That Time David Stern Went Savage on Jim Rome
I was born and raised in Virginia, one of a handful of states that do not have a professional football or basketball team. Even though I’m not a basketball fan in the sense that there is a player or team I stan for, I still…
Revisiting Animal Drill
I was reviewing the Cypher Avenue Youtube channel thinking about the podcasts of yore that have since been removed (for valid reasons) when I noticed that the short film Animal Drill has over 1.2 million views and close to 300 comments. 6 years ago, Cypher…
Are ATL Hawks’ Mike Scott’s Emoji Tattoos The Worst in NBA? Asking For A Friend…
Are these tatts the worst in the NBA?
Friday Funnies: NBA Players as NBA Cheerleaders
Mod King MkElite produced a disturbing but hilarious video featuring mods he created to NBA 2k16. The modifications he made were to take NBA megastars and turn them into invisible hipped cheerleaders. Yep…you will see the likes of Steph Curry, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Derrick…
PRAISE THE OLD GODS AND THE NEW: ESPN’s 2014 Body Issue
ESPN’s annual celebration of exquisite athletic physiques continues on July 11th 2014 with the release of the latest Body Issue. As always, the magazine features amazing photography of the athletes in various positions that truly show the human body as the evolutionary work of art it is…
Jason Collins Receives Standing Ovation, Will Sign Extended Contract
Say what you will about Jason Collins’ coming Out last year and the reasons behind it, he’s still the only openly gay professional basketball player currently playing in the league who’s Out to the general public. He recently signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn…
WATCH: Military Mother Surprises 13-Year-Old Athlete Son, Reaction Priceless
Last Thursday night, military mom Lt. Col. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers who had been station in Kuwait, stepped off of the plane and decided to surprise her 13 year old son, Derrick Jenkins, while playing at a Legacy Middle School basketball game. His reaction to seeing her is priceless.
THANK YOU JASON COLLINS.
“I go against the gay stereotype.” Jason Collins I am happy history has now been made. Jason Collins, an active (non-retired) professional athlete, has come out of the closet. Correction. A black non-stereotypical gay athlete has come out of the closet. He did…
WATCH: Gay Short Film Basketball Drama – ANIMAL DRILL
{rating} Its rare that we find a film, television or web series featuring black gay characters that breaks from the typical stereotypes and story cliches (a group of best gay friends sharing laughs and tears as they look for sex & love). The rare…
Character Magazine: The Basketball Series
The latest issue of openly Gay french photographer Eric Lanuit’s digital magazine, CHARACTER, is finally available. This spring 2012 edition features beautifully striking images of masculine men of color playing hoops on the asphalt in various exotic locations. For those unfamiliar, CHARACTER MAGAZINE is created…
Coming Out Stories: Mike Survillion (Video)
As I’ve mentioned before, I have a fascination with COMING OUT STORIES. So I dug in the crates for these series of clips originally featured on the 2008 Logo Network show, “Shirts & Skins” in which young, handsome masculine basketball player Mike Survillion struggles…
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