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Kevin Durant’s mom gave him a sweet hug after he air-balled the game-tying shot in the final moments of classic Game 7

By Elsie A. Dotson 4 months ago
Kevin Durant hugs his mom.

Kevin Durant and his mom shared a hug at the end of Game 7. via TNT/NBA

  • Kevin Durant air-balled a game-tying shot with .3 seconds left to play in Game 7.

  • Afterward, his mother, Wanda, gave him a hug.

  • Durant scored 48 points in 53 minutes and had hit the game-tying shot to force overtime.

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Kevin Durant came up just short in an instant-classic Game 7 between the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, and his mom was there to pick him up.

With the Nets trailing the Bucks, 113-111, in overtime, with three seconds left to play, Durant attempted a game-tying jumper.

The shot air-balled and went out of bounds with .3 seconds left, effectively ending the game and allowing the Bucks to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Who was there to pick Durant up after his air-ball? His mother, Wanda, of

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Floyd Mayweather’s entourage reportedly gave Jake Paul a black eye after the YouTube star tried to steal the boxer’s hat

By Elsie A. Dotson 6 months ago
Jake Paul and Logan Paul ahead of the brawl.

  • Floyd Mayweather’s entourage reportedly gave Jake Paul a black eye at a press event Thursday.

  • It all kicked off because the YouTube star tried to steal the boxing legend’s hat.

  • Mayweather is promoting a June 6 exhibition involving Jake’s brother Logan.

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Jake Paul and Floyd Mayweather‘s entourage brawled at a press conference on Thursday ahead of the former pro boxer’s June 6 exhibition involving the YouTube star’s brother, Logan Paul.

Video shows Jake Paul taking Mayweather’s hat and shouting “Got your hat!” during the confrontation before running away. Mayweather’s team can then be seen swarming after Paul.

Paul was later seen holding his face near his eye while fleeing the area.

Paul, who is unbeaten after three novice bouts, added post-brawl footage to his Instagram Story and appeared to have a black eye.

He also tweeted: “Honestly, have had three easy fights

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Yes, Eminem gave Dana White a piece of his mind on SportsCenter. No, it wasn’t legit.

By Jaime E. Love 9 months ago

By now, you may have seen the clip that’s been floating around on social media of rapper Eminem giving UFC president Dana White a piece of his mind.

It stared making the rounds two days ago and showed Eminem and White together on ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” apparently giving some kind of a joint interview. In the nine-second clip, this is what Eminem said to White:

“I think that people like you give people like me the fuel that they need to succeed in the first place. I think that the best part about your opinion is that it doesn’t matter, and if every fighter that you had listened to your opinion when you doubted them, you wouldn’t have a f*cking league.”

If you saw it, you may have gone, “whoa.” You also may have thought to yourself that we needed more context, which we got Saturday before UFC 257.

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