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- ‘I completely double down’: Basketball star axed for rejecting vaccine... a month after his brother was released over Pfizer claim
A basketball star who agreed a new two-year deal just two months ago has had his contract terminated because he refused to take a Covid vaccine – following his brother, who made claims about the Pfizer jab, out of the door. - ‘He is confident in himself’: Row rages over masculinity after ‘sexy’ NBA star Russell Westbrook causes stir by wearing a skirtAn NBA great has proudly posed in an eye-catching skirt for a fashion shoot, causing some to praise him for "taking risks" and looking "incredibly masculine" in a fierce ensuing debate.
- ‘We are not politicians’: Zlatan reopens LeBron row by warning that ‘politics divide people’, calls out the media over Tiger WoodsFootball badboy Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reopened his row with NBA legend LeBron James over his social justice campaigning and named golfer Tiger Woods as an example of the pitfalls of putting sports stars on pedestals.
- Russian president Putin is ‘cool as f*ck’, NBA icon Rodman reveals as he hails ‘hot-ass’ Russian women, Kim Jong-un, Donald TrumpNBA legend Dennis Rodman has revealed his love for Russian women and admiration for "cool as f*ck" president Vladimir Putin.
- Ex-NBA champ urges end to ‘iron fist’ lockdowns, claims influencers & police are being prevented from speaking about Covid (VIDEO)Giant Australian basketball star Andrew Bogut has blasted tight Covid-19 restrictions and claimed that he was made a mysterious financial offer to tell the public to stay at home and follow government regulations.
- TV anchor is axed after saying a black presenter hosted NBA finals because bosses felt ‘pressure’ about ‘crappy’ diversity recordA white TV anchor who was accidentally recorded saying that a high-profile black colleague had been given more work because bosses were "feeling pressure" on diversity has been axed from ESPN's NBA programming.
- US president Biden kneels in White House photos again with basketball team – but Black Votes Matter boss still isn’t happy (VIDEO)Joe Biden has taken a knee again in a ceremony for a women's basketball team at the White House, with a leading campaigner on voting reforms among viewers questioning the value of the contentious gesture by the president.
- ‘I’m free’: NBA star holds fashion shoot to celebrate release from prison after 78 days for pointing gun at people outside homeNBA player Malik Beasley has celebrated his release from jail after serving 78 days of a total of 120 he was sentenced to last December for pointing a gun at people outside his house.
- ‘There’s no excuse for this’: Fists fly in the NBA as two players are EJECTED after nasty foul leads to impromptu punch-up (VIDEO)Chimezie Metu, of the Sacramento Kings, and the Dallas Mavericks' Eugene Omoruyi were both ejected from an NBA Summer League game on Monday after Metu landed a right hand to his rival's temple in retaliation to being fouled.
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