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@bomani_jones
bomani
7 months
#TheRightTime is back! watch live on youtube at noon et monday, wednesday and friday. for the podcast, if you were subscribed before, you're still subscribed. if you're new, here are all the links:
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bomani
4 years
this is the most self-aware rapper in the history of the world.
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bomani
4 years
so you're saying a major league player wouldn't play for minor league prices? makes sense to me.
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The Hill
4 years
XFL commissioner: Kaepernick rejected by league after "exorbitant" salary demands
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5 years
one more time for black women bringing out the best in somebody.
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bomani
4 years
how about "f ck you, pay me?" that count?
@TMZ
TMZ
4 years
NCAA To Allow Athletes to Wear Social Justice Messages On Jerseys
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bomani
5 years
kobe must have been trying to holla at beyonce, cuz that's the only explanation for why he didn't beat mathew's shot. it had to kill him to allow that layup.
@ESPNNBA
NBA on ESPN
5 years
Rare footage of Kobe Bryant playing Beyonce's dad, Mathew Knowles in one-on-one 👀 (via @MathewKnowles )
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3 years
carr caught hell for what he said about gruden, but he's clearly a man who believes in the power of forgiveness and not turning his back on folks in these times. even if he's not as mad as i might want him to be sometimes, i get it.
@mickakers
Mick Akers
3 years
Raiders QB Derek Carr said he’ll be there for now former teammate Henry Ruggs, if needed, following his fatal DUI crash. #vegas #raiders #raidernation 🎥 @raiders
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4 years
remember that he's the father of a black son. i wish that kid the best.
@TheDunkCentral
NBACentral
4 years
Brian Urlacher calls out NBA players
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bomani
5 years
at age 22. he took the top spot in the league this night.
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SportsCenter
5 years
. @KingJames dominated the Pistons during the 2007 NBA playoffs scoring Cleveland's final 25 points 😤
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@bomani_jones
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1 year
anyway lol
@BleacherReport
Bleacher Report
1 year
“I don’t know who the f--k you are” Jake Paul went off when @bomani_jones asked what happens if he loses 😳 New @GameTheoryHBO drops Friday at 11pm ET on @HBO
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3 years
who at cheetos was like "i think i can get shaggy"?
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3 years
i hate this has happened to him, but i'm glad he shared that. we gotta shake ourselves out of thinking people just get covid and then boom it's over like it's just a cold or something.
@Tom_NBA
Tom Westerholm
3 years
Jayson Tatum says he takes an inhaler now before games after COVID. He never did before.
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4 years
i hope nascar, the entity, knows the fight it's in. cuz nascar is trying to say "we aren't a racist sport" and a bunch of racists are like "says who?" they coddled those entitled clowns for too long. it's gonna take a real fight to get rid of them.
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bomani
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we've got a generation of players who give it right back to those dorks and that's fantastic.
@CollegeSportsO
College Sports Only
1 month
DJ Burns clowning Duke fans at the end of the Elite 8 game. - "Your season is over" - "It's over" - Slit-throat motion We don't deserve this man.
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@bomani_jones
bomani
2 years
once you've got an AR in your hand, "i was scared" shouldn't be in your repertoire. yet here we are.
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@bomani_jones
bomani
4 years
sure, let's talk about last night's game.
@JimGallup
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4 years
@bomani_jones @SocialKimLy Hey @bomani_jones do you even discuss sports anymore or is it 100% political now?
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YO
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bomani
2 years
big part of why everyone my age thinks every football color commentator is wack is because we grew up with john madden. man set an unreachable standard.
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bomani
1 year
the coolest thing about this, to me, is that he's so clearly nervous...but just ain't gonna let that stop him. everybody gets a little nervous in those settings. the test is whether you'll let it stop you. the lil homie clearly passed that one.
he remembered all of Adams stats and gave such a professional interview. This kid is special!👏🏼
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@bomani_jones
bomani
3 years
ERECTED IN NINETEEN NINETY-THREE!
@ajc
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3 years
BREAKING: Gwinnett County removes Confederate monument erected in 1993
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bomani
4 years
just letting you know it's okay if you weren't really hip to juneteenth until very recently. you're not alone, no matter what your timeline tells you.
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bomani
4 years
i mean, you heard the man.
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@bomani_jones
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5 years
i’m just mad i didn’t think of it sooner
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@bomani_jones
bomani
4 years
i laugh every time i see steve kerr in these ads. toni kukoc gotta be furious.
@DVNJr
Don Van Natta Jr.
4 years
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it was the inability to get the hint that made this one a classic
@mixeduppasha
khamas surf 🏄🏽 instructor..
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@bomani_jones def better technique than isaiah wilson’s mom 😅
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jams >>> hits. hits are temporary. jams are forever.
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4 years
the rare case where the villain lived long enough to be come a bit of a hero. he's the last of a very particular breed of nba player.
@BleacherReport
Bleacher Report
4 years
Zach Randolph says he’s ending his comeback plans and will retire from the NBA after 17 seasons. Salute, Z-Bo. (via @TMZ_Sports )
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bomani
4 months
buddy took a job they could only get a black man to take THREE HIRING CYCLES IN A ROW and did *this*. it's like if colorado had gone 9-3 and tied for the pac-12 south championship. coach of the year and it ain't even close.
@JClarkNBCS
John Clark
4 months
Former Eagles linebacker Mufasa DeMeco Ryans taking the Texans to the playoffs in his first year as coach
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bomani
4 months
this is the funniest sports tv moment ever that doesn't involve charles barkley. now...imagine this happening at a site with an actual audience. this easily could have happened in front of bryant-denny on the third saturday of october.
@PatMcAfeeShow
Pat McAfee
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Of course @ReceDavis 😂😂😂 #CollegeGameDay
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bomani
4 years
lebron just bombed on drew brees and whew...it's bout to be crackin out chea.
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@bomani_jones
bomani
4 years
we should always be specific on this one. medgar evers, an american veteran of war, was shot in his driveway by a man who bragged about it for 30 years before doing time for it.
@jaketapper
Jake Tapper
4 years
Medgar Evers was assassinated on this day in 1963.
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bomani
4 years
dude, he’s 6-9.
@Super70sSports
Super 70s Sports
4 years
Just your average dopey high school kid. Except for the part where he becomes a basketball god.
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bomani
3 years
the last thing shaq expected was for mitchell to not give on single solitary damn about his opinion. good for donovan.
@SportsCenter
SportsCenter
3 years
Donovan's response when Shaq tells him he doesn't have what it takes to get to the next level: "Aight."
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bomani
6 years
you realize how backward this whole country is if the world "equality," ostensibly a core tenet of this place, is a "strong message?"
@SoleCollector
SoleCollector.com
6 years
. @Kingjames sent a strong message with his sneakers in D.C. last night:
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bomani
4 years
basically having to be bribed to seriously consider hiring minority coaches is a staggering indictment of the nfl.
@JimTrotter_NFL
Jim Trotter
4 years
BREAKING: NFL owners will vote next week on a resolution that would improve a team's draft position if it hires a person of color as head coach or general manager, per sources. Currently there are only 2 black GMs & 4 HCs of color, matching 17-year low👇🏾
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1 year
the lil homie is amazing
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bomani
3 months
cmon man lol. the list starts here.
@TheFBReels
Football Reels 📽
3 months
Prime Gronk was simply unfair
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bomani
4 years
the classes will cancel themselves, don't you worry.
@WBRZ
WBRZ News
4 years
No, LSU is not canceling classes for the national championship game
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bomani
3 years
fwiw, i once saw the broncos go to the playoffs and beat the steelers without a quarterback. it can be done.
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@bomani_jones
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2 years
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
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bomani
4 years
lol. y'all ain't gonna do a damn thing.
@TheDunkCentral
NBACentral
4 years
An Oklahoma state representative issued a statement warning Oklahoma City Thunder players against kneeling during the National Anthem, and threatened to reexamine the Thunder’s tax benefits if players kneel, per
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bomani
7 years
so let's wait and see if ppl get as mad as they would if this happened to an airplane passenger. seriously.
@NBCNews
NBC News
7 years
Video shows cop slam and beat black pedestrian after alleged jaywalking
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bomani
4 years
after all these years, this sign still amazes me. the numbers are to say "don't say we didn't warn you."
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bomani
4 years
dog, drew brees has lost like 50 percent of the league
@NMDgrant
NMD Grant
4 years
Ed Reed thoughts on Drew Brees
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bomani
6 years
he’s not really wrong tho
@BleacherReport
Bleacher Report
6 years
Lonzo explains why he walked away: "It's the NBA. People ain't really gonna fight, so I ain't trying to get no tech."
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bomani
2 months
cam fought four of those boys and didn't lose his hat. pacman fought that dude at the airport that one time and didn't drop his popeyes. leave those westlake dudes alone, man. just leave em be.
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bomani
3 years
no, he is against the professionalization of college athletes. dabo himself LOVES being a professional football coach. loves that check, too.
@RossMartinNC
Ross Martin
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Clemson Dabo Swinney: "I am against the professionalization of college athletics."
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bomani
3 years
first class parenting right here
@BleacherReport
Bleacher Report
3 years
D-Wade and Zaire were really going at it 💪 @brhoops (via @swishcultures_ , @ChrisJHoops )
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bomani
3 years
i gotta say...benedict arnold over judas is quite the hot take.
@chris_hummer
Chris Hummer
3 years
This sign, y'all. Going to be an interesting year of road games for Texas and OU.
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bomani
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it's very rare that i find online outrage to be in line with what's deserved. holy sh t, this is one of those blue moon moments. not a single person with power thought this was a bad idea?
@Phil_Lewis_
philip lewis
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The trailer for the Netflix series “Good Times,” an animated revival of the 1970s sitcom, is out:
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bomani
4 years
when they start letting employees just walk out with merchandise?
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bomani
5 years
getting hard to cut the nfl the benefit of the doubt on this. real hard.
@Marcel_LJ
Marcel Louis-Jacques
5 years
The NFL has randomly selected Eric Reid to take a drug test after tonight's game. Reid's response: "This is like the fifth time since I've been here ... They're not going to catch me on anything." Says he's got nothing to hide, doesn't take anything illegal
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bomani
4 years
lotta you guys are picking a helluva time to give a damn about what college athletes want.
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bomani
5 years
it really does help the broadcast hearing how much genuine fun tony romo is having. it's a plus.
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bomani
6 years
but he clearly had a point
@JimmyTraina
Jimmy Traina
6 years
On one hand, I give Odell Beckham credit for having the stones to post this on IG, but on the other, delusion is a serious matter.
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bomani
4 years
one of the greatest songs ever made by anybody in any genre in any time.
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bomani
3 years
if you're in a bad mood, the day shift on a wednesday is not gonna make things better.
@LandonBuford
Landon Buford
3 years
Ben Simmons got kicked out of Sixers practice today and is apparently at Delilah’s Strip Club right now, per Philly Source. #HereTheyCome #NBATwitter #NBA
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bomani
3 years
oh, there's *one* person who saw it coming...
@CBSSportsNBA
CBS Sports NBA
3 years
LaMelo Ball has exceeded Michael Jordan's expectations with a rookie season nobody saw coming By: @bradbotkincbs
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4 years
i promise it’s not the only one.
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bomani
2 months
he's under the mistaken impression anyone cares if he was in the right. we just know he was in the stupid and that's why we got all these jokes.
@ArtOfDialogue_
The Art Of Dialogue
2 months
TopShelf performance coach speaks out following physical altercation with Cam Newton.
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bomani
3 years
the unlv of my youth would retire his number for this.
@YahooSportsCFB
Yahoo Sports College Football
3 years
UNLV QB Max Gilliam issued an apology for eating sushi off of a nude model on a reality TV show. ➡️
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3 years
haterproof performance.
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@bomani_jones
bomani
5 years
YOU ARE HIDING A CHILD
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bomani
2 years
got simmons off the roster just for harden not to shoot with the season on the line. i gotta admit that's pretty funny.
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bomani
5 years
bet we get the ads for the drugs with the side effects that take like 15 seconds to read off at the end of the commercial and often include words like "leaky."
@business
Bloomberg
5 years
CBS has rejected a proposed TV ad during the Super Bowl that called for the legalization of medical marijuana
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bomani
4 years
psa: anyone treating this kanye 2020 thing as if it's at all legitimate is a f cking idiot.
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bomani
4 years
i make content for a living. the person whose work i've studied most closely is dave chappelle. and "8:46" reminds me why he's probably the most effective communicator of my lifetime.
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bomani
3 years
i do think heinicke has played himself into about 10 years of backup qb money. he's looked as good as damn near any backup we've seen this season.
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bomani
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amazing technique
@PennStateFball
Penn State Football
11 days
It doesn’t get better than this 🥲📞 #WeAre x @NYJets x #NFLDraft
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bomani
4 years
*this* is how you know it's real.
@ReynoldsJD
Jeff Reynolds
4 years
The superintendent of schools in Dallas told MSNBC high school football in the state of Texas is highly unlikely in 2020. No HS football. In Texas. Prepare yourselves accordingly.
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bomani
4 years
@darrenrovell if "cancel culture" was real, you think we'd let you stick around?
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bomani
3 years
here's my cnn appearance on jon gruden
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1 year
why ja at the strip club but he the one with his chest out?
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bomani
4 years
there's an apparent and noteworthy sincerity here. good on k for this.
@DukeMBB
Duke Men’s Basketball
4 years
Black Lives Matter
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bomani
3 years
if you said this was one of the 10 greatest records ever made, i wouldn't even think about fighting you on it.
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bomani
5 years
the best part is i’m positive he had a lighter in his pocket. this was about the principle of it.
@MySportsUpdate
Ari Meirov
5 years
Marshawn Lynch tried to light a blunt using the Al Davis memorial torch during the #Raiders final home game on Monday night.
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bomani
4 years
it's 2020, man. we all think you're a hall of famer. you're good. we all know it.
@957thegame
95.7 The Game
4 years
Richard Sherman GOES OFF on his critics 🗣
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bomani
3 years
here's how you know this is #twoamericas : ain't no horse police out there.
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bomani
7 years
not even lebron can rich himself out of someone scrawling a racial slur on his house. remember that, all you "it's really class" clowns.
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bomani
2 years
don't even have to look it up to say the answer, without question, is yes.
@sn_nba
Sporting News NBA
2 years
Would LeBron James still be a Hall of Famer solely using his resume post-30-years-old?
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bomani
1 year
fox is really gonna take people straight from this to bears-eagles.
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bomani
3 years
this is obviously ridiculous. but two things hit me. 1. they’re basically treating whiteness and blackness as religions. i can’t think of anything that makes ppl opt out of what’s taught but religion. 2. teach the stuff all year long and they can’t opt out so easy.
@thehill
The Hill
3 years
Utah school allowing parents to opt students out of Black History Month curriculum
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bomani
4 years
he understands it. just doesn’t wanna admit it.
@MicheleSteele
Michele Steele
4 years
J.J. Watt doesn’t understand why fans would jeer during a moment of silence: “The booing was unfortunate during that moment; I don’t fully understand that.  There was no flag involved; there was nothing involved with that besides two teams coming together to show unity.”
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bomani
1 year
not to nerd this up too much, but someone could teach a game theory lesson on mixed strategies from this. this is legit brilliant.
@brgridiron
B/R Gridiron
4 years
You’ve heard the story. Ed Reed once played a coverage wrong because he knew Peyton Manning would see it on film. Here’s Ed’s side ✍️ (via @NFL )
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bomani
3 years
this is like when the election coverage tells us that south carolina has gone red one second after the polls closed.
@NBA
NBA
3 years
Selected to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team... Michael Jordan! #NBA75
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bomani
3 years
don't wanna pile on simmons, but the potential of the sixers hinged on the idea of having two superstars. it's undeniable that they have a superstar and ben simmons.
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bomani
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i realize i'm late here, but the closed captioning making an executive decision at :53 cracked me up.
@TheDunkCentral
NBACentral
11 months
Paul Pierce says the Heat and Nuggets are not the two best teams in the league (Via @shobasketball )
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bomani
4 years
this is cash money
@CBSSports
CBS Sports
4 years
“Hello, you’ve reached the NBA bubble snitch line…”
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bomani
6 years
so would the penalties offset if players on each team kneel? cuz this sort of thing could create that sort of solidified resistance.
@thehill
The Hill
6 years
NFL may call 15-yard penalties on players who kneel during national anthem: report
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bomani
3 years
in other news, keep in mind this investigation is into WFT, not jon gruden. no telling what else is gonna come out. here's what i'm curious about: what comes up in that file of emails when you search for "robert griffin?"
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bomani
3 years
game for game, probably the best finals since 2013.
@WorldWideWob
Rob Perez
3 years
if you're not enjoying this NBA Finals you're just telling on yourself.
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bomani
4 years
jimmy johnson made the hall of fame before the cowboys ring of honor.
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bomani
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lol
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bomani
3 years
oh i LOVE this
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Ben Stinar
3 years
D’Angelo Russell was asked about what went on in Washington DC at the Capitol Building: He then asks all of the media members on the call to share their thoughts. Amazing stuff right here and props to D’Angelo for starting this discussion.
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bomani
4 years
amazing how much money they got to protect the right to shoot people for no good reason
@YahooNews
Yahoo News
4 years
BREAKING: City of Louisville agrees to 'substantial' settlement in Breonna Taylor shooting
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bomani
4 years
and to think using “queue” all the way wrong isn’t close to the worst thing about this.
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Kansas City Chiefs
4 years
QUEUE THE CHOP 🗣 #SBLIV | #ChiefsKingdom
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bomani
3 years
quick one for my younger colleagues: it's okay to wait until we know what exactly is going on.
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bomani
4 years
didn't take those confederate statues down until 2017, tho.
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bomani
4 years
the other day, i grabbed the pick, some shades and a dashiki and took some pics. 📷: @mumba_jones
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bomani
2 years
i mean, you have to admit...this is an objectively great photograph.
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