USA Basketball head coach Steve Kerr said Saturday the assassination attempt on former President Trump at a campaign rally was a “demoralizing day for our country.” Kerr, who is also the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, spoke about the shooting while in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as the men’s Olympic basketball team...
The 2024 Paris Olympics are just around the corner. On July 26, tens of millions of people around the world will tune in to watch the opening ceremony and the games to follow in the coming weeks. Not to mention the more than 8.6 million attendees who have already purchased tickets. Since the first modern...
Kristi Yamaguchi, born July 12, 1971, in Fremont, California, is an Olympic gold medal winning figure skater. Yamaguchi became the first Asian American to win gold at the Winter Olympics when she took home the honor during the 1992 games. Before focusing on singles, Yamaguchi also competed in pairs with partner Rudy Galindo. In 1991,...
Sunny Choi will be among the athletes on Team USA’s first Olympic breakdancing team headed to Paris later this summer. The 35-year-old Tennessee native is unlike most Olympians. Choi was a gymnast growing up and committed to a Division 1 school to compete in gymnastics, but she was forced out due to knee injuries. Trying...
A one-of-a-kind art collection has emerged for the first time ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Eight paintings of Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics are currently up for sale. The “Golden Eight” collection, signed by Phelps himself and created by nationally recognized artist Brian Fox, depicts iconic moments...
Before Katie Ledecky was the talk of the United States Olympic Women’s Swim Team, Dara Torres was the swimmer breaking records and leading the headlines at the Games. Torres was the first American Olympian to appear in five different Olympics. She is also tied for the most Olympic women’s swimming medals with 12. She had...
In their first tune-up game for the Paris Olympics, the United States men’s basketball team took care of business with an 86-72 win over Canada on Wednesday night in Las Vegas. Former President Obama was in the building along with many other NBA coaches and high-ranking USA basketball officials for the governing body’s 50th anniversary...
Former President Obama made a surprise appearance at USA Basketball’s 50th anniversary party on Tuesday night, where he was all smiles among the players heading to Paris to represent the United States in this year’s Olympics and more. Obama delivered a 10-minute speech during his appearance, reminding everyone just how much of a basketball fan...
The decision to replace Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard just weeks ahead of the Paris Olympics was ultimately made in the “best interest” of the U.S. men’s national team, USA Basketball executive director Grant Hill said Wednesday. In a press conference ahead of Team USA’s exhibition match against Canada at T-Mobile Arena, Grant addressed...
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has now entered the conversation revolving around Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s Olympic team snub. Basketball fans were curious as to why Brown, the NBA Finals MVP, didn’t make Team USA initially. But that conversation escalated when Derrick White, Brown’s Celtics teammate, was the replacement for Kawhi Leonard, who withdrew...
