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6 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Pritha Debroy |Aaditya Varu
Brittany Renner and her love life are in the headlines again. During her past relationship with NBA player PJ Washington, the actress received significant backlash. Whether it was the child support payments or the age difference in their relationship, netizens heavily criticized the social media star. However, one NBA legend supported her at the time. But as he recently revealed, Renner wasn’t pleased with his one particular gesture.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Pritha Debroy |Aaditya Varu
“I played every single game like it was my last.” That line perfectly sums up Allen Iverson’s career. In the last few seconds of Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals, the 76ers legend showed his dedication as he hit a jumper that remains iconic to this day. He dropped 48 points that night! The 76ers might not have won, but Iverson became a perennial favorite among the people. Since that moment, he has had several ups and downs in his career as well as his personal life.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Pritha Debroy |Aaditya Varu
Will Magic Johnson return to the NBA? Not as a player, but as an owner. The billionaire hinted that he might explore his chances of re-entering the league after his brief stint owning a minority stake in the Lakers from 1994 to 2010. Amidst the latest seismic shift in the franchise, the NBA legend has surprisingly distinct plans. But before that, the champ couldn’t miss the fun as he returned with his famous friends for globe-trotting.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Khelendra Yadav |Aaditya Varu
A $46 million NFL contract, a viral wedding, and a prenup decision that has the sports world buzzing—Travis Hunter’s off-field choices have made nearly as many headlines as his on-field heroics. While there have hardly been any doubts about his on-field capabilities, his off-field decisions? Not so much.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Pritha Debroy |Aaditya Varu
Dirk Nowitzki got that extra motivation from the fake coughs! Playing at the highest level means facing some of the toughest players in the league. And at times such as this, rivalries form quite easily. Think Magic Johnson and Larry Bird! It was the same in the 90s and then again in the late 2000s, with Nowitzki and another NBA legend facing each other.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Pritha Debroy |Aaditya Varu
“You’re not only the MVP. You’re The People’s Champ,” Joakim Noah said about Derrick Rose during the Bulls’ halftime ceremony in his tribute to the legend. Rose’s buzzer-beating shot in Game 3 will forever remain etched in memory, even if the Bulls were defeated in the 2015 Eastern Conference semifinals. With 3 All-Star selections, a ROTY honor, and carrying the Bulls on his back, Rose was probably the closest thing we got to Michael Jordan. But, as we all know, had other plans.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Pritha Debroy |Aaditya Varu
Larsa Pippen said it again! The drama has gone a notch higher in Real Housewives of Miami with the rising tensions and rift between two friends. Larsa has finally confronted her friend Lisa Hochstein over the two “hanging out” with her ex-boyfriend Marcus Jordan. But the time and place might not have been right for the argument. After revealing her ex’s shocking and “threatening” messages, Larsa has once again made her bid to her friend.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Khelendra Yadav |Aaditya Varu
Jalen Rose has just made history—and not on the hardwood. In a move that bridges basketball, music, and community activism, Rose becomes the first NBA star to join rap icon and $160 million mogul Ice Cube in receiving a one-of-a-kind honor from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. But what exactly brings these two cultural powerhouses together under the same spotlight? Most fans would know that apart from Ice Cube’s chart-topping albums, he’s also the mastermind behind the BIG3 basketball league.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Khelendra Yadav |Aaditya Varu
When a UFC fight sparks debate on a basketball podcast, you know it’s more than just another night in the Octagon. That’s exactly what happened when Udonis Haslem offered his take on the high-stakes matchup between Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr. And let’s just say, his reasoning may take some fans by surprise. Set to unfold on June 21st in Baku, Azerbaijan, this fight comes with a bit of history.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Khelendra Yadav |Aaditya Varu
One Instagram post, two decades of nostalgia, and a hilarious reaction–Michael Beasley just let the world know why his story is one of its kind. Travel back to 2003. The Bob Gibbons AAU Tournament was the proving ground, buzzing with future NBA names like Rajon Rondo, Dwight Howard, and Sebastian Telfair. For anyone dialed into high school hoops at the time, it was a who’s who of rising legends.
