LeBron James’ Son Bronny James Suffers Cardiac Arrest

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Reports are circulating that LeBron James’ 18-year-old son Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest during a work-out at the University of Southern California.

TMZ reports:

A James family spokesperson tells TMZ Sports … “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU. We ask for respect and privacy for the James family and we will update media when there is more information.”

The spokesperson continues, “LeBron and Savannah wish to publicly send their deepest thanks and appreciation to the USC medical and athletic staff for their incredible work and dedication to the safety of their athletes.”

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Sports … a 911 call was made at 9:26 AM Monday from USC’s Galen Center for — the venue where the team plays and practices — and the 18-year-old hooper, who was unconscious, was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Our sources say it was a Code 3 — meaning the ambulance lights and sirens — which signifies the seriousness of the emergency.

Bronny is a rising talent in his sport — he recently committed to the Trojans and is expected to end up in the NBA.

We are keeping him and his family in praters.

Check out some of his recent highlights below.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Sha’Carri Richardson Calls Out the ESPY Awards Over Invite Snub

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Last night the most talked about athletes from the sports world gathered for the ESPY Awards. From LBbron confirming his 21st NBA season to Damar Hamlin’s emotional speech, the who’s who was on deck for this huge sports event.

While everyone was talking about Lil Wayne’s epic ‘A Milli’ performance—Track and Field star Sha’Carri Richardson revealed she was not invited to the event and feels disrespected,

Sha’Carri wrote:
The ESPYS invited me when my life was in shambles as if I was a charity case. The disrespect that track & field receives in the USA alone is nasty. Half of the athletes there now could not do what we do on our WORST day. #espys

In case you missed Lil Wayne’s performance watch below.

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SOURCE SPORTS: DJ Khaled To Host First Ever “We The Best Foundation” Golf Classic In Miami Beach

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GRAMMY® Award-winning, global megastar DJ Khaled has revealed more details for his first-ever inaugural WE THE BEST FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSIC on Thursday July 20 in Miami, FL sponsored by Jordan brand. Joining the icon on the links in Miami will be a bevy of A-list friends from across the worlds of sports, music, comedy, and film and television. 

The confirmed guest list has notably expanded with the likes of Odell Beckham Jr., 2Chainz, Brooks Koepka, CC Sabathia, Quavo, Diddy, Fat Joe, Hassan Whiteside, Jim Jones, Jorge Pasada, JR Smith, Kenny Smith, Marshawn Lynch, Najee Harris, Offset, Shannon Sharpe, Timbaland, and Victor Cruz, to name a few.

In advance of the big day, Khaled notably graced the cover of Golf Digest. The publication touted, “Khaled’s golf wisdom…pours from him like a sermon at every opportunity” which will be in full effect at the inaugural golf tournament.

Get ready!

About the event, Khaled commented, “Just to be out on the golf course with close friends and family of mine is a blessing. Giving back makes it even better. I can’t wait to see you all at the first-ever WE THE BEST FOUNDATION GOLF CLASSICWe’re starting something very special here while introducing the sport of golf to a wider community.”

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SOURCE SPORTS: PlayersTV Announcers Distribution Deal With Amazon Prime Video, Announces Russell Wilson As Owner

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PlayersTV, the first-ever athlete-owned TV network focused on athlete lifestyle and culture content, announces a significant distribution partnership with Amazon Prime Video, the world-renowned streaming service, bringing its 24/7 channel of athlete lifestyle and culture content that ranges from reality, comedy, documentaries and scripted and unscripted content to Amazon Prime’s massive audience. 

This collaboration will provide sports enthusiasts and entertainment lovers with unrivaled access to captivating athlete lifestyle content.

PlayersTV has over 50 athletes and team owners across the NFL, NBA, WNBA and MLB including Chris Paul, Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, Travis Kelce, Dwyane Wade, Vernon Davis, DeAndre Jordan, CJ McCollum, Kyrie Irving and many others.

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Olympic Gold-Medalist Nikki McCray-Penson Dies At 51

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Former WNBA star Nikki McCray-Penson has died at age 51. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013 when she was a member of Dawn Staley’s coaching staff at the University of South Carolina.

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McCray-Penson spent her last year as an assistant coach at Rutgers. The school confirmed her death to The NY Post on Friday.

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Nikki McCray On The Drive

“She was so devoted to her husband and son, and still gave all of herself to everyone in the program. We will miss her dearly but will keep Nikki’s memory alive in our hearts,” the statement read in part.

“Heart hurts like crazy over this one!” former teammate A’ja Wilson wrote on Twitter.

McCray-Penson, a 5’11” guard, played for the University of Tennessee from 1991–1995. She was a two-time SEC Player of the Year and led the U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal in 1996.

McCray-Penson played in the WNBA for 8 seasons and was named to three WNBA All-Star teams (in 1999, 2000, and 2001). She was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Prayers to her family may she rest in power.

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ESPN Lays Off Jalen Rose

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Retired NBA player Jalen Rose is one of the twenty on-air personalities laid off from ESPN. Reports are saying that the whopping layoffs blindsided many and  they are unrelated to the multi-round Disney layoffs implemented in recent months.

Deadline reports:

ESPN is letting go of about 20 on-air personalities, including two familiar names to NBA viewers: game analyst Jeff Van Gundy and studio co-host Jalen Rose.

Keyshawn Johnson, a former NFL player who had co-hosted ESPN Radio’s national morning show in one of many chapters in a 16-year run on ESPN, is also among those leaving. Also out is Max Kellerman, Johnson’s radio co-host as well as host of This Just In and formerly Stephen A. Smith’s longtime sparring partner on daily morning TV staple First Take.

A person familiar with the cutbacks told Deadline they are unrelated to the multi-round Disney layoffs implemented in recent months. Those reductions saw a number of senior-level execs leave ESPN but spared on-air talent. The source indicated that many of those affected by the new cuts have contracts beyond June 30 and will paid out accordingly, but parting ways will enable ESPN to avoid wider layoffs. The sports operation is now its own division of Disney, making its financials more visible.

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Deion Sanders Facing Potential Foot Amputation Due To Blood Flow Problems

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Deion Sanders may have to get his left foot amputated as he continues to suffer from blood flow problems in the area, according to doctors with the Colorado football team.

“You just have to understand what the risks are,” vascular surgeon Donald Jacobs told Sanders on “Thee Pregame Things can cascade.” Jacobs also told Colorado athletic trainer Lauren Askevold that “he could lose the foot.” Sanders, the new coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team, has been dealing with issues with this foot for some time, including having to have his big toe and the toe next to it amputated due to blood clots running down his leg from the top of his calf.

Max Wohlauer, another vascular surgeon, told Sanders that the blood pressure measured near the left foot had been the same as the blood pressure in his arm a year ago, but is now at around 66% compared to the arm.

“So those arteries have shut down,” Wohlauer said.

During Sanders’ time coaching at Jackson State, he routinely dealt with pain, including on game days. It starts hurting after a few hours, and I have to keep the blood circulating to get movement out of it,” Sanders told Shannon Sharpe on his “Club Shay Shay” podcast.

“Like, I can make it through like three-quarters of a game, then after that, I’m on meds and everything. I’m limping, I’ve got a little stroll at the beginning of the game, and right at the third quarter I’m limping like crazy.”

The 55-year-old missed three games during the 2021 season with Jackson State due to complications with the foot.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Wrestling Legend Iron Sheik Dead At 81

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According to several confirmed reports, former WWF and WWE champion and WWE Hall of Famer Hossein Khosrov Ali Vaziri aka iron Sheik has passed away. He was 81 years old.

In a statement put out by his team revealing his passing, it was announced, “Today, we gather with heavy hearts to bid farewell to a true legend, a force of nature, and an iconic figure who left an incredible mark on the world of professional wrestling. It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of The Iron Sheik, but we also take solace in knowing that he departed this world peacefully, leaving behind a legacy that will endure for generations to come.”

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Sheik gained the WWF Championship title from Bob Backlund in 1984, but lost it to Hulk Hogan in Madison Square Garden later that same year.

Vaziri is survived by his wife of 47 years, Caryl, and his three children.

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SOURCE SPORTS: HBO In Production On Barry Bonds Documentary

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HBO and Words + Pictures are currently in production on a documentary chronicling Barry Bonds, one of the greatest talents in the history of baseball, and one of the most compelling and polarizing figures in all of sports. 

Keith McQuirter, (“By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem”) who spent his childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area, isdirecting the film with Academy Award®-winner Ezra Edelman (“O.J.: Made in America”) serving as an executive producer alongside Connor Schell and Libby Geist, creators of the Emmy® Award-winning series, “30 for 30” and executive producers of “The Last Dance.” The filmmakers will include a diverse cast of influential figures from Barry Bonds’ life and career, and the opportunity for Bonds to actively participate and share his firsthand experiences remains available.

McQuirter says of the forthcoming doc, “Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s, Barry Bonds was the ultimate superstar. You couldn’t escape his name or his game, his story, or his personality. Every time he stepped up to the plate, the energy was electric – because he wasn’t just competing with his contemporaries, he was competing with history. Bonds was undoubtedly controversial, but no matter how you felt about him, his pursuit of becoming the greatest player of all time was mesmerizing.  Through a series of interviews, we will illuminate the untold story of Bonds, providing an intimate look behind the scenes. It will all add up to a complex journey that was one of the most enduring and consequential tales in American sports history – a tale I can’t wait to tell.”

The untitled HBO Sports Documentary will tell the story of Barry Bonds, baseball’s single-season and all-time home run king, from his beginnings as the son of All-Star Bobby Bonds, and godson of the iconic Willie Mays, all the way up to his meteoric rise in the 1990s and 2000s. Using archival footage and original interviews, the film will chronicle Bonds’ emergence as one of the game’s most talented all-around players with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants and then his years as a superstar with the Giants when he rewrote the record book in his late 30s amid controversy. All throughout, Bonds’ path to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame was an epic saga of sports, society, and culture in America.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Ja Morant’s Sneakers Removed from Nike App After Second Gun Incident

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Less than a week following his NBA suspension for his second gun-flashing incident on video, Ja Morant’s Hunger Ja 1 sneakers have been taken off the Nike or Finish Line apps as of today(May 18). The sneakers have been out for less than a month, but are now no longer available for sale on those apps.

Morant’s t-shirts are still available and the Ja 1 “Hunger colorway is still listed as “upcoming” on the Nike website.

Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies indefinitely this past week for flashing a gun on Instagram Live for the second time in two months. He was suspended for eight games for flashing a gun in the same manner on IG at a strip club in Colorado.

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