Kareem Abdul Jabbar: Continued racial inequality, not Colin Kaepernick sitting during nation anthem, is really un-American

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is sitting during the national anthem to protest racism in America. He has an ally in NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who’s no stranger to political stands. Abdul-Jabbar in The Washington Post: The discussion of the nuances of patriotism is especially important right now, with Trump and Clinton supporters each […]

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Flyers unveil golden 50th anniversary jerseys

They have gold on them.

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Stars promote White, Janko to assistant GM roles

Jim Nill adjusts his staff, with Les Jackson being "elevated" to senior advisor.

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Watching Serena 'a beautiful thing'

The eight-time grand slam champion gives his assessment of world No. 1s Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic.

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51Q: Can Sean Marks and Kenny Atkinson get blood from a stone in Brooklyn?

We continue PBT’s 2016-17 NBA preview series, 51 Questions. Between now and the start of the NBA season we will tackle 51 questions we cannot wait to see answered during the upcoming NBA season. We will delve into one almost every day between now and the start of the season (we’re taking some weekends off). Today: […]

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The Fleury-Murray watch in Pittsburgh is on

One of the league's most intriguing goalie situations.

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Report: Pelicans aggressively seeking ‘one of the higher level free agent guards left’

The Pelicans will reportedly work out Lance Stephenson, and whether or not they’re serious about him, they seem serious about somebody at his position. Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders: Pelicans have been pretty aggressive in trying to land one of the higher level free agent guards left. Looking for depth. — Steve Kyler (@stevekylerNBA) August […]

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