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When it comes to siblings in the NBA, LaVar Ball has long been known as the mastermind behind his sons’ professional basketball careers. While only two of them, Lonzo and LaMelo Ball are in the league and LiAngelo is in the G-League, LaVar has recently revealed that he would like to see all three of his sons play together on the same team. LaVar seems to be confident of the brothers’ chemistry, speaking to Block Club Chicago about his hopes and wishes for his sons. LaVar says, “Now I say my boys are going to be the first billionaires to play basketball. Individuals, we’re all millionaires. But as a family, we’ll be billionaires. That’s what makes me do what I do. I’m going to show folks: When any Black family sticks together, it’s going to grow far.” LaVar also revealed that he is interest...

This February, Tiger Woods was hospitalized following a car accident in Los Angeles. Earlier this week, Woods spoke about the incident in his first in-depth interview after the crash, touching on his future in golf and what to expect next. The legendary golfer sat down with Golf Digest, shedding some light on his traumatic injuries, his recovery process as well as how he has been moving forward. When it came to discussing the longevity of his career post-accident, Woods said, “I think something that is realistic is playing the tour one day—never full time, ever again—but pick and choose, just like Mr. [Ben] Hogan did. Pick and choose a few events a year and you play around that.” He added, “You practice around that, and you gear yourself up for that. I think that’s how I’m going to have to...

Lionel Messi has been crowned the best player in world football for a record seventh time during last night’s ceremony at Paris’ Theatre du Chatelet. The Argentine — who transferred from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain earlier this year — helped his country win the Copa America and scored over 40 goals across 2021, to earn him his seventh accolade. The award, which was postponed last year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, sees Messi go two wins ahead of Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, after also beating Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, Chelsea’s Jorginho and Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema who came second, third and fourth respectively. Out of the 30 players shortlisted for the award, the Premier League boasted 14 with five representing Chelsea and Manchester City, two fro...

Tristan Thompson had a fan ejected from the Memphis Grizzlies-Sacramento Kings game on November 28. According to reports, the Grizzlies fan was removed from his courtside seat at the FedExForum in the fourth quarter. Drew Hill of the Daily Memphian added that the spectator had made comments about the Kardashians directed at Thompson; the NBA player shares a three-year-old daughter with Khloe Kardashian. “Per multiple people around the fan that was thrown out of the Grizzlies game tonight, he was tossed because he was making comments about the Kardashian family in the direction of Tristan Thompson,” Hill tweeted, however the specific comments were not shared. Kings coach Alvin Gentry addressed the ejection after the game, “I think (when) you pay for a ticket you’ve got a right to boo g...