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Deadspin is a sports blog founded by Will Leitch in 2005 and based in Chicago. Previously owned by Gawker Media, Univision Communications and G/O Media, it was sold to Lineup Publishing in March 2024. Deadspin posted daily previews, recaps, and commentaries of major sports stories, as well as sports-related anecdotes, rumors, and videos.
Dennis Johnson. Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed " DJ ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association 's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles ...
Racial and cultural issues. Since the late 1990s, the NBA has been criticized for embracing hip hop culture. [1] While some observers have argued that this criticism has more to do with race than hip hop itself, [2] it is a fact that the league is connected to hip hop culture. Rappers Nelly and Jay-Z had ownership stakes in NBA teams (the ...
UPDATED: Sports news and commentary site Deadspin has been sold again — and its entire staff has been laid off. Deadspin, once owned by Gawker Media, became part of private-equity backed G/O ...
Deadspin, the irreverent sports and news site best known for its commentary and analysis, laid off all of its staff on Monday after the outlet was sold to a startup firm.
The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy is the second book by former ESPN columnist Bill Simmons. [1] Published in 2009, it covers the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2019, Simmons launched a sequel podcast series, Book of Basketball 2.0, which analyzes the evolution of the league since the book was ...
The following year, he averaged 4.3 rebounds/game, 6.8 assists/game (4th in the NBA) and 22.6 points/game (10th-most in the NBA). He also marked his highest field goal percentage (.421) and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. The 1961–62 season was his last one as star player; he averaged 19.0 pts/game and 5.8 assists/game (5th in the NBA). [3]
Nick Van Exel. Nickey Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27, 1971) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Van Exel played for six NBA teams from 1993 through 2006.