Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images One Lone Player Stands for the Anthem as NBA Finals Get Underway Just a single player for the Miami Heat stood for the national anthem prior to the first game of the NBA Finals on Wednesday. By Kipp Jones October 1, 2020
Ronald Martinez / Getty Images Former NBA Player Photographed on Street Holding Sign, Mark Cuban Reportedly Stepped in To Help Many have reached out and offered assistance in the past, including Doc Rivers, Jameer Nelson, the NBA Players Association and the NBA. By Amanda Thomason September 29, 2020
gifdsports / Twitter screen shot NBA Great Barkley Obliterates Defunding Police: 'Who Are Black People Supposed To Call? Ghostbusters?' Barkley made the controversial remarks on TNT Thursday, adding most people aren't informed on the facts of the Breonna Taylor case. By C. Douglas Golden September 27, 2020
NBA on TNT / YouTube screen shot Charles Barkley Comes Under Attack for Giving the Real Facts of the Breonna Taylor Case The NBA legend came under fire for defending police officers and challenging the ‘defund the police’ movement. By Kipp Jones September 25, 2020
Keith Srakocic / AP NFL Player Wears Name of Slain Police Officer on Helmet Maurkice Pouncey, offensive captain of the Pittsburgh Steelers, wore the name of Pittsburgh officer Eric Kelly, who was killed in 2009. By C. Douglas Golden September 22, 2020
CSPAN via @DailyCaller / Twitter screen shot 'Where's the NBA?' GOP Rep Rips BLM Hypocrisy in Tribute to Fallen Cops The Texas Republican called out the NBA's hypocrisy in messaging during a speech in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. By C. Douglas Golden September 18, 2020
Kim Klement / Pool / AP Gallup Poll Shows Public Support for Sports Has Plummeted Since BLM Protests The dramatic shift in support for the sports industry has been reflected in television ratings. By Michael Austin September 14, 2020
Stacy Revere / Getty Images Fox Sports Host Destroys Stephen A. Smith for Claiming 2-Time NBA MVP Was Hired Because He's White Doug Gottlieb called out Stephen A. Smith and others for unfairly playing the race card on the Brooklyn Nets' hiring of Steve Nash. By Michael Austin September 12, 2020
Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images Larry Elder: The Story of Two Racist White NBA Owners Shows Us the Real Way To Combat Racism 'Why would the bigoted Sterling sign a black coach and assemble a highly paid roster of mostly black players?' By Larry Elder September 10, 2020
Susan Walsh / AP Report Details How Dem Senate Candidate Mark Kelly Got Rich Quick, Including Selling Out to China Between 2011 and 2019, the Democrats' nominee for Senate in Arizona went from being worth $2.1 million to potentially being worth $27 million. By C. Douglas Golden September 6, 2020