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The NFL has officially suspended three players for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Two of the players, Antonio Brown and Mike Edwards, are teammates of Tom Brady’s on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while the third is free agent John Franklin III. All three players will be ineligible to play for the next three matches. The players have allegedly misrepresented their vaccination statuses and thus, violated the protocols. In a joint statement, the NFL and the NFLPA said, “The health and safety of players and personnel is our top priority. The protocols were jointly developed working with our respective experts to ensure that we are practicing and playing football as safely as possible during the ongoing pandemic. The NFL-NFLPA jointly reinforce their commitment and further emphasize the ...

The Memphis Grizzlies have added another historical feat to the franchise, this time scoring a franchise-high of 152 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Grizzlies beat OKC by an NBA-record margin of 73 points with their 152-79 victory. Just back in February, OKC took a 57-point loss at home in a 152-95 defeat to the Indiana Pacers, making it the largest home defeat in the history of the league. With the loss to the Grizzlies, they can now add the worst road loss to the franchise’s historical milestones. The loss has surpassed the 68-point margin loss the Miami Heat suffered from losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1991. With Ja Morant still sidelined due to a knee injury, Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis’ success, scoring 27 points on 9-for-11 shooting as well as made 6/7 from the ...

Shaquille O’Neal has had undoubtedly one of the most successful basketball careers in the history of the NBA. Throughout his time in the league, O’Neal was considered and still is arguably one of the greatest centers of all time. His successes in the sport caught the attention of many in the industry and even the many brands vying for endorsements from the basketball player. Amongst those that reached out to O’Neal was sneaker giant, Nike. However, when O’Neal was drafted, he declined Nike’s offer and signed a deal with Reebok instead. In a recent interview, O’Neal revealed why he rejected the lucrative deal from Nike, “When I got drafted, they gave me the opportunity to have my own shoe — Reebok. Nike was interested, but they didn’t want me to have my own shoe.” He went on to explain that...