Sports

Tracy McGrady, aka T-Mac, has retired from the NBA. The former high flying and scoring guard made the announcement today on ESPN. 

Count this as another example why any talk of “post-racial America” is comical. Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones says a fan threw a banana at him during yesterday’s game against the San Francisco Giants. 

Los Angeles Clippers teammate Blake Griffin and Chris Paul star in a new commercial from Foot Locker’s #Approved campaign. In the spot, Blake and CP3 sport gear from the Jordan 1 Flight and Flight Club 90 collections.

Remember when Michael Beasley was getting mad buckets at Kansas State? Yeah, that was a while ago. Today (August) in the early morning, the 24-year-old Phoenix Suns forward was popped for marijuana possession. 

The hammer has fallen on Alex Rodriguez, but it’s not a lifetime ban. The New York Yankees third baseman has been suspended by Major League Baseball for the rest of the 2013 season and all of the 2014 season.

Things are just not looking good for Aaron Hernandez. The former New England Patriots player stands accused of one homicide, and may be linked to two more murders. That said, the Bristol, Conn. native has penned a letter in which he claims his innocence. 

Finally some good news for Allen Iverson, sort of. The former NBA MVP has avoided jail time by paying up on that $40,000 he owed in child support.

Dwyane Wade‘s ex-wife,  Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, is a thorn in the three time NBA champions side. The Miami Heat guard’s former college sweetheart is suing him for access to his endorsement money, to help pay her mortgage.

NBA basketball is no doubt an internationally loved sport. adidas Basketball recently sent some elite point guards to tour China for it Quick & Fast tour while Derrick Rose is currently on the D Rose Tour hitting up various countries in Europe.

Carmelo Anthony isn’t one to forget where he came from. The New York Knicks superstar was on hand to open a pair of newly refurbished basketball courts, courtesy of his foundation, in his native Red Hook, Brooklyn neighborhood on Thursday, June 27.

It’s the end of an era for the Boston Celtics. Various outlets are reporting that the Brooklyn Nets and Celtics have agreed to a blockbuster trade that will send Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to play in Kings County.

Despite an early exit from this year’s NBA playoffs, Kevin Durant is still winning. KD recently inked a contract with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports and today Nike Basketball officially unveils his sixth signature sneaker; the KD VI.