Tag: NBA

"You guys know [Erdogan]," Kanter said. "He has attacked the people in Washington. He is a bad, bad man. He is a dictator and he is the Hitler of our century." (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

National Security

NBA player Enes Kanter detained for criticizing Turkish president Erdogan

Joel Gehrke · May 20, 2017 3:47 pm

"I feel like there is a cloud, a pall over the whole country in a paranoid, surreal sort of way that's got nothing to do with the Democrats losing the election," San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said.

National Security

Gregg Popovich: ‘Surreal’ state of country has ‘nothing to do with Democrats losing the election’

Anna Giaritelli · May 14, 2017 9:18 pm

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry says the president is an "ass." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Warriors’ Stephen Curry says Trump is an ‘ass’

Anna Giaritelli · February 8, 2017 11:44 pm

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, second from right holding the AFC championship trophy, beside team owner Robert Kraft, left, honorary captain Tedy Bruschi, second from left, and head coach Bill Belichick after the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Washington Secrets

Troubled NFL challenged by MLB, NHL, NBA

Paul Bedard · January 27, 2017 2:41 pm

NBA Christmas Day Is Better than Thanksgiving Football

Chris Deaton · December 24, 2016 11:00 am

LeBron James is among a group of Cleveland Cavaliers players who are refusing to stay at the Trump SoHo hotel in Manhattan when the team plays the New York Knicks this week. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

LeBron James won’t stay at Trump hotel with Cavaliers during NYC game

Caitlin Yilek · December 6, 2016 9:40 pm

LeBron James drops $2.5M for Smithsonian’s Muhammad Ali exhibit

Anna Giaritelli · November 17, 2016 11:26 pm

Charles Barkley urged voters who oppose President-elect Trump to "give him a chance." (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Charles Barkley on Trump: ‘Give him a chance’

Joel Gehrke · November 11, 2016 8:47 pm

The Cleveland Cavaliers' Lebron James will appear with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, just two days before Election Day. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

Lebron James to campaign with Hillary Clinton in Ohio

Daniel Chaitin · November 5, 2016 6:21 am

The 30-year-old R&B singer immediately posted a video on her Instagram and Twitter accounts explaining the incident, which went viral on social media. (AP Photo)

76ers apologize to singer after national anthem incident

Kelly Cohen · October 28, 2016 6:54 pm

Hillary Clinton touted her endorsement from LeBron James, and said that she has a lot in common with the Cleveland Cavaliers' star player. (AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal, Phil Masturzo, File)

In Ohio, Clinton touts LeBron James endorsement

Becket Adams · October 3, 2016 6:50 pm

Supporters of one party don't reconsider their politics if a celebrity endorses someone of the opposite party; they like the celebrity less. LeBron James might be learning this lesson soon. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

How LeBron’s Clinton endorsement might backfire

Jason Russell · October 3, 2016 5:17 pm