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Dan Snyder Is Just The Beginning, Sports Is Full Of Rotten Team Owners
At this point, it feels like Dan Snyder’s days are numbered....

NBA Bubble Wrap: The Snitching Begins, and How Damian Lillard Celebrated His Birthday
As with every waking day this pandemic continues, so does the physical aging of our bodies....

Harden Shouldn’t Be Vilified For His Mask — but Ignorance Can Be Dangerous
James Harden doesn’t deserve to be condemned for unknowingly wearing a mask associated with “Blue Lives Matter,” but he does deserve to be educated on why his actions have offended many of his fans....

ESPN Creep Used 'The Jump' Video Feed To Secretly Record Rachel Nichols in Her Hotel Room — Video Got Sent to Us
Late Tuesday night, an anonymous party sent a Deadspin reporter four videos, which appeared to be a cell phone recording of a video feed, that shows ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, host of the afternoon NBA show The Jump, in a phone conversation with an unidentified man about personnel matters at the network...

NBA’s Got 99 Problems, Will a Snitch Be One?
Snitches get stitches, and nobody likes a rat....

Rockets' Russell Westbrook is Latest to Test Positive for COVID-19
Add Russell Westbrook to the list of NBA stars diagnosed with COVID-19....

LeBron James Missed a Wide-Open Jumper
LeBron James missed what should have been a layup....

The WNBA Has a Privileged White Woman Problem and Her Name Is Kelly Loeffler
If Kelly Loeffler were a white man, she would have already been banned from the WNBA....

Nobody Puts LeBron in a Corner
LeBron James, once famously told to “shut up and dribble” by condescending Fox News voice Laura Ingraham for speaking his mind on politics, has decided to send a message by not sending a message....

Everybody Hates Kelly Loeffler
In a different timeline, in a fairer world, Kelly Loeffler might be facing insider trading charges and a Senate Ethics Committee investigation for selling stocks after being briefed in January about the coronavirus, before the stock market tanked in late March amid concerns about the pandemic....
![Trey Songz Exposed a Horrific Incident of Racist Bullying Among the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Squad [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/blt6rl3zno9u7qmq8zvb.jpg)
Trey Songz Exposed a Horrific Incident of Racist Bullying Among the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Squad [UPDATED]
Charismatic singer Trey Songz, who uses his platform to get other stars to do charitable work with the “Feed Your City” challenge, shared the story of Yahne Coleman, a young Black woman who joined the Sixers’ dance team around 2010. She said she suffered abuse at the hands of her teammates, stating ...

Sports Returning is the Perfect Statement About What We Are
With MLB’s announcement last week that it will officially return, every major professional league is in the pool. The NWSL started this past weekend in Utah. MLS will start next week with a tournament in Orlando. As we move along, the NBA, NHL, and WNBA will return with their various plans. Lurking ...
![WNBA’s McCoughtry Wants to Put Names of Police Brutality Victims on Jersey Backs [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/xrspwupxe9mnedezooix.jpg)
WNBA’s McCoughtry Wants to Put Names of Police Brutality Victims on Jersey Backs [UPDATED]
The WNBA has put it out on Main Street: This is the time. Their words match their actions. Three of the WNBA’s biggest stars, Imani McGee-Stafford, Natasha Cloud and Renee Montgomery will not be competing in the WNBA’s 22-game hoop bubble season next month in Bradenton, Fla, citing this being the ti...
![NBA 'Bubble' Exodus Begins as Avery Bradley, Trevor Ariza, Davis Bertans Opt Out [UPDATED]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/vyig4746aledshjguurv.jpg)
NBA 'Bubble' Exodus Begins as Avery Bradley, Trevor Ariza, Davis Bertans Opt Out [UPDATED]
As American team sports look to come back, athletes are starting to resist calls to play amidst a global pandemic....

If a Team Based in Orlando Thinks it’s too Dangerous to Leave, Why Would Other Teams Go There?
While baseball haggles over finances and hockey tries to figure out where to place its bubbles, the concept of sports returning gets shakier every day. With spikes in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and may other states, more and more reports of players losing their enthusiasm for a return have popped up. ...

Renee Montgomery Explains Why She’s Stepping Away From the WNBA This Season
Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery woke up nervous. She was about to send a tweet that would put her in the national spotlight and change the course of her athletic career....

Your Favorite Sport’s Rushed Return Will End in Tragedy
A resurgence of COVID-19 could burst the “bubble” for pro sports....

Don't Let the NBA Misdirect You — Their Comeback Plans Are Still Vague
The NBA restart is slipping further and further away from grasp — and, no, Kyrie Irving is not the scapegoat here. ...

Brett Favre Took a Million Dollar Payout for a PSA and We Want to Know Why
Last month, Brett Favre found himself tied to a scandal in which $1.1 million meant for needy families in Mississippi instead wound up in the bank account of the Hall of Fame quarterback in exchange for one public service announcement and three speeches he never made....

For Once, Don’t Dismiss Kyrie Irving, His Stance is Legit
It’s easy to want to pooh-pooh Kyrie Irving....