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Boston Celtics Eliminate Brooklyn Nets With First Round 4-0 Sweep in NBA Playoffs
The Boston Celtics have defeated the Brooklyn Nets in a first-round NBA playoff sweep to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Celtics delivered a 4-0 upset with the final game ending in 116-112 over the Nets’ super team which was led by Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Going into the season, the Nets were major contenders for the championships this year, however, the dream has revealed itself to be short-lived. 2021-22 experienced a mid-season interruption due to the James Harden and Ben Simmons trade. Durant’s injury caused him to miss 21 games and after missing 11 field goals in Game 3 against the Celtics, coach Steve Nash finally admitted that his star player was suffering from fatigue. Jayson Tatumscored 29 points before fouling out with 2:48 left in the game. Marcus Smart a...
Ja Morant Wins NBA’s Most Improved Player Award
The NBA has announced Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant as this season’s Most Improved Player. While most improved is subjective, there is no denying that Morant is very much deserving of the award. The young player received 221 points, with 38 first-place votes from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters. His peer Djounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs came second with 183 points and Cleveland Cavaliers‘ Darius Garland came in third place. This season was Morant’s first year as an NBA All-Star select and averaged 27.4 points, 6.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds. He shot his career-best of 49.3% from the field and at just age 22, is the third player in the history of the leagues to reach his 2021-22 stats within his first three seasons. He also established a career-high in minu...
Tyson Fury Calls Out Francis Ngannou After Dillian Whyte KO
Immediately after his stunning sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte for both the WBC and The Ring Heavyweight Championship titles, Tyson Fury called out the current UFC Heavyweight Champion, Francis Ngannou. Joined by Ngannou during his post-fight interview, Fury discussed a potential bout with the Cameroonian mixed martial artist. The 94,000 in attendance at Wembley Stadium in England were ecstatic at the thought of a meeting between the two, following months of talk. The call-out comes after Tyson Fury revealed that he would be making his retirement ahead of his fight with Dillian Whyte. The victory brings his record to 32-0-1 and with his accomplishments, the boxer believes there is nothing left to do. A potential exhibition fight with Francis Ngannou would need to wait for the UFC fig...
Formula 1’s Sergio Perez Takes His Red Bull on a Road Trip From NYC to Miami
In celebration of the upcoming Miami Grand Prix, Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing has now released a new video featuring Sergio Perez‘s road trip on an RB7 from New York City to Miami. The 11-minute clip begins with “Checo” in a hotel room in New York, receiving a late-night call from team principal Christian Horner. Mistaking “May” for “today,” Perez quickly looks on his phone for the fastest route to Miami. While it takes an average family car 19 hours to complete the journey, the screen says it only takes a Red Bull Formula 1 car 11 hours to cover the 1,950 miles, and Perez quickly jumps into his racer, taking off into the night. Aside from making a stop in China Town to pick up a Red Bull drink on the way, we also see Checo drive through some of the more iconic locations and landmarks ac...
PXG Releases High Performance 0311 GEN5 Golf Clubs
PXG presents its latest golf clubs with the 0311 X GEN5 models. This latest version of the popular performance brand emphasizes a new proprietary technology and consistency of yardage and trajectory control. The PXG 0311 GEN5 golf clubs were designed with new patented technologies that are both visible and camouflaged with improvements in materials innovations, precision engineering, and customized performance. The irons feature a new proprietary XCOR2, and a Power Channel behind the face with polymer specifically to make clubs lighter and faster. One detail on the GEN5 Irons is the integration of Precision Weighting Technology, an adjustable weight located near the center of gravity on the back of the clubhead. This enables golfers to experience various head weight configurations quickly ...
Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams Pledge Bid To Acquire Chelsea FC
Two of the world’s biggest sports names, Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams, have entered into a bid to become the new owners of Chelsea FC. According to Sky News, the takeover for the football club is spearheaded by Sir Martin Broughton, the former British Airways and Liverpool FC chairman. The outlet confirms that amongst those investors backing the move are the seven-time F1 champion and the 23-time Grand Slam winner. Sources have indicated that the two have joined together to raise millions of pounds, though the exact number has yet to be revealed. A spokesperson for the Hamilton did however, confirm that his £10 million GBP investment was “not accurate.” Williams’ venture capital fund appears to be making moves within the UK market, with her VC firm recently announcing an investment i...
Calum Jacobs’ ‘A New Formation’ Tells How Black Players Shaped Modern Football
When Calum Jacobs started CARICOM magazine in late 2017, he had an ambitious vision for the publication. In a Kickstarter launched for the first issue, Jacobs described the project as “a series of explorative and progressive conversations in the space where the Black-British experience and football intersect,” going on to add that it would “discuss culture, politics, history and contemporary life under the unifying umbrella of football.” After almost five years, and two issues of CARICOM, Jacobs is now poised to take that message to an even larger audience with the launch of his debut book. Titled A New Formation and published by Stormzy and Penguin’s Merky Books, the book expands on Jacobs’ ambition for CARICOM, telling the stories of Black footballers and their influence on the game. Alo...
Unboxing: Topps 2021 The Brooklyn Collection
For as long as Topps has been around, the longtime company has always been about giving the people what they want. Dating all the way back to 1938, when Topps, which began as a Tobacco distribution business, switched gears to head into the bubblegum industry, and then ofcourse eventually trading cards, the brand has remained true to its lineage of providing their consumer base with not only the products they desire, but also the products they didn’t know they needed. Topps has had an innate sense for being in the right place at the right time and now with the release of its latest 2021 “The Brooklyn Collection,” this good faith pattern continues. Right on time for the Holidays too, Topps is giving fans what they’ve wanted and more by reimagining lost designs of the past. Journeying into th...
William Strobeck Releases New Skate Promo for VIOLET
William Strobeck is back with a new edit — this time for his new project VIOLET. Created alongside close friends, the 23-minute cut is classic Bill Strobeck as he documents the likes of Patrick O’Mara, Seven Strong, Efron Danzig, and Auguste Bouznad, to name a few, for a raw edit that captures skateboarding at its core — the music choice is also impeccable. Strobeck describes VIOLET as, “shared ideas between the kids involved and myself. It’s cool to overall have all types of different creative outlets and avenues to express ourselves as I think that’s exciting as well as healthy. VIOLET should be one of many outlets for them. So far, so good.” Head over to VIOLET to browse its latest offerings of boards and gear. In other news, Primitive taps cymbal manufacturer Zildjian for a special-edi...
Phoenix Suns’ Leading Scorer Devin Booker Out Indefinitely Due To Hamstring Injury
Phoenix Suns top scorer Devin Booker suffered a mild right hamstring strain in Game 2 of the opening Western Conference series against the New Orleans Pelicans. Booker came off the bench in the third quarter scoring 31 points with seven three-pointers after tweaking his hamstring on a jump challenge against Jaxson Hayes. Pelicans pulled together for a 125-114 win against the Suns after Booker went down. For the past two seasons, Booker has battled hamstring issues, missing seven games last November. In the NBA Finals, Booker also suffered from a hamstring injury in Game 3. The NBA confirmed that Booker is “out indefinitely after suffering a right hamstring injury in Game 2 of the Phoenix’s first-round series with the New Orleans Pelicans.” According to the team, there is currently “no time...
HYPERFLY Taps Artist Bryce Wong for a “Tibetan Tiger” Collection
For its latest collaboration, HYPERFLY has come together with artist Bryce Wong for a limited-edition jiu-jitsu collection. Dubbed the “Tibetan Tiger” collection, the special range sees the multi-disciplinary creative, best known for his sneaker designs and unique art style, explore the principles of his martial arts background. Investigating the Tibetan tiger, a motif commonly used for prayer and meditation, Wong applied the disciplined approach of his training to his artistic sensibility. The result is an original skewed artwork that captures the dynamic visual outlook of the tiger while celebrating its place as a guide on the mats to protect both body and mind. The Bryce Wong x HYPERFLY “Tibetan Tiger” collection is led by a jiu-jitsu gi, accompanied by a selection of similarly decorate...
Tom Brady Speaks on His Brief Retirement, Shares He Is Confident in His Decision to Return
Tom Brady has officially spoken out about his decision to unretire. Earlier this week, the quarterback spoke about his brief retirement and his capabilities of handling anotherNFL season. He told ESPN that he did not that it was the right time to step away because he knew his body could still handle it. Brady explains, “I knew my body, physically, could still do what it could do and obviously I have a love for the game, I think I’ll always have a love for the game. I do think physically I’ll be able to do it. I just felt like there was still a place for me on the field.” Brady seems quite confident that he can still push himself as one of the greatest of all time to play the game of football. He also shared that he felt that his last season was a “bitter ending” and that he wants to rectif...
