So Long, East Rutherford. Hello, BK: The NBA’s New Jersey Nets are hitting the road, heading over the “Bridge & Tunnel,” and setting up shop in Brooklyn, NY.
And when they arrive next September, BK native and Nets part-owner Jay-Z will open the team’s new arena with a live performance.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is the new face of Nike — again. And, as expected, the new paycheck has come with some major backlash for the apparel manufacturer. Now that Nike has officially resigned Vick, who lost his lucrative endorsement deal with the brand after he was convicted and served 21 months in federal prison for dogfighting in 2007, animal rights activists have taken up arms to voice their displeasure with the announcement. A fact which became crystal clear when a Facebook campaign was started to boycott Nike and any other companies who endorse Vick. So far, over 4,000 people have “Liked” the page.
The story of pioneering slugger Jackie Robinson is bound for the big screen. Warner Bros. Films and Legendary Pictures is teaming up with Robinson’s widow to produce a biopic about the first black man to play Major League Baseball. The late sportsman was instrumental in breaking the color line of racial segregation in professional baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Shaquille O’Neal is throwing in the towel. After 19 years as a hoopster on various teams with the NBA — the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers, and most recently the Boston Celtics — the larger-than-life NBA star announced his retirement from pro ball on Wednesday.
Via a TwitVid no less.
On Sunday, American Idol Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks showed off her slimmed-down figure by Tweeting a photo of herself posing in a bikini. The image quickly went viral. But Word on the Curb has it that the 21-year-old “No Air” singer has been sharing more than saucy snaps with Miami Heat hoopster LeBron James.
Say it ain’t so, King James!
‘Rena’s got a psycho! A man has been charged with stalking tennis star Serena Williams after he tried to enter her gated subdivision in South Florida this week. Police in Palm Beach Gardens say 40-year-old Patenema Ouedraogo attempted to walk into the posh dwelling where Williams lives on Monday night and was only curtailed after security officials asked for his driver’s license and discovered that he matched the description of a man accused of stalking Williams.
Thankfully, Serena was on the opposite end of the East Coast attending the annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City at the time of the incident.
After those nasty allegations of an affair with Cleveland Cavs star Delonte West, you probably thought Gloria James couldn’t possibly humiliate her hoop star son any further.
And you’d be wrong.
Miami Heat hoopster LeBron James is making his first foray into digital entertainment with the premiere of The LeBrons — an animated Web series, designed to relay positive messages.
The show promises to will tackle a wide variety of subjects, including family, teamwork, friendship, giving back to the community, staying in school, staying out of trouble, and more. King James voices a character named Business. Former Clean House hostess Niecy Nash lends her voice for the mother figure of the show, Gloria. Drake will guest star as himself on an upcoming episode.
The first season’s 10 episodes launched on Wednesday.
Will you watch?
Huddle around, Sports Fans. One of the nation’s leading tennis aces could use your good vibes.
Serena Williams has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a pulmonary embolism — loosely translated a “blood clot in the lungs” — a rep for the racket-wielder tells PEOPLE.com.
Carmelo Anthony and his new bride, former MTV/VH1 VJ LaLa Vazquez, are already capitalizing on the star guard’s trade from the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks.
