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Jayson Tatum is pledging his allegiance to the Boston Celtics, cementing his legacy with the largest contract in NBA history. Signing a supermax five-year extension contract worth $315 million USD, he surpasses his teammate Jaylen Brown who signed a $304 million USD extension last season.The deal would take Tatum through to the 2029-30 season, where it will include a player option for the final year. Tatum is an All-NBA forward who has just won this year's NBA Championship. A young sharp shooter with a lot of potential in the tank, Tatum comes off the season averaging 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game on 47% shooting from the field, including 38% on three pointers. Tatum and Brown seem to be locked up through to the end of the decade, looking to form their own Celtics dyna...

It is the end of the Splash Brothers at the Golden State Warriors now that Klay Thompson has officially closed his chapter in the Bay Area. The free agent guard has signed a three-year $50 million USD contract to join the Dallas Mavericks. He joins other sharp shooters Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, hoping to create a new dynasty in the Western Conference. The sign-and-trade deal marks the end of a historic 13-year run Thompson has had with the four-time championship winners. Hungry for the fifth title, Thompson joins the Mavs, who are sending its own 2031 second-round pick in the deal and the least favorable of the 76ers or Nuggets' second-round pick in 2025. This past season with the Warriors saw Thompson and the team's relationship become increasingly strained. His departure is unsurpris...

LeBron James is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers on a maximum two-year deal worth $104 million USD. ESPN reported that it also includes a player option for 2025-26 and a no-trade clause.With news of his son Bronny James joining the Lakers as a rookie, LeBron James confirms he is coming back for his 22nd season in the NBA. The maximum deal has put the Lakers $1 million USD over the league's new punitive salary second apron, which would in turn limit the team's roster flexibility. It is said that James' agent Rich Paul will discuss with the Lakers to see if there is a possibility of taking $1 million USD below the maximum. Bronny on the other hand has signed an agreement for a four-year $7.9 million USD deal with a team option on the fourth year. At the end of the year, LeBron will turn 4...

Bronny James has chosen a number for his jersey and it has a touching meaning behind it. In a recent introductory press conference with the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this week, Bronny explained that he wanted to honor late artist Juice WRLD with the No. 9 one his jersey. The 19-year-old rookie told press that he picked the number because the artist referenced it throughout his career. Bronny also has the same number tattooed on him and explained, "Juice [WRLD] has just been a big part of me keeping calm in situations that I've been through. Just paying homage to him, especially because he passed. It's a really important thing for me." In another interview Bronny mentioned that he often listened to Juice before playing. Bronny recently signed a four-year deal worth $7.9 million USD with th...

LeBron James is no stranger to breaking records in the NBA. Following his recent two-year maximum deal that earns the King $104 million USD, James is now the only player in the history of the league to have a career earning of half a billion dollars. At the end of the last season, James was recorded to earn $479,466,457 USD in salary throughout his entire NBA career. With his upcoming $104 million USD salary, it will take him over the $500 million USD earnings cap. At the moment, there is no other NBA player that has even reached $400 million USD in earnings just yet. A lot of James' earning also comes from his endorsement deals and other business ventures off the court. In 2022, it was reported that he had already reached billionaire status. With his lifetime Nike deal alone, he is approx...

John Cena will be stepping out of the ring for good next year. The wrestling star and actor announced his retirement from WWE at the franchise’s Money in the Bank event on Saturday, held at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.“Tonight, I officially announce my retirement from WWE,” Cena told the crowd from inside the ring.The wrestler, who has won the Championship belt 16 times, went on to reflect on being with WWE for over two decades and thanked fans for their ongoing support throughout his career.Cena, who is 47, told fans that ​​April’s Wrestlemania 41 in Las Vegas would mark his last-ever fight for WWE.In a post-match press conference, the wrestler said that his retirement was a mutual decision between himself and WWE, noting that he’d still be a part of the WWE family to some extent, even if ...