May 11, 2018Member-onlyThe NBA Respects Women. Until It Doesn’t.The league’s win-now culture encourages the superseding of morality, even in the age of #MeToo. A recent article on Bleacher Report shows how the NBA’s #LeanInTogether campaign merely pays lip service to equality, support, and respect for women. …NBA6 min readNBA6 min read
May 7, 2018Member-onlySame Sh*t, Different YearThe WNBA constantly harps on its lack of coverage and support, but continues to do little to remedy the situation. May 6, 2018: the beginning of the WNBA preseason. I was excited to get this season started after watching the 2018 draft, and looked forward to the games slated to…Sports6 min readSports6 min read
Apr 27, 2018Member-onlyThe USA Basketball Women’s Team Is (Still) GloriousImages courtesy of USA Basketball’s official Twitter account. Wow. Just…wow. The first game of the current USA Basketball Women’s National Team (USABWNT) happened on April 26. Team USA played a friendly against China, whom they will face in the FIBA Women’s Cup (Group D, which includes Latvia and Senegal) in…Sports5 min readSports5 min read
Apr 18, 2018Member-only2018 WNBA Draft RecapOriginally published at hashtagbasketball.com.WNBA1 min readWNBA1 min read
Feb 26, 2018Member-onlyRedemption and Respite: Women’s NCAA BasketballEven if you’re not a college hoops fan (men’s or women’s), it would be hard to ignore the pay-for-play scandals that have been rocking the men’s side over the past few months. My first response upon hearing the growing tsunami of illegal activity on the men’s side was: “Oh, shit.”Sports3 min readSports3 min read
Sep 20, 2017Member-onlyForgotten Americans and the Color of a HurricaneOur Founding Fathers may have written in the U.S. Constitution that all men are created equal, but mainstream media paints another picture. Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm on September 6, 2017. It arrived in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) on September 7 and…Us Virgin Islands5 min readUs Virgin Islands5 min read
Jan 28, 2016Where Do The Spurs Go From Here?The most-anticipated matchup of the season so far happened on Monday. The San Antonio Spurs visited the white-hot Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., …NBA5 min readNBA5 min read
Jan 21, 2016‘Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!’: The Warriors-Spurs Sibling RivalryThe Golden State Warriors are loosely considered to be a branch on the San Antonio Spurs family tree. Head coach Steve Kerr won two rings with the Spurs as a player, and later served two years as an assistant coach. It is widely recognized that the Warriors run some of…NBA5 min readNBA5 min read
Jan 20, 2016Spurs Continuing To Make HistoryHistoric. It’s a word that’s revered in professional sports and reserved for the most egregious accomplishments, like the Golden State Warriors’ red-hot start to the 2015–16 season. …NBA5 min readNBA5 min read
Jan 18, 2016The San Antonio Spurs Should Bet On Bryce CottonThe vintage Tony Parker has resurfaced for the San Antonio Spurs through the past few games. Parker, after sitting three games with a sore hip, has managed to score over 20 points per game (including a season-high 31 points against the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 12). The rumors of his…NBA5 min readNBA5 min read
