griner would love the opportunity. “I would hold my own! Lets do it.” she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday night in response to Cuban. (via apsies)
This could be really awesome.
He said, ‘If you can Dennis, I don’t want to do war, I don’t want to do war.’ He said that to me.Dennis Rodman, playing diplomat between North Korea and the United States on ABC’s “This Week.” The Worm suggested that common ground could be met on the basketball court. ”He loves basketball,” Rodman said, referring to Kim Jong-un. “I said, ‘Obama loves basketball.’ Lets start there.”
Dennis Rodman is in North Korea for “sports diplomacy,” a trip that actually garnered a “no comment” from the State Department. Fantastic.
Dennis Rodman’s contribution to diplomacy: Teach Kim Jong-Un how to rebound.
Jerry Buss, the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers who proved a major force behind the team’s success, has died at the age of 80. ”I really tried to create a Laker image, a distinct identity,” Buss said of his team. “I mean, the Lakers are pretty damn Hollywood.” Buss’ Lakers were by far the most consistently-successful team in the NBA during the 34 years he owned the team, winning 10 championships since 1979, most recently in 2010. (photo by Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times)
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This feels like fodder for a Space Jam sequel.
Roughly a month after he was traded to the Lakers, former Orlando Magic superstar Dwight Howard pulled out the ol’ full-page-newspaper-ad thing to tell his former fans how much he loves them. Not everyone’s a fan, however …
He’s managed to stay out of trouble for almost two years, but Marcus Jordan finds himself back in headlines after his weekend booking for obstruction, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Jordan was in Omaha to support a high school friend and his training partner during the 2012 Olympic Swim Trials. While we think the college athlete is certainly under more scrutiny than most, because of his relation to one of basketball’s all-time greats, do you think Marcus’ history of questionable decisions will prove to be an issue if he hopes to join the NBA? (Photo via BigLeadSports) source
Kevin Garnett has reportedly decided to re-sign with the Boston Celtics when NBA free agency begins on July 11th — a 3-year contract (Garnett is 36), meaning he’ll likely retire as a Celtic. Yahoo’s Marc Spears reported the deal as being worth $34 million over those years, a premium price tag for somebody Garnett’s age, and that price tag gives the lanky power forward a unique distinction — it would make him, over his entire career, the highest paid player in basketball history. (Photo by Keith Allison)
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Anthony Davis, who will likely be taken as the No. 1 pick in this Thursday’s NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets, is getting down to business.
Known for his connected eyebrows, Davis trademarked the phrases “Fear The Brow” and “Raise The Brow” earlier this month.
“I don’t want anyone to try to grow a unibrow because of me and then try to make money off of it,”Davis told CNBC. “Me and my family decided to trademark it because it’s very unique.”
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Embrace your weirdness.
The best trophy money can buy.
Congratulations Miami Heat and Lebron James on winning that NBA Finals trophy that you clearly coveted.
Protip: If you’re stalking an NBA player, don’t be so bold as to walk on the court during a basketball game, or you’ll get arrested — especially if he doesn’t play for either team. Such is the tale of 20-year-old Savannah McMillan-Christmas, who has allegedly been stalking L.A. Clippers player Kenyon Martin, but must’ve thought he played for the Lakers, because she walked on the court during a Lakers/Nuggets game in Denver, asking where Martin was. Not that she should’ve been on the court either way — she’s been accused of stalking many Nuggets players and has been banned from the Pepsi Center. So how’d she manage to get inside?
“Don’t let my Saturday night go to waste man”: In which a young man uses Lebron’s own words to try and convince the all-star small forward to join this Saturday’s NBA Slam Dunk contest.
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