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The NBA plans to honor the incredibly legendary life of Bill Russell and his commitment to the sport as an 11-time champion and civil rights pioneer by permanently retiring his uniform No. 6 throughout the entirety of the league. This will make Russell the only player to ever receive his number to be retired across the NBA. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver discusses Russell’s impact to the game and how the organization plans to honor him following his death stating, “Bill Russell’s unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights activism deserve to be honored in a unique and historic way. Permanently retiring his No. 6 across every NBA team ensures that Bill’s transcendent career will always be recognized.” It has been confirmed that current NBA players who are wearing the No. 6,...

Taiwan’s VICTOR has just released a full badminton collection with the ONE PIECE manga franchise. Creating each piece themed on the Straw Hat Crew, the 21-piece collection sees everything from rackets, shoes, and bags. For rackets, Zoro’s Three Sword Style was referenced to create the Enma, Wado Ichimonji, and Kitetsu III badminton rackets. These three rackets cater to different playing styles and have qualities for players that like speed, power, or all-around balance. Luffy and Sanji work their way into badminton shoes as both the VICTOR A670 come in either the colors red and yellow (along with a scar and straw hat pattern) for Luffy, and orange and black for Sanji. Sanji’s colorway is finished off with an image of a cigarette on the tongues and Sanji’s heart eyes on the woven tags. Othe...

This past weekend, ESPN‘s ESPN2 network and Sky Atlantic introduced The World Excel Championships. The unique display shared the evolution of Esports, which saw competitors solve financial problems with Microsoft Excel. Organized by the Financial Modelling World Cup, the recent showing was a replay of the “All-Star Battle” stage from last May featuring previous champions and runner-ups. Complete with scorecards, commentators and game analysis, the competition was composed of 30-minute showings of specific task completion. Tasks not only tested competitors’ Excel skills, but also mental mathematics prowess in a unique showing of head-to-head Excel showdowns. For those that missed it, catch The World Excel Championships below. [embedded content] In case you missed it, Paqui’s #OneChipChallen...

One of sports’ greatest memorabilia has officially hit the auction block. In honor of the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan‘s legendary ‘97-98 NBA season, Sotheby’s is auctioning off the jersey Jordan wore in Game 1 of the 1998 Finals against the Utah Jazz. This is also the same jersey seen worn by Jordan in the Last Dance season with the Bulls. Sotheby’s estimates that this jersey will sell for at least $5 million USD. The significance of the jersey is tied to the game as Jordan played 45 minutes in Game 1 of the 1998 finals, the most he has ever played in any of the final games that season. The iconic red Bulls jersey marks the start of his final journey towards his sixth NBA championship. In that game alone, Jordan scored 33 points and sent the game into overtime. The ‘97-98 season was...

As the summer comes to an end and the next NBA season is around the corner, fans are eager to know whether or not Kevin Durant will finally stay with the Brooklyn Nets and if not, where he will be playing next. Recently, it has been reported that KD has given the Nets an ultimatum, forcing them to choose between keeping him or head coach Steve Nash and GM Sean Marks. According to SNY’s Ian Begley, KD is currently in favor of going to the Boston Celtics, where he is said to be open to playing with Marcus Smart, or the Philadelphia 76ers. NBA Insider Frank Isola said that with the Sixers in the forefront, Durant is open to rejoining James Harden, once again. The duo played together for the 2021-22 season before Harden requested a trade to the 76ers. It remains to be seen if KD will end up wi...

One of the greatest athletes of all time to play the game of tennis, has officially announced her retirement. Serena Williams is officially leaving the sport following the US Open set for the end of August. The professional tennis player penned a love letter to the game for Vogue, outlining her reasoning and wanting to focus on her family. In the piece, she wrote, “I have never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.” The 23-time...

According to a report from The Athletic insider Shams Charania, Kevin Durant met with Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai in London over the weekend, reiterating his desire to be traded before the 2022-23 season begins. Adding to the lengthy pre-season saga which saw Kyrie Irving exercising his $36.9 million USD option to remain with the Nets earlier last month, Durant is now reportedly voicing his dissatisfaction with head coach Steve Nash and general manager Sean Marks, giving Tsai the ultimatum of either firing the duo or trading him. Addressing the rumors, Tsai issued a statement on Twitter saying, “Our front office and coaching staff have my support. We will make decisions in the best interest of the Brooklyn Nets.” While Durant is said to be “resolute” about his requests, trading him has be...

UFC middleweight champion Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya is set to defend his Middleweight title against Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on November 12. The headlining grudge match will take place at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden as the long-time rivals meet again. Both Pereira and Adesanya started their careers as kickboxers, and the two have met twice before in the kickboxing ring. Pereira came out on top both times, winning via unanimous decision the first time, and third-round knockout the second. Adesanya (23-1) recently scored a decision victory over Cannonier at UFC 276 and the up-and-coming Pereira (6-1) extended his winning streak to four on the same card with a stunning first-round knockout against Sean Strickland. “I’ve always picked the guy no one wants to fight,...

Building on its journey to “carry on tradition,” Albino & Preto has now partnered with the iconic Japanese anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, for its latest collaborative collection. Celebrating the seminal franchise in the mecha genre, the special range features Heero Yuy’s XXXG-01W Wing Gundam and OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon, also piloted by Yuy and later given to Zechs Merquise. Albino & Preto Mobile Suit Gundam Wing collection is led by Wing Gundam and Gundam Epyon uniform gi offerings that introduce the iconography of the series and graphic displays of the mobile suits. The kimono dops are constructed with ultra-durable 450 gsm cotton pearl weave with back and left shoulder sleeve patches, along with embroidery on the chest and the A&P Mark logos on the right sleeve. While A&...