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Kevin Durant is officially staying with the Brooklyn Nets. The NBA franchise confirmed the news in a statement released by general manager Sean Marks, who revealed that he alongside coach Steve Nash and owners Joe and Clara Wu Tsai met with KD and his business partner Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles. “We have agreed to move forward with our partnership,” the GM shared. “We are focusing on basketball, with one collective goal in mind: build a lasting franchise to bring a championship to Brooklyn.” This brings an end to months of uncertainty surrounding Durant’s future in the NBA; he requested for a trade in late June and was supposedly interested in joining either the Phoenix Suns or Miami Heat. Reports claimed that the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors were interested in acquiring the player ...

Usain Bolt has just filed a trademark for his signature victory pose. The pose in question was first made known to the masses during his record-breaking run at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. This placed Bolt as the world’s fastest man, and with it, came his signature pose where he stands with a wide stance, leaning back with one elbow bent while pointing to the sky. The filing description reads: “The silhouette of a man in a distinctive pose, with one arm bent and pointing to the head, and the other arm raised and pointing upward.” Filed on August 17, this logo — perhaps to be used like the iconic Jumpman silhouette or SHAQ Dunkman logo –is said to be connected to products such as jewelry, purses, shoes, and other sporting goods, but it also extends to offerings like catering and loyalty pr...

Rick Ross is going all-in on Jake Paul and he is letting the world know. Since the YouTuber began is boxing career, Paul has proven to be a forced to be reckoned with. He currently holds a record of five wins, zero losses and zero draws. Four out of five of those matches has seen him stop his patients, leaving him with an 80% knock-out ratio. Recently, Paul was exepcted to fight Tommy Fury in his next fight, however due to immigration issues the fight has been canceled. Hasim Rahman Jr. would later replace Fury as his next opponent but due to weight issues, it resulted in another last minute cancelation. With all that has happened as of late, the chances of Paul receiving another fight soon were becoming slim. In a new Instagram post from rap legend Rick Ross, he revaled that he is backing...

Leon Edwards now joins the ranks of Michael “The Count” Bisping in bringing a UFC world title back to the U.K. The odds were stacked against “Rocky,” the Jamaican-born, Birmingham-raised fighter with odds putting Kamaru Usman as the -340 favorite and Edwards as the +280 underdog. The judges scored the first round for Edwards as he was able to take Usman down — the first in Usman’s celebrated UFC career — where he secured a body triangle and worked for a rear naked choke. The next three rounds would go to Usman where he poured on the pressure which slowed down Edwards’ output. With 56 seconds left in the last round, Edwards shocked the MMA world with a feint left followed by a head kick that dropped Usman stiff. Dana White has already said that there are plans for a trilogy fight with the t...

Paramount+ has now extended its streaming rights with the UEFA Champions League until 2030. The existing contract was originally meant to expire by 2024 but the streaming platform has now renewed it for six more years, with the new contract ending with the 2029-2030 season. The deal will cost Paramount $250 million USD per year and a total $1.5 billion USD, which marks a massive increase from the current $100 million per year that it’s paying now, although it’ll also include the English-language rights to both the Europa League as well as the Europa Conference League. Some of the matches will be broadcast on both CBS and CBS Sports Network, but all of them will be available via Paramount+. “UEFA has been a key driver for Paramount+ since our launch and we are thrilled to extend this succes...

Earlier, tech billionaire Elon Musk Tweeted that he hopes to buy Manchester United. The Premier League has been struggling with the change in management in the most recent years after the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 so it comes as no surprise that a sale could be imminent. Musk tweeted to his 103 million followers that he was “buying Manchester United ur welcome”, but hours later, he clarified that he was only joking. He claimed that “this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.” Following Musk’s initial tweet about the potential purchase, Manchester United’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange saw the shares soar 3% early on. According to CNN, Mancheter United is worth $4.6 billion USD. The team is owned by the Glazer family, who also owns the NFL...

Basketball season is upon us and the NBA has officially released the schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 season. The full regular-season schedule for all 30 teams in the league has been revealed, with each team playing a total of 82 games. The season’s opening night will begin on Tuesday, October 18 which will see the Philadelphia 76ers go up against the reigning Eastern Conference champions Boston Celtics kick things off and the Los Angeles Lakers go up against the defending 2021-22 champions, the Golden State Warriors. Other additional dates to note for the season include the NBA All-Star games held on the weekend of February 17-19 at Salt Lake City, the NBA Play-In Tournament on April 11-14 and the playoffs beginning on April 15 and the NBA Finals Game 1 starting on June 1. The NBA recent...

Pau Gasol is slated to join a long list of legendary players that have had their number retired amongst the Los Angeles Lakers rafters. His No. 16 jersey will be hoisted up in the Crypto.com arena in a ceremony prior to the Lakers hosting Memphis Grizzlies on March 7 of the 2022-23 NBA season. Los Angeles Lakers are honoring Gasol’s six years with the lakers. He was traded from Memphis to the Lakers in 2008, where he teamed up with Kobe Bryant to appear in three straight NBA finals and win two championships together. After his stint in Los Angeles, he was signed to the Chicago Bulls as a free agent in 2014, where earned three of his six All-Star appearances. Gasol retired from the NBA in Fall 2021 after playing a final season with Spain. His jersey will hang alongside other Lakers legends ...

LeBron James has inked a two-year $97.1 Million USD contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers that includes a player option for the 2024-25 season. All thanks to a 15% trade kicker that is integrated into the deal, the four-time champion is officially the highest-paid player in NBA history as he’s earned a staggering $532 million USD in guaranteed money. Despite the fact that James will be turning 38 in the middle of the 2022-2023 season, the perennial All-Star has shown zero signs of slowing down, and this investment on the Lakers’ behalf simply goes to show the supreme confidence that the organization has in him to be the franchise’s centerpiece. Last season, he was sidelined due to a handful of injuries that resulted in him only suiting up for 56 games. This was a big factor in the...