Is it finally the Boston Celtics’ year? Or will the upstart Indiana Pacers continue their unlikely path through the playoffs and down the Celtics en route to a Finals appearance? That question will start to be answered on Tuesday, May 21 when the 2024 NBA Eastern Conference Finals begin at 8 p.m. Et on ESPN, [ESPN 2], and ABC. Watch Jayson Tatum, Pascal Siakam, and all your favorites in action with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream.
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- 5/21/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Hollywood power players are taking notice of the nonprofit group Los Angeles Room & Board, which works to provide housing, meals and support to college students experiencing homelessness in L.A.
“Los Angeles Room & Board is the model by which we should be helping each other,” singer and The Voice vocal coach Stevie Mackey tells The Hollywood Reporter. “They provide way more than a home. They provide a life with real, quality experiences.”
Other supporters of the organization include writer-producer John Wells (ER, Shameless, Maid) and his wife, Marilyn; actress Shanola Hampton; NBA all-star Jrue Holiday and his wife, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Lauren Holiday; Bradley Whitford; Euphoria’s Algee Smith; and singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger. In February, founder and CEO Sam Prater appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show to promote the charity.
For Prater, the nonprofit is one of his passions. Born in Detroit, the 12th of 14 children, Prater dropped out...
“Los Angeles Room & Board is the model by which we should be helping each other,” singer and The Voice vocal coach Stevie Mackey tells The Hollywood Reporter. “They provide way more than a home. They provide a life with real, quality experiences.”
Other supporters of the organization include writer-producer John Wells (ER, Shameless, Maid) and his wife, Marilyn; actress Shanola Hampton; NBA all-star Jrue Holiday and his wife, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Lauren Holiday; Bradley Whitford; Euphoria’s Algee Smith; and singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger. In February, founder and CEO Sam Prater appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show to promote the charity.
For Prater, the nonprofit is one of his passions. Born in Detroit, the 12th of 14 children, Prater dropped out...
- 4/27/2024
- by Hadley Meares
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
How does a young, impoverished immigrant from Greece go on to become a global NBA superstar? That’s the story of the feature-length documentary, “Giannis: The Marvelous Journey” debuting on Prime Video on Monday, Feb. 19. It chronicles the unbelievable journey of NBA All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo, starting with his childhood in Athens as the son of Nigerian immigrants, all the way up to becoming an NBA Champion with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, while adding two league MVPs to his name. With in-depth interviews with the entire Antetokounmpo family, you’ll get a glimpse into the life, struggle, and ultimate triumph of “The Greek Freak.” You can watch Giannis: The Marvelous Journey with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.
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- 2/19/2024
- by Thomas Waschenfelder
- The Streamable
“I don’t play basketball for the money, the fame; I only play because I wanted to change my family’s life,” Giannis Antetokounmpo says in the trailer for his upcoming documentary, Giannis: The Marvelous Journey, released by Prime Video on Wednesday.
The feature-length doc, set for release on Feb. 19, details Giannis’s family’s story beginning with his parents, Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo, who immigrated to Greece from Nigeria in search of a better life for their family in 1991. Giannis, born in Athens, on Dec. 6, 1994, would make a similar choice when he officially made himself eligible for the 2013 NBA draft. On July 30, 2013, he signed his rookie contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he’s played for throughout his entire professional career, leading the team to their first NBA championship since 1971 in 2021.
The Marvelous Journey goes beyond the power forward’s professional highlight reel, though, painting a picture of an athlete with unfathomable resilience,...
The feature-length doc, set for release on Feb. 19, details Giannis’s family’s story beginning with his parents, Charles and Veronica Antetokounmpo, who immigrated to Greece from Nigeria in search of a better life for their family in 1991. Giannis, born in Athens, on Dec. 6, 1994, would make a similar choice when he officially made himself eligible for the 2013 NBA draft. On July 30, 2013, he signed his rookie contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, where he’s played for throughout his entire professional career, leading the team to their first NBA championship since 1971 in 2021.
The Marvelous Journey goes beyond the power forward’s professional highlight reel, though, painting a picture of an athlete with unfathomable resilience,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Photograph by Courtesy of Prime Video Prime Video has announced the upcoming release of Giannis: The Marvelous Journey, a feature-length documentary that chronicles the extraordinary odyssey of NBA mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo from an impoverished childhood in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants to the very top of the basketball world. The documentary will premiere February 19 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Giannis: The Marvelous Journey is the latest addition to the Prime membership. Prime members in the U.S. enjoy savings, convenience, and entertainment, all in a single membership. The film is an intimate portrait of a global superstar and one of the NBA’s most dominating performers, a two-time league Mvp who led the Milwaukee Bucks to a championship in 2021. But his path began a world away from the spotlight, on the streets of Athens, where he was raised on the margins of society,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The Brooklyn Nets host the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Et. The Celtics are undefeated so far this season, sitting first in the Eastern Conference, with a 4-0 record and coming off a blowout 155-104 win against the Indiana Pacers. The Nets, meanwhile, sit sixth in the East with 2-2 record. They’re coming off a 109-105 win against the Miami Heat.
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- 11/4/2023
- by Thomas Waschenfelder
- The Streamable
Beef is the true currency of the NBA.
Ok, that’s not true. It’s money, like it is everywhere else. But when you read that didn’t it feel right? Everyone involved wants you to think this, to believe that the NBA is a gigantic arena for settling grievances. Stephen A. Smith gets on TV every morning looking to start shit, guys post shady little comments on their Twitter accounts all the time. Public dialogue about the league is nearly always filtered through endless jabbering of players’ relative qualities to each other,...
Ok, that’s not true. It’s money, like it is everywhere else. But when you read that didn’t it feel right? Everyone involved wants you to think this, to believe that the NBA is a gigantic arena for settling grievances. Stephen A. Smith gets on TV every morning looking to start shit, guys post shady little comments on their Twitter accounts all the time. Public dialogue about the league is nearly always filtered through endless jabbering of players’ relative qualities to each other,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Corbin Smith
- Rollingstone.com
In the 1979 film Stalker, the eponymous Stalkers are informal, illegal guides to a blighted Zone somewhere in Eastern Europe. In the middle of the Zone, it is said, there is a room that grants the true heart’s desire. And we learn, secondhand, about the tale of one Stalker named Porcupine.
Porcupine brought his brother into the Zone, where he perished in an accident. Porcupine, grieving, entered the room, expecting that his brother would be brought back to life. When he arrived back in civilization, though, he unexpectedly came into a bunch of money.
Porcupine brought his brother into the Zone, where he perished in an accident. Porcupine, grieving, entered the room, expecting that his brother would be brought back to life. When he arrived back in civilization, though, he unexpectedly came into a bunch of money.
- 9/28/2023
- by Corbin Smith
- Rollingstone.com
The 2023 Espys looked a little different this year, going without a host for the first time in its 31-year history amid the Hollywood writers strike. The sports celebrations carried on, though, with athletes across various games uniting at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the night’s big winner, taking home both best athlete, men’s sports and best NFL player, with the Chiefs also winning for best team. Mikaela Shiffrin (best athlete, women’s sports), Angel Reese (best breakthrough athlete), LeBron James (best record-breaking performance) and Lionel Messi (best championship performance) were also among the top honorees.
Presenters included Damar Hamlin, Dwyane Wade, Travis Kelce, Sue Bird, Mike Tyson and Livvy Dunne, with performances by Lil Wayne and H.E.R. — who performed a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the V Foundation and Jim Valvano’s iconic Espys speech in...
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the night’s big winner, taking home both best athlete, men’s sports and best NFL player, with the Chiefs also winning for best team. Mikaela Shiffrin (best athlete, women’s sports), Angel Reese (best breakthrough athlete), LeBron James (best record-breaking performance) and Lionel Messi (best championship performance) were also among the top honorees.
Presenters included Damar Hamlin, Dwyane Wade, Travis Kelce, Sue Bird, Mike Tyson and Livvy Dunne, with performances by Lil Wayne and H.E.R. — who performed a tribute to the 30th anniversary of the V Foundation and Jim Valvano’s iconic Espys speech in...
- 7/13/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 2023 Espy Awards have been handed out, and this year’s ESPYs honorees include people behind some of the biggest stories in sports over the last year.
Among the highlights, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and skier Mikaela Shiffrin took home top honors, winning Best Athlete in men’s and women’s sports, respectively.
Naturally, the Chiefs took home Best Team, and Mahomes took home another Espy for Best NFL player, thanks to the team’s Super Bowl Lvii win earlier this year, their second in 4 years. (Mahomes also led the Chiefs to victory at the Super Bowl in 2019.)
Angel Reese, the Lsu women’s basketball star who led the team to its 2023 NCAA championship win — and also prompted a lot of people into revealing how racist they are when she celebrated her success in a manner identical to her chief rival, Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark, but unlike Clark,...
Among the highlights, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and skier Mikaela Shiffrin took home top honors, winning Best Athlete in men’s and women’s sports, respectively.
Naturally, the Chiefs took home Best Team, and Mahomes took home another Espy for Best NFL player, thanks to the team’s Super Bowl Lvii win earlier this year, their second in 4 years. (Mahomes also led the Chiefs to victory at the Super Bowl in 2019.)
Angel Reese, the Lsu women’s basketball star who led the team to its 2023 NCAA championship win — and also prompted a lot of people into revealing how racist they are when she celebrated her success in a manner identical to her chief rival, Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark, but unlike Clark,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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The Espys are set to return on Wednesday, July 12 at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ESPN’s annual ceremony will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Et, and be available to stream via DirecTV, Hulu+ Live TV and Sling TV.
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The biggest names in sports will attend the upcoming ceremony to recognize nominees and honor winners in over 20 categories such as best athlete, men and women’s sports, breakthrough athlete, athlete with a disability, record-breaking performance, championship performance and comeback athlete.
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (Uswnt) will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for their effort to fight for equal pay. Chicago White Sox pitcher and cancer survivor Liam Hendriks will receive the Jimmy V. Award for...
The Espys are set to return on Wednesday, July 12 at The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. ESPN’s annual ceremony will air live on ABC at 8 p.m. Et, and be available to stream via DirecTV, Hulu+ Live TV and Sling TV.
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The biggest names in sports will attend the upcoming ceremony to recognize nominees and honor winners in over 20 categories such as best athlete, men and women’s sports, breakthrough athlete, athlete with a disability, record-breaking performance, championship performance and comeback athlete.
The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (Uswnt) will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for their effort to fight for equal pay. Chicago White Sox pitcher and cancer survivor Liam Hendriks will receive the Jimmy V. Award for...
- 7/12/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
It was a Hollywood ending for Team USA basketball at the Tokyo Olympics. They suffered a few setbacks along the way, but rose to the occasion and won the nation’s fourth consecutive gold medal in the sport it invented, thanks to the efforts of its star, Kevin Durant.
Team USA beat Team France 87-82 on Friday behind superstar Kevin Durant, who scored 29 points en route to the victory. It was the second big win for Durant this week, as he signed a $198 million contract extension with his Brooklyn Nets team in the NBA.
The Team USA win avenges the squad’s opening loss to France, a shocker that gave pause after several exhibition losses before the Olympics.
But talent won out, and Team USA finally started rolling.
“We went through some real adversity,” Durant said in a TV interview. “We lost a game in the tournament, we lost two exhibition games.
Team USA beat Team France 87-82 on Friday behind superstar Kevin Durant, who scored 29 points en route to the victory. It was the second big win for Durant this week, as he signed a $198 million contract extension with his Brooklyn Nets team in the NBA.
The Team USA win avenges the squad’s opening loss to France, a shocker that gave pause after several exhibition losses before the Olympics.
But talent won out, and Team USA finally started rolling.
“We went through some real adversity,” Durant said in a TV interview. “We lost a game in the tournament, we lost two exhibition games.
- 8/7/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Team USA Torches Czech Republic With Dominant Performance By Kevin Durant, Advances To Quarterfinals
Team USA has finally gotten their mojo back.
Since their disappointing loss to France on July 25, Coach Gregg Popovich and the American men’s basketball team now have back-to-back blowouts under their belt.
In a masterclass performance, Kevin Durant dropped 23 points, 6 assists, 8 rebounds and 1 block on the Olympic stage in the game against the Czech Republic. Jayson Tatum also put on a shooting clinic, tacking on 27 points on 10-for-16 shooting. Though close after the first half, Team USA went on to blow out the Czech team 119-84.
“I’ve had a lot asked of me every team I’ve been on since I was eight years old. It’s no different here,” Durant said. “But I feel I have to available to do every single thing out on the court…I’ve worked to be at that point and it’s fun.”
Durant also became Team USA’s all-time leading scorer,...
Since their disappointing loss to France on July 25, Coach Gregg Popovich and the American men’s basketball team now have back-to-back blowouts under their belt.
In a masterclass performance, Kevin Durant dropped 23 points, 6 assists, 8 rebounds and 1 block on the Olympic stage in the game against the Czech Republic. Jayson Tatum also put on a shooting clinic, tacking on 27 points on 10-for-16 shooting. Though close after the first half, Team USA went on to blow out the Czech team 119-84.
“I’ve had a lot asked of me every team I’ve been on since I was eight years old. It’s no different here,” Durant said. “But I feel I have to available to do every single thing out on the court…I’ve worked to be at that point and it’s fun.”
Durant also became Team USA’s all-time leading scorer,...
- 7/31/2021
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
It won’t be a cakewalk for Team USA in Olympics basketball this year. In yet another stunning upset of the NBA-laden all-star squad, Team France beat Team USA 83-76 Sunday in an opening loss at the Tokyo Olympics.
Team USA was cruising to what appeared to be an easy victory, leading by seven with under four minutes left in the game. But France scored the next 14 points to snatch the game.
The USA must now win their final two pool play games against Iran and the Czech Republic to advance to the medal round. The loss was Team USA’s first in the Olympics since it fell short of the medal stand in 2004.
Sunday’s win by Team France marked the second time in the past three years France has beaten Team USA, albeit with different players on both sides. The first time was the 2019 World Cup in China,...
Team USA was cruising to what appeared to be an easy victory, leading by seven with under four minutes left in the game. But France scored the next 14 points to snatch the game.
The USA must now win their final two pool play games against Iran and the Czech Republic to advance to the medal round. The loss was Team USA’s first in the Olympics since it fell short of the medal stand in 2004.
Sunday’s win by Team France marked the second time in the past three years France has beaten Team USA, albeit with different players on both sides. The first time was the 2019 World Cup in China,...
- 7/25/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jrue Holiday -- New Orleans Pelicans Justin Holiday -- Memphis Grizzlies Aaron Holiday -- Indiana Pacers Yes, all Three of Toya and Shawn Holiday's sons are Currently on NBA rosters -- it's an Amazing feat -- and now, they've got some advice for Lavar Ball on how to make it happen for him!!! Crazy part is ... Toya and Shawn actually Know Lavar and his family because of the UCLA connection -- where Aaron and Jrue played their college ball.
- 6/22/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” returned to ABC Thursday night after a little vacation — just in time for Game 1 of the network’s NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors.
On Thursday, host Jimmy Kimmel brought along his latest edition of “Mean Tweets,” which saw NBA stars reading aloud a smorgasbord of unkind Twitter posts.
Below are the three best, in this humble insulter’s opinion.
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“Bradley Beal looks like if Usher had somebody sit on his head while he was a baby.”
“Chris Bosh talks like a white guy named Denis.”
“Danny Green and I have a lot in common, namely that we both f—ing suck at basketball.”
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We can’t even transcribe the one Kevin Durant had to read about himself.
On Thursday, host Jimmy Kimmel brought along his latest edition of “Mean Tweets,” which saw NBA stars reading aloud a smorgasbord of unkind Twitter posts.
Below are the three best, in this humble insulter’s opinion.
Also Read: Blame Canada? Toronto Raptors' First NBA Finals Appearance Could Drag Down ABC's TV Ratings
“Bradley Beal looks like if Usher had somebody sit on his head while he was a baby.”
“Chris Bosh talks like a white guy named Denis.”
“Danny Green and I have a lot in common, namely that we both f—ing suck at basketball.”
Also Read: 'NBA 2K17': 17 Hilarious Shots of Accidental Video Game Body Horror (Photos)
We can’t even transcribe the one Kevin Durant had to read about himself.
- 5/31/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The 2019 NBA Finals are in full swing. Fans cheered for their favorite teams all season long, but it was the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors that made it to end. While there's always a little trash-talking off the court, some fans take these rivalries to a whole new level. Jimmy Kimmel proved this to be true by having a few players and owners read hateful social media posts about themselves for Thursday's segment of "Mean Tweets." The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host recruited some big NBA names, too, including Kevin Durant, Charles Barkley, Ben Simmons, Chris Bosh, Bradley Beal, Dirk Nowitzki and Joel Embiid. Steve Ballmer, Jrue Holiday, Paul George, Kyle Lowry, Kemba Walker,...
- 5/31/2019
- E! Online
It’s time for the 2019 NBA finals, as the Toronto Raptors take on the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Or, as Jimmy Kimmel put it during the NBA Game Night primetime special, “A team of young Canadian upstarts – versus – the team that’s gonna win.”
Kimmel was in rare form on his monologue. Some of his better lines:
*** “The Warriors are super motivated to win this series. Cause – as you know, when you collect three consecutive championship rings – you can trade them in for a championship necklace which very few players have.”
*** :”The good news for the Raptors is – all-star forward Kevin Durant is out for the game with a calf injury – which means the Warriors will be force to play with only three future Hall of Famers in their lineup.”
***. At this point, the Warriors are like the Avengers. We all know they’re going to win – we...
Kimmel was in rare form on his monologue. Some of his better lines:
*** “The Warriors are super motivated to win this series. Cause – as you know, when you collect three consecutive championship rings – you can trade them in for a championship necklace which very few players have.”
*** :”The good news for the Raptors is – all-star forward Kevin Durant is out for the game with a calf injury – which means the Warriors will be force to play with only three future Hall of Famers in their lineup.”
***. At this point, the Warriors are like the Avengers. We all know they’re going to win – we...
- 5/31/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Former United States soccer star Lauren Holiday (née Cheney), who had a tumor successfully removed in October, shared a post-surgery photo coinciding with Mother’s Day.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was six months into her pregnancy when doctors discovered a benign tumor on the right side of her brain, which had been causing her painful headaches. According to ABC News, doctors induced labor early to expedite Holiday’s brain surgery, which was successfully performed at Duke University Hospital in October after giving birth to daughter Jrue Tyer in September.
“I have been hiding myself from a camera for the past 7 months.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was six months into her pregnancy when doctors discovered a benign tumor on the right side of her brain, which had been causing her painful headaches. According to ABC News, doctors induced labor early to expedite Holiday’s brain surgery, which was successfully performed at Duke University Hospital in October after giving birth to daughter Jrue Tyer in September.
“I have been hiding myself from a camera for the past 7 months.
- 5/16/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
Former United States soccer star Lauren Holiday (née Cheney) was six months into her pregnancy when doctors discovered a benign tumor on the right side of her brain. Now, five months after her daughter, Jrue Tyer, was born and her tumor was successfully removed, the athlete is crediting her child with helping her get through the tough times.
“I have never quite known suffering like I experienced the last 6 months,” Lauren, 29, captioned a photo of her smiling daughter being held up by Lauren’s husband, NBA player Jrue Holiday. “I can remember countless nights repeating ‘there may be pain in...
“I have never quite known suffering like I experienced the last 6 months,” Lauren, 29, captioned a photo of her smiling daughter being held up by Lauren’s husband, NBA player Jrue Holiday. “I can remember countless nights repeating ‘there may be pain in...
- 2/19/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Jrue Holiday won’t be joining his teammates on the New Orleans Pelicans for the start of the NBA season, with the point guard announcing he’s taking a leave of absence to be at his wife’s side following her diagnosis of a brain tumour. As Nola.com reports, Lauren Holiday — a retired professional soccer player — was […]...
- 9/4/2016
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
NBA star Jrue Holiday will not be there to start the New Orleans Pelicans' 2016-2017 season. Instead, he will be by his wife Lauren Holiday's side. The Holidays were left devastated when they received news that doctors had discovered a benign tumor on the right side of Lauren's brain, according to Nola.com. Lauren, who is an retired soccer star, was about six months pregnant at the time of the diagnosis, and while the tumor is operable and not a threat to their unborn daughter's health, it needs to be removed. "My family comes before basketball," Jrue, 26, told Nola.
- 9/4/2016
- by Blake Bakkila, @bcbakkila
- PEOPLE.com
NBA star Jrue Holiday will not be there to start the New Orleans Pelicans' 2016-2017 season. Instead, he will be by his wife Lauren Holiday's side. The Holidays were left devastated when they received news that doctors had discovered a benign tumor on the right side of Lauren's brain, according to Nola.com. Lauren, who is an retired soccer star, was about six months pregnant at the time of the diagnosis, and while the tumor is operable and not a threat to their unborn daughter's health, it needs to be removed. "My family comes before basketball," Jrue, 26, told Nola.
- 9/4/2016
- by Blake Bakkila, @bcbakkila
- PEOPLE.com
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