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Is It the Braids?! Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” Soundtracks ‘Inside the NBA’

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Is It the Braids?! Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria" Soundtracks 'Inside the NBA'

Inside the NBA are in the beef streets. During the cut to commercials and returns to their in-studio segments, Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” played in the background. The hosts noticed and offered a brief bit of commentary. You can see the moment below.

King Kendrick is running it up on the streams. His new diss track targeting Drake, “Euphoria,” set a new mark for the largest streaming day for a Hip-Hop song in 2024 on Spotify.

According to Chart Data, the single had 9.206 million streams on its opening day. Additional stats are below.

Kendrick Lamar’s single is registering with fans, but it appears to get the support of rappers, too. Hitting Instagram, 50 declared the diss “real hip hop.”

“This is real hip hop shit go check it out, I would have posted it but it’s too long,” 50 wrote.

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[WATCH] SOURCE SPORTS: Ma$e Says He’d Average More Points In Today’s NBA Than Most Players In The League

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On the most recent episode of It Is What It Is podcast, co-host Ma$e claimed that if he played in today’s NBA, he feels “like I could play against these n-ggas.”

Making a very bold, yet possibly realistic statement as a former high school b-ball standout, the former Bad Boy artist said after speaking about Lebron dropping 40,000 points in his career, “40,000 points is a remarkable feat. I just think it’s a cupcake league, for real. I think in this league today, if I was in top shape, I could probably average about 15, 16. I’m just keeping it real,” he chuckled. The former Manhattan Center shooting guard added, “When I ain’t make it in my generation, I felt like, yeah, it was a few n-ggas that was probably better than me. This generation? I feel like I could play against these n-ggas.”

Go to the 29:00 mark of the podcast to hear Ma$e’s commentary:

Ma$e even added his former teammate and co-host Camron to the convo, saying, “I think Killa, you coulda probably played 20 years against these n-ggas today. You woulda averaged probably about 18.”

Cam replied, “In my prime? Maybe. I’d have to work on my jump shot. They didn’t let us shoot jump shots. Crazy shit it, I had a great jump shot when I stopped playing basketball. When we played basketball, coach would almost want to assassinate you if shot a jump shot. You had to go to the basket.”

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NBA Names Winners of First-Ever NBA Foundation HBCU Entrepreneur Pitch Competition With Black Girl Ventures

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The NBA Foundation hosted a pitch competition on June 17, 2022, as part of the NBA’s continuation of social impact programming in Greater Cleveland following All-Star 2022 in partnership with the national nonprofit Black Girl Ventures (BGV). Seven college-aged Black and Brown entrepreneurs from HBCUs presented their business concept for a chance to win capital as part of the NBA’s social impact programming in Greater Cleveland following All-Star 2022 in partnership with national nonprofit Black Girl Ventures (BGV).

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The entrepreneurs are members of BGV’s NextGen Program, an NBA Foundation program that aims to provide student entrepreneurs aged 18 to 24 with access to finance, capacity, and community. Judges for the tournament included members of the NBA family, including Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, local Cleveland business leaders, and HBCU alumni, who evaluated business ideas and provided advice to HBCU student-entrepreneurs.

Daa’iyah Fogle and Malcolm Lee tied for first place in the competition, and each received $5,000 for their firm. Fogle, a Claflin University alumnus, is the founder and CEO of Day’s Design. Lee, a graduate of Virginia Union University, is the founder and CEO of Gabb Global. For the next seven days, attendees and their networks can vote on the top pitches to determine a second-and third-place winner, who will receive $6,000 and $2,000, respectively.

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Pitch competition champions included: J.B. Bickerstaff, Cleveland Cavaliers Head Coach; Luke Luwal, Founder and CEO of HBCU Buzz; Tiwanna Scott-Williams, Chef and Owner of PearlFlower; and Catheryn Cross, Owner of Cathy’s.

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Drake DMs Internet Troll’s Wife After Defending Ja Morant’s Father

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Drake pulled off the smoothest response to someone trolling him on the internet; he DMed his wife.

While defending NBA star Ja Morant’s dad for being an ultra-supportive sideline father, which some online have deemed “annoying”, someone wanted to poke fun at Drizzy over the rumor he doesn’t write his own rhymes.

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Drake made a comment about the critics of Morant’s father, saying, “Imagine your son makes the league and he’s Ja Or Melo (Ball) or Lonzo (Ball) all you can do is be elated and competitive and over supportive and it’s a right of passage to that the OG’s talk s*** 😂😂😂😂.”

“I know I’mma be this way even if my son is in a rubix cube competition 😎.”

Once the troll took a shot at Drake and the ghostwriting rumors, that’s when it happened.

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It wasn’t just a threat. Drake actually DMed the troll’s wife, which he posted to the Gram.

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Was it Drake for the win with the comment or the troll even having access to his wife’s DMs?

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Chris Paul Invests in Plant-Based Protein Shake Brand Koia

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Chris Paul continues to pursue his plant-based mission with a financial investment in Koia, leaders in 100% plant-based nutrition shakes. This investment expands Paul’s goal of providing better access to healthy foods to all and promoting the benefits he personally experiences from a plant-based lifestyle.

Paul and Koia share a mission of making plant-based nutrition available to everyone, especially communities who lack access to healthy, low-sugar food options. As a first step in achieving their mission, Paul and Koia will introduce a Koia vending machine program on HBCU campuses focusing on campuses with which Paul has relationships. The initial pilot program will take place this year with a broader roll-out in 2022.

In addition to the HBCU program, Paul has made a commitment to purchasing 50,000 bottles of Koia Straw-nana Dream Smoothie, the best-selling flavor of Koia’s newest and most successful innovation line, for GoPuff customers nationally. Paul has an investment and partnership with GoPuff and Koia is currently the top-selling better-for-you beverage sold on the platform.

“My hope for investing in Koia and other changemakers in the industry is that we work together toward a bigger systemic culture shift where underserved communities have access and opportunity to live better, healthier lives,” said Paul.

“We are thrilled to partner with Chris Paul because he’s an exceptional human being on and off the court, embodying the power of plant-based nutrition,” said Chris Hunter, Co-founder and CEO of Koia. “We are aligned with Paul around a vision of the future where everyone has access to healthy food and look forward to working together to make that a reality.”

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LeBron James Hitting Billionaire Status Is A Slam Dunk

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Somebody we all know is about to be crowned a billionaire, but it’s no surprise. However at age 36, it’s still mind-blowing and a major accomplishment for 4-time NBA champion LeBron James continuing to glow up. Major Career Earning Mark For LeBron Following this season’s earnings, the living basketball icon will surpass the $1 billion […]

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Jayson Tatum Honors Kobe Bryant By Wearing Olympic Jersey Number

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Jayson Tatum pays homage to his mentor, Kobe Bryant in this year’s Summer games.

The Olympic games in Tokyo are upon us. With last year’s games being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s greatest athletes come together once again to compete for the gold.

Since NBA players were allowed in the Olympic games with 1992’s Dream Team, USA Basketball has dominated the Olympics. Both NBA and WNBA players bring home the gold.

This year’s NBA roster includes Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker, Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum and more. Tatum has blossomed into one of NBA’s most prolific young stars with the Boston Celtics. He was 15 when he made his first US basketball team. Tatum attributes his early development to his work ethic. Following his rookie season, the 2x all-star receive mentorship from his favorite player, Kobe Bryant. Now he gets to represent Bryant by wearing his Olympic Jersey No. 10.

“With this being the first Olympics since we lost him, it holds that much more value,” said Tatum. “It’s not something I take lightly.

The NBA Hall of Famed died in a helicopter crash with his daughter, Gianna, and seven other people back in January 2020. Since his passing, the world continues to honor the life and legacy of the Lakers legend.

For Tatum, he has donned No. 10 since his first USA Basketball experience at 15. Now in his first Olympic games in Tokyo, he gets to represent his favorite player.

“It’s a tremendous honor,” says the 23 year-old Celtic. “And I’ll wear it proud.”

USA Basketball exhibition games begin this Saturday, July 10, before the team heads to Tokyo for the first game to Gold on July 25.

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NBA Team Turns Home Game Into COVID-19 Vaccine Site

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The Milwaukee Bucks wants to do more than slow the spread of COVID-19. The superstar NBA team has announced places to turn an upcoming home game into a vaccination site. NBA Team Turns Home Game Into Vaccine Site According to reports, eligible fans in attendance at the May 2 Bucks home game at Fiserv Forum […]

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NBA Launches Leaguewide Celebration of Black History Month

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The NBA has tipped off its leaguewide celebration of Black History Month. Through the month of February and going forward, the league and each team will honor Black history and support the ongoing pursuit of racial justice by elevating the voices, experiences, and perspectives of Black players, coaches, employees, and fans through various activations across the league and teams.

During February all NBA teams will wear cusom NBA Black History Month warm-ups that feature “BUILT BY BLACK HISTORY.” The “BUILT BY” letters, designed by Nike, were inspired by African quilt patterns while the words “BLACK HISTORY” feature significant years in NBA history when the league’s Black trailblazers broke barriers and stood up for the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Those moments and players include:

1950: Chuck Cooper, Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, Harold Hunter and Earl Lloyd became the first Black players in the NBA.

1958: Bill Russell was the first Black player to be voted NBA MVP.

1965: Oscar Robertson became the first Black president of the NBPA.

1966: Bill Russell was hired by the Celtics as the NBA’s first Black head coach.  The next season he became the first Black coach to win an NBA championship (1968), winning again in 1969.

1972: The Milwaukee Bucks hired Wayne Embry as the NBA’s first Black general manager and team president.

2004: Robert Johnson became the first Black majority owner in U.S. professional sports, purchasing the Charlotte Bobcats expansion team.

2020: A pivotal year for sports and society, the NBA and NBPA agreed that advancing social justice was a shared goal of the 2019-20 season restart.  Players, coaches and teams took daily action to confront systemic racism and mobilize record participation in the civic process.  The NBA family also came together to form the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition and the first-ever NBA Foundation to address issues of racial injustice and invest in economic empowerment in the Black community.

You can learn more about the league’s celebrations of Black History Month by visiting NBA.com/BHM.

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The Source Magazine Remembers Kobe Bryant, His Daughter Gianna 1 Year Later

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On this date exactly one year ago, society at large was shocked as the sports world took a tremendous blow when NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. One of the coaches and two members of Gianna’s girl’s basketball team succumbed in the crash as well. The world continues to mourn the loss of one of the greatest players in the game and the impact of his death on the sport of basketball and professional sports in general.

One of the most popular sports figures in Los Angeles and a celebrity around the globe, 41-year-old Bryant was beyond recognition when his body was found outside the wreckage of the chopper; his remains had to be identified by his fingerprints.

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The others killed were Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli; his wife, Keri, and their daughter Alyssa; Christina Mauser, who helped Bryant coach his daughter’s basketball team; and Sarah Chester and her daughter Payton. Alyssa and Payton were Gianna’s teammates.

Countless pages on social media are dedicated to Bryant, video shrines that keep alive his memory and the brilliance of his 20-year NBA career, which is magnified by five league championships.

The Lakers included Bryant’s legacy in their championship rings after they won the title in last year’s season, which the coronavirus pandemic overshadowed. One of Bryant’s clichès, “Leave a Legacy,” is emblazoned on the ring, along with his number 8 and number 24 jerseys. It’s expected that a statue will be erected in Bryant’s honor outside the Lakers’ home, the Staples Center, in downtown Los Angeles.

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