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The NFL Draft is an exciting time for a multitude of collegiate athletes as they get the opportunity to take their talents to the next level and stop being broke (supposedly).

Michael Jordan has seen his name plastered on both sides of the Civil Rights movement. The NBA great was one of the first to speak out against the Donald Sterling scandal but has been accused of not being visible enough in African-American current events all the same.

A muddled Colin Kaekpernick 911 call has just surfaced regarding the April 2 incident where the San Francisco 49ers quarterback found himself in a predictmment regarding a naked ex-jumpoff, a marijuana bong and a couple of other NFL players.

The Golden State Warriors had zero tolerance for three-year head coach Mark Jackson’s first round playoff defeat of the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers. As a consequence, they have permanently terminated his access to their facilities.

LeBron James and the defending champion Miami Heat are currently sitting pretty as the #2 seed heading into the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Their Western Conference rivals, the Oklahoma City Thunder, led by Kevin Durant, are sitting in the exact same position.

Before we start this story, let us point out that Lil Wayne is a rapper and party goer, not a boxer. Nevertheless, it seems that Weezy tried to deliver the fade to Marcos Maidana’s trainer after the Floyd Mayweather fight this past weekend.

Last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather beat Marcos Maidana by decision. But the win was far from unanimous. 

While the Brooklyn Nets were busy forcing a critical Game 7 against the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs, the Barclays Center helped their own brand ambassador Jay Z one-up his battle with the away team’s human mascot, Drake.

The Washington Wizards are headed to the second round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2005 and nothing could distract them from this destiny. Not even Twitter terriorist threats from possible Chicago Bulls fans.

As the entire sports world rejoices over the permanent expulsion of racist Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the NBA, it opens up another conversation of the occasional black eyes that can plague the major leagues.

The father of professional tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams has always been a tough cookie in his own right, but that doesn’t mean he was cool in subjecting himself to the Donald Sterling’s of his sport.

Where as DJ Khaled has dug his hole with another rapper in regards to the tepid new song “They Don’t Love You No More,” Jay Z has an entire sports league to deal with after he offended the game of lacrosse with his struggle metaphor perceivably aimed at Drake.