LeBron James Has Officially Become the NBA’s First Billion Dollar Man

LeBron James has become the first active NBA player and the first in a U.S. team sport to surpass $1 billion in career earnings.

Luke Norris  •  22 Jul 2021
Kobe Bryant Would Treat Practice Like It Was Game 7, According to His Former Lakers Teammate: ‘Every Day Was Game 7’

Kobe Bryant was an intense competitor during his NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He wanted to win at all costs and was dedicated to being the very best. This was certainly the case in practice, too, as his former Lakers teammate revealed he treated practice like it was Game 7.

David Wysong  •  22 Jul 2021
Paul Pierce Admits He Still Hasn’t Watched 1 of the Most Devastating Losses of His Career: ‘That’s Tough’

Paul Pierce had a legendary NBA career and spent most of it with the Boston Celtics. However, he recently admitted he still hasn’t watched one of the most devastating losses of his career, which came in the NBA Finals when the Celtics took on the Lakers in a Game 7.

David Wysong  •  22 Jul 2021
Giannis Antetokounmpo Could Pocket Up to $40 Million Annually Thanks to His New NBA Championship

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s recent NBA championship is significant for a variety of reasons. One of them is financial.

Joe Kozlowski  •  22 Jul 2021
Jeanie Buss Still Isn’t Over the Death of Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant

Jeanie Buss was still just a young executive with the Los Angeles Lakers when Kobe Bryant arrived straight out of high school. She says his January 2020 death still affects her.

John Moriello  •  22 Jul 2021
Michael Jordan Received a Special Gift During His Final NBA Season From Vince Carter With an Assist From a Surprise Source, Isiah Thomas

Vince Carter relinquished his starting spot in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game to Michael Jordan with some encouragement from Jordan’s longtime rival, Isiah Thomas.

Luke Norris  •  21 Jul 2021
Robert Parish May Be a Hall of Famer, but He Started Wearing Number 00 Because He ‘Was the Worst Player on the Team’

Long before he became a star with the Celtics, Robert Parish earned No. 00 with his apparent lack of basketball talent.

Joe Kozlowski  •  21 Jul 2021
A Chris Paul State Farm Commercial Predicted He’d Lose to the Bucks in the NBA Finals

One of Chris Paul’s State Farm commercials kind of predicted he would be beaten by the Bucks in the 2021 NBA Finals.

Luke Norris  •  21 Jul 2021
NBA Finals Hero Bobby Portis Once Punched a Teammate in the Face at Practice and Sent Him to the Hospital

Bobby Portis was a huge contributor for the Milwaukee Bucks 2021 NBA title team, but once got suspended for breaking a teammate’s face. During his tumultuous time in Chicago, a young Portis punched Nikola Mirotic, sending him to the hospital. In 2021, he became the second 2015 first-round pick to win a title.

Tim Crean  •  21 Jul 2021