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Lil Durk One-Ups Ice Cube’s Offer For Caitlin Clark With $10 Million Deal Of His Own

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Lil Durk offered Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark $10 million to play ball with his team following her 41-point performance against LSU in the Elite Eight on Monday night. The proposition comes after Ice Cube made a similar offer for Clark to join the BIG3 league in addition to the WNBA. Responding to Complex’s coverage of Cube’s offer, Durk wrote on Twitter: “I got 10 million come play with my 3.”

As for Cube’s offer, he explained why he wants Clark in the BIG3 on Instagram. “We intended the offer to remain private while Caitlin Clark plays for the championship. But I won’t deny what’s now already out there: BIG3 made a historic offer to Caitlin Clark,” he began.“Why wouldn’t we? Caitlin is a generational athlete who can achieve tremendous success in the BIG3. The skeptics laughed when we made Nancy Lieberman the first female coach of a men’s pro team, and she won the championship in her first year. “Then Lisa Leslie won it all in year two. With our offer, Caitlin Clark can make history and break down even more barriers for women athletes.”

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Caitlin Clark Celebrates Win Over LSU

ALBANY, NEW YORK – APRIL 01: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes cuts down the net after defeating the LSU Tigers during the Elite Eight round of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament held at MVP Arena on April 1, 2024 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

When asked about the situation, Clark said her focus is on her current team while speaking to the media ahead of the Sweet Sixteen. “To be honest, I found out about the BIG3 thing at the exact time you all did, and my main focus is on just playing basketball,” she said at the time. “I honestly don’t talk about those things with really anybody. I have other people that deal with it, and they haven’t said a word to me about it. My main focus is on this team and helping us find a way to beat Colorado and hopefully win another one after that.”

Lil Durk Reaches Out To Caitlin Clark

Clark and her Iowa teammates will take on UConn in the Final Four, later this week. Be on the lookout for further updates on Caitlin Clark and Lil Durk on HotNewHipHop.

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NBA Under DOJ Investigation For Supposed Anticompetitive Behavior Against Ice Cube’s Big3 League: Report

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Just hours before the 2023-2024 NBA season tips off, we have some breaking news that is quite surprising. It has nothing to do with any of the players. Instead, it is about the NBA as an organization and its brand image. According to multiple reports, including TMZ Sports, the league has been under an ongoing investigation by the United States Department of Justice. The reason is that Ice Cube’s Big3 league feels there are anticompetitive behaviors in practice from its longstanding counterpart.

The Big3’s aura comes from former NBA players going against each other. It has been in place since 2017 and it is a great league in general. However, they feel the NBA has been working to essentially slowly eliminate them in numerous ways. Namely, they are allegedly “preventing sponsors and other potential partners from doing business.”

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This Investigation With The DOJ And The NBA Has Been Ongoing

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 13: Founder of the Big3, Ice Cube is seen during the Big3: Summer Of Fire at Little Caesars Arena on August 13, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Monica Morgan/Getty Images)

In fact, Big3 claims that players have shown interest in playing in it, but they have been denied access. The same goes for referees and owners. They apparently cannot have any sort of hand in helping them out. Owners are in question and if the DOJ finds any evidence, hefty fines could come down. NBA spokesman Mike Bass was says they have been supportive of the Big3. All of this began back in the first of the year and it could extend into 2024 as well.

What are your initial thoughts on the Department of Justice investigating the NBA for the allegations from the Big3? Do you think it is a possibility that the NBA is trying to eliminate any competition? Or, is it just the Big3 not seeing enough growth and they decided to blame the NBA? We would like to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in for all of the latest breaking news around the NBA, the Big3, as well as everything else going on around the sports world.

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Ice Cube Says America Is “Uneasy” Right Now

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Ice Cube says that America is “uneasy” right now. The legendary Compton rapper spoke about the state of the country during an interview with Wall Street‘s Maria Bartiromo about his BIG3 basketball league. Cube says that his goal with the league is to make cities across the country “a little better than we found them” while taking games on the road.

The conversation began with Cube revealing that he’s been meeting with MLB and NFL owners to learn about growing the BIG3. “We’ve been talking to owners of teams, some MLB, NFL,” he said. “We want real owners, guys who know how to promote the sport in their cities, a guy who knows the city. Not just a guy but investors who are familiar with the cities and very active in the cities they’re in. That’s part of our overall plan.”

Ice Cube Watching BIG3

FRISCO, TEXAS – JULY 02: Ice Cube looks on during the game between the Power and the Enemies in BIG3 Week Three at Comerica Center on July 02, 2022 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images for BIG3)

From there, Cube said that people should be “worried” the country is on the wrong track. “I think they should be [worried],” he admitted. “The country is very uneasy right now. Everybody got to do their part. The BIG3, we’re going from city to city this year. We’re not in our bubble like we have been in the last couple of years. We’re going to be all over the country this summer, hopefully making cities a little better than we found them when we leave. That’s our plan. I think it should be everybody’s plan. Everybody’s got to look in the mirror and say, ‘What can I do to make things better?’ That’s the only way it’s going to change.”

Ice Cube has long been a voice for social and political change in the United States. In addition to his politically-charged verses, he’s constantly pushing for action from politicians. He previously worked on the “Contract With Black America” initiative for the Donald Trump re-election campaign in 2020 and more.

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