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Michael Jordan Once Forced Stephen Jackson To Take Off His Jordans

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Michael Jordan has always been known for being extremely competitive in everything he does. When it comes to basketball, this is especially true. Overall, MJ is probably the most competitive player in NBA history as he would even create fake scenarios just for extra motivation.

As an NBA owner, Jordan hasn’t seen the same kind of success he saw as a player. Despite this, he still maintains that competitive spirit. Consequently, this has led to some intense moments with his players. In fact, Stephen Jackson had an interesting run-in with Jordan when he was on the Charlotte Bobcats. As you will see, it was the most MJ thing you’ll ever hear.

Former NBA player and “All the Smoke” host Stephen Jackson walks onstage during driver pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan Calls Out His Team

Jackson was a guest on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, where he recalled the hilarious story. The situation was quite simple. After a horrible game, Jordan came into the locker room and cussed out the team, before telling Jackson and Gerald Wallace to take off their Jordans. In MJ’s eyes, they weren’t worthy of his footwear.

“After the game, he’s just going off on us, like we need to get our s–t together, right? I made some little comment and said, ‘he ain’t saying that. He can’t even practice the next day,” Jackson explained. “[Then MJ rebutted,] ‘back on that s–t. You think y’all did something. […] Take my shoes off. That s–t was kind of directed to me and Gerald Wallace ‘coz we the leaders of the team. He was going off on us to the point that he gets on the second team in practice… and we lose!”

Jackson went on to note that Jordan was dominant during the practice, and he even ended things off with a dunk. Overall, this is quintessential Michael Jordan. Unfortunately, this mentality has yet to result in much success for his Hornets, who used to be the aforementioned Bobcats.

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Rich Paul Addresses The Most Common Klutch Sports Criticism

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Rich Paul is one of the most powerful men in the entire sports world. Of course, he mainly operates within the basketball world through Klutch Sports. He is LeBron James’ agent, and he is also in charge of numerous careers at this point. Needless to say, he has built an incredible empire.

However, there are people out there who believe that Paul’s success is to the detriment of the NBA. For instance, one common opinion held by NBA fans is that every single Klutch Sports athlete is being manipulated to want to play with LeBron. Simply put, Klutch Sports is supposedly a front to further LeBron’s legacy.

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Rich Paul attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on October 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

Rich Paul Clears The Air

Subsequently, Paul is being asked about this chatter. During an interview with GQ, Paul spoke about his new book called Lucky Me. During this conversation, Paul got to speak about the fans who think every Klutch signing is for LeBron. Paul offered a diplomatic answer that will surely clear the air.

“Well, you have the casual fan that just thinks one-dimensionally,” Paul said. “And in some ways it’s a little disrespectful to who I am, and what I do every day, because people always try to tie it to: because you represent LeBron, and he’s on the Lakers, that everybody you represent, you want to put on the Lakers.

“That can’t be further from the truth. I think it’s important for people to understand that, at the end of the day, I run a business. And my business isn’t predicated on anything outside of making each and every client individually positioned for success.”

Rich Paul attends a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans at Crypto.com Arena on November 02, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

At this point, it should be clear that the preconceived notions about Paul are just ridiculous. He is a businessman who knows how to help athletes reach their goals, and that’s what he will continue to do.

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Rudy Gobert Decimated For “Prosecute Fauci” Stance

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Rudy Gobert is a player who isn’t exactly well-liked by the NBA fanbase. Many believe he is overhyped and that his defense alone doesn’t make him worth $200 million. Additionally, the pieces the T-Wolves gave up to get him were outrageous, and he has yet to live up to the deal.

On top of all of this, he is the man behind the 2020 NBA lockdown. While the lockdown was inevitable, it was Gobert’s recklessness that ultimately shut down the NBA prematurely. Subsequently, a lockdown took place nationwide, while every other league stopped working as well.

Rudy Gobert #27 of the Minnesota Timberwolves rebounds over Kelly Olynyk #41 of the Utah Jazz during the first half of a game at Vivint Arena on December 09, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

Rudy Gobert Sides With Elon Musk

Despite this history with COVID, Gobert seems to be of the idea that Dr. Anthony Fauci is some sort of criminal. In the image below, you can see that Gobert liked a recent Elon Musk tweet in which the billionaire wrote “my pronouns are prosecute/fauci.”

Disregarding the fact that Musk’s tweet is a hacky joke, it’s clear that Gobert lacks self-awareness. As many pointed out, it is rich for Gobert to be siding with these types of COVID jokes. After all, he is the reason why the NBA was shutdown, to begin with. Furthermore, his most high-profile teammate had seven family members die due to the disease.

Gobert is someone who has frequently been roasted by NBA fans. Whether it be him crying over not making it to the All-Star game or the constant Shaq roasts, it’s clear that he isn’t exceptionally well-liked. Based on all of the tweets above, it is clear that this did him absolutely no favors.

Let us know what you think of Gobert, in the comments below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the basketball world.

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Bryce James Signs With Klutch Sports

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Bryce James is LeBron James’ youngest son and as it stands, he is playing basketball for Sierra Canyon. What is cool about Bryce is that he gets to play with his younger brother, Bronny. Together, Bryce and Bronny have made huge waves on the court. Additionally, they are both getting college offers.

At this point, Bryce is just 15 years old, however, he is already almost as tall as his dad. Not to mention, there are people out there who believe Bryce has the potential to be an NBA star. No matter how you swing it, the future is very bright for Bryce, and there are a ton of reasons to be excited about him.

Bryce James #5 of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers warms up before the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Cleveland High School on November 19, 2022 in Reseda, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Bryce James Signs New Deal

Interestingly enough, James is already signing Name, Image, and Likeness deals. Bronny has signed quite a few already. For instance, the oldest James brother was able to get himself a deal with Beats by Dre, and even Nike. Now, however, Bryce is getting his name out there with a Klutch Sports deal.

For those who may not know, Klutch Sports is the agency run by Rich Paul. Paul is LeBron’s agent, who is one of the most powerful people in all of basketball. This kind of deal was inevitable, however, it is certainly deserved. Bryce is someone who is getting a lot of looks right now, and he needs all the representation he can get.

Perhaps this is a bit too much pressure to put on a teenager. Although, it does appear like Bryce is ready to handle the task at hand. He has shown a ton of maturity thus far, and fans can’t wait to see what else is next for him.

Let us know what you think of this signing, in the comments below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the basketball world.

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French Montana Turned Times Square Into Casablanca To Celebrate Morocco’s World Cup Quarterfinals Win

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Ronaldo was beside himself after his Portugal squad was stunned 1-0 by Morocco in their the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match on Saturday, December 10. French Montana does not feel bad for him. The Moroccan-American rapper was already riding high from Morocco’s Cinderella run making it past Spain, but becoming the first-ever African country to compete in a men’s World Cup semifinals (as noted by ESPN) left French Montana in a state of pure euphoria.

French Montana began his celebration by trolling Ronaldo, partially captioning his first Instagram post, “Ronaldo u had your time g … it’s Morocco time lol.” He followed that up by photoshopping himself sitting across from Ronaldo and playing chess with the even more savage caption, “🇲🇦 RONALDOO 😂😆AIRPORT THIS WAY 👉🏻👉🏻”

IRL, French Montana was fully engaged in an overwhelming Times Square celebration. “Hours later after a ig post !MASHALLAHHHHH REAL LOVE ! YOU AINT NEVER SEEN THIS MANY MORROCANS [sic] IN 42nd street 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦 NYC FEEL LIKE CASABLANCA RN,” the diamond-certified artist caption an Instagram video of cheering fans waving Moroccan flags. In another video, French Montana holds up the flag and says to the camera, “Morocco, we outside!”

French Montana was born in Casablanca, Morocco before his family relocated to the South Bronx in New York City when he was 13. “It was a culture shock at first. It was hard,” he told Esquire earlier this year, noting he only spoke Arabic and French at the time. He added, “I take all the pride in being from the Bronx. You could become a rapper anywhere in the world. Still, to do it in the mecca of hip-hop, where all the pillars come from, makes me even more proud.”

Morocco will try to make him the most proud on Wednesday, December 14, when they go up against the reigning World Cup champion and perennial favorite France in the semifinals. The match begins at 2 p.m. EST on FOX.

Shannon Sharpe Yells At Skip Bayless After Being Disrespected

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Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless have been working together on Undisputed for six years now. When Bayless left ESPN for Fox Sports 1, he brought Sharpe along for the ride. He knew that Sharpe was the right man for the job, and subsequently, Fox made the right call by bringing Shannon on board.

While these two have a great deal of respect for one another, it is clear that Bayless can go too far sometimes. Overall, Bayless is a huge troll, and there are times when he doesn’t realize how far he’s going. Today was a perfect example of that as he sent Sharpe spiraling.

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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 10: TV sports commentators Skip Bayless (L) and Shannon Sharpe attend the 2016 IAVA gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 10, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)

Shannon Sharpe Lays Into Skip

During one of the first segments of the day, the two discussed none other than Tom Brady. Of course, Brady and the Buccaneers lost 35-7 against the San Francisco 49ers. However, Bayless was there to defend Brady all the way. Meanwhile, Sharpe had some harsh criticism for the Bucs star.

Bayless did not appreciate this criticism and ultimately took it personally. This led to Bayless calling Sharpe jealous. Shannon could not believe this and asked Bayless how he could say something like that. Sharpe mentioned that he is in the Hall of Fame, and doesn’t need to feel jealous. Subsequently, Bayless straight-up told Sharpe that Brady is better than him.

This eventually led to Sharpe yelling at Bayless. Shannon was livid that Bayless would disrespect him just so that he could praise Tom Brady. Overall, Sharpe had every right to be upset. However, Bayless did not seem to care one bit, as he continued to antagonize the three-time Super Bowl champion.

The segment is already going a bit viral on Twitter as many were shocked by just how reckless Bayless was with his disrespect. Not to mention, it isn’t every day that Sharpe gets this mad at his co-host.

Let us know what you thought of the situation, in the comments down below.

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Brittney Griner To Make Big Decision On WNBA Future

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Brittney Griner is currently making massive headlines thanks to the fact that she was officially released from prison last Thursday. The WNBA superstar had been in Russia for 10 months due to drug possession. Of course, she simply had a small weed cartridge on her, however, the Russian system made an example out of her.

Luckily, Griner is back home and is spending some much-needed time surrounded by family. This is great news for the basketball world, as Griner is a huge pioneer for the WNBA. Overall, fans are very excited to see her back on a court soon.

Brittney Griner #42 and Diana Taurasi #3 of the Phoenix Mercury reacts to a foul call in the second half during the game against the Chicago Sky at Footprint Center on October 10, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Mattina/Getty Images)

Brittney Griner Remains Undecided

In a report from ESPN, it was revealed by BG’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas that she had yet to make a decision on whether or not she will play again. While Griner did participate in a workout this weekend, the WNBA star still has a lot on her mind.

“If she wants to play, it will be for her to share. She has the holidays to rest and decide what’s next without any pressure,” Colas said. “She’s doing really, really well. She seems to have endured this in pretty incredible ways.

“There’s no timeline on her return at this point. She’s reintegrating into a world that has changed for her now. From a pure security standpoint she’s not going to be able to move in the world the way she did. It’s not a fate that she asked for, but I think she’s going to try to utilize her fame for good.”

Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury prepares for game 1 of the WNBA Finals at Footprint Center on October 10, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Mattina/Getty Images)

While many want to see her back on the court, it makes sense for her to want to focus on other avenues right now. She has been through a lot, and there is no doubt the Phoenix Mercury will allow her some time to process all of this.

Stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates on this developing story.

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French Montana Leads Morocco World Cup Celebration In New York

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Like many of us, French Montana has been watching the World Cup closely. One of the biggest surprises of the tournament has been the Moroccan National Team. Firstly, they were able to win their group which featured Belgium, Croatia, and Canada.

Additionally, they upset Spain in the Round of 16. From there, they defeated Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese in the Quarter-Finals. This was a complete shock to the soccer world as Morocco is the first African nation to make it to the final four. However, French Montana seemingly knew this was their destiny, all along.

French is of Moroccan descent, and he can’t get enough of what his team is accomplishing right now. As it stands, Morocco has only given up one goal all tournament, and it was an own-goal against Canada. Overall, Morocco looks like it has a real chance of winning the tournament, although they need to get past France later this week.

French Montana Celebrates.

For now, however, French Montana is focusing on his team’s latest win. In fact, on Saturday night, French took to the streets of New York and Times Square. While there, he was front and center for a Moroccan celebration. Numerous fans of the team were celebrating every which way, and it was truly incredible to see. You can just tell how much all of this means to the country.

For any country, going far in the World Cup is a huge accomplishment. These tournaments can be insanely unpredictable, and Morocco’s success is further proof of that. However, it is important to note that they have played some impeccable team defense that should be commended and respected by every other team

As it stands, the only teams left are Morocco, France, Argentina, and Croatia. Most fans believe a France Vs. Argentina final is inevitable, although no one can count out the Moroccans.

Let us know who you think will win the tournament, in the comments section down below.

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Chris Paul’s Dirty Elbow To The Face Goes Viral

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Chris Paul is a player who has gotten a ton of criticism over the years. There are a lot of NBA fans out there who actually don’t care for him that much. This is because Paul has delivered some dirty plays. Additionally, he has a reputation for being a bit of a choker in the playoffs.

Subsequently, Paul has been public enemy number one in the NBA this season. The Suns are currently on a bad losing streak, and throughout this time, Paul has been up to his old dirty tricks. One could look at the way he played on Friday and Sunday against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Jose Alvarado #15 of the New Orleans Pelicans steals the ball from Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the fourth quarter of an NBA game at Smoothie King Center on December 09, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Chris Paul Vs. Jose Alvarado

On Friday, specifically, Paul was getting into it with Alvarado of the Pelicans. In the end, Alvarado got the best of Paul on two separate occasions as the Pelicans won both match-ups. However, it was the first game on Friday which seemingly led to a very dirty play from the veteran point guard.

As you can see in the clip below from yesterday, Paul was running side by side with Alvarado when he decided to throw up an elbow to the chin. It was a very subtle move, although it was a demonstration of how Paul has a reputation of dirty plays. Alvarado was clearly unimpressed by the move, and it led to a bit of a scrum after the final whistle on Friday.

Overall, this is a very bad look for Paul who is supposed to be a respected veteran and leader in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns are starting to build a nasty reputation, and NBA fans are sick of it. At this point, the majority of NBA fans are praying on their downfall.

You can check out the highlights from Sunday’s game below. Zion Williamson picked up 35 points in an overtime win.

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Dre Greenlaw Gets Tom Brady To Autograph His Interception Ball: “I Went Like A Little Fangirl”

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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw asked Tom Brady to sign the ball he intercepted off of him following the Niners’ 35-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“I went like a little fangirl,” Greenlaw admitted after the game. “I tried to soothe him up, make him feel better. ‘Man, yeah, you’re the greatest ever,’ all that good stuff. But he is, he is.”

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 04: Dre Greenlaw #57 of the San Francisco 49ers returns a fumble for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Levi’s Stadium on December 04, 2022 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

From there, Greenlaw explained that he nearly chickened out until his teammate Fred Warner came over.

He continued: “I was like, man you ain’t even gotta sign the ball. I knew he was likely going through a lot. … And then Fred comes over, and Fred’s like ‘you get the balls signed?’ And I was just like, ‘yeah, man, now you gotta sign these balls.’ So he signed them. It was cool, no doubt.”

“The worst thing he could tell me is no,” Greenlaw further added. “I was always told if you don’t ask, you’ll never know. He is a good guy to be able to sign that ball after he threw them pick. That’s big time. I appreciate it. He is the greatest. He’s the goat.”

Warner also described them as looking like children: “We came prepared. Strolled up to him, ‘Hey Tom can you sign the balls for us?’ Like some five-year-olds. It was great.”

The interception came during the third quarter on a pass that was intended for Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans. The 49ers’ defense dominated throughout the game. Brady threw another interception to Tashaun Gipson, earlier in the third quarter.

The Bucs now fall to 6-7 on the year while the 49ers sit at 9-4.

Check out the moment Greenlaw got Brady’s autograph below.

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