Ex-NBA star Kevin Johnson to open ‘Fixins Soul Kitchen’ restaurants in Denver, Detroit, and Oakland

Former NBA player Kevin Johnson and his wife, Michelle Rhee, first opened Fixins Soul Kitchen in 2019 in Sacramento, where Johnson served as the 55th mayor from 2008 to 2016. Johnson, 57, is the first African American to serve as mayor of Sacramento. The married couple will open additional Fixins Soul Kitchen locations in Los […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Pelicans’ Cody Zeller marries singer Leanna Crawford in Nashville

New Orleans Pelicans center Cody Zeller, 30, and contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Leanna Crawford, 28, tied the knot last Saturday at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The wedding reception was also held in the Music City at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. “I’ve lived in Nashville for five years and love it. We thought […]

James Foglio  •  02 Sep 2023
Michael Jordan’s signed ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ book by author Harper Lee is available to buy for $24,000

NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s signed To Kill a Mockingbird novel by author Harper Lee is now available to purchase for $24,000. Harper sent Michael an autographed copy of her classic book in 1995, when To Kill a Mockingbird was celebrating its 35th anniversary and Jordan was playing for the Chicago Bulls. Michael’s signed […]

James Foglio  •  01 Sep 2023
Kings sign former Mavericks center JaVale McGee

The Sacramento Kings are signing free agent center JaVale McGee, according to multiple reports. McGee, 35, was waived by the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. The Michigan native signed a three-year, $17 million contract with Dallas last July. McGee was slated to make $5.73 million in 2023-24. The Mavericks had until this week to execute a […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Detroit Pistons Unlikely to Sign Killian Hayes to Rookie Extension

With the October 17th deadline coming up for extensions, the Detroit Pistons are unlikely to grant Killian Hayes a rookie-scale one per The Athletic. He currently has one year left on his current deal. Next offseason, Hayes would be eligible for a $9.9 million qualifying offer. However, his future in Detroit is clouded with the […]

Mathew Huff  •  31 Aug 2023
17-year NBA veteran Rudy Gay has never played in second round of playoffs

Free agent forward Rudy Gay has been in the NBA for 17 years, but the former Utah Jazz wing has never played in the second round of the playoffs. Gay, 37, was selected eighth overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2006 NBA Draft out of UConn. The former Huskie was then immediately traded to […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
NBA Referee Eric Lewis Retires Amid Probe Into Social Media Activity

NBA referee Eric Lewis announced his official retirement on Wednesday after the league office launched an investigation on May 26, 2023, to determine whether he used a burner account on X, formerly known as Twitter, to defend himself and his colleagues. Lewis, 52, last worked on May 16, when the Denver Nuggets hosted the Los […]

James Foglio  •  30 Aug 2023
Giannis Antetokounmpo, brothers invest in Los Angeles Golf Club co-founded by Tiger Woods

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is investing in Los Angeles Golf Club (LAGC), founded by PGA Tour legend Tiger Woods. LAGC is set to compete against teams Boston and Atlanta in the TGL. The TGL is a golf league founded in August 2022 by TMRW Sports, a company formed by sports executive Mike McCarley and […]

James Foglio  •  30 Aug 2023
NBA, NFL, and UFC demand ‘instantaneous’ DMCA takedowns to boost revenue

The NBA, NFL, and UFC are demanding faster Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedowns to increase revenue and protect their copyrighted content across the internet. In a letter posted and obtained by TorrentFreak, the aforementioned American professional sports leagues urged the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to make the removal process for illegal livestreams instantaneous. […]

James Foglio  •  30 Aug 2023