@CollinRugg / Twitter Brittney Griner Changes Tune on National Anthem in First Game Back Since Russian Imprisonment It appears that it took 10 months in a Russian prison for Brittney Griner to appreciate "The Star-Spangled Banner." By Bryan Chai, Western Journal May 13, 2023
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Woke NBA Coach Attacks Constitution, Ted Cruz Smacks Him Down Hard: 'Hypocritical and Condescending' "Liberal professional athletes, the coaches, and Hollywood elites are all surrounded by armed security," Cruz noted. By C. Douglas Golden, Western Journal April 13, 2023
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Controversial College Basketball Star Rejects Jill Biden's 'Apology' and Invitation: 'We'll Go to the Obamas' LSU star Angel Reese says she has other places she'd rather be than the Biden White House, invoking the Obamas. By Jack Davis, Western Journal April 5, 2023
CGTN America / YouTube Screen shot GOP Demands Answers After NBA Team Blasted Chinese Communist Propaganda During Game GOP lawmakers are demanding some answers from the NBA after a video from a Chinese official was shown at a game in Washington, D.C. By Bryan Chai, Western Journal March 11, 2023
Ethan Miller/Getty Images LeBron James Celebrates Breaking NBA Scoring Record with Vulgar Live TV Speech LeBron James celebrated a historic moment after the game with a not-so-graceful speech in which he dropped an F-bomb. By Johnathan Jones, Western Journal February 8, 2023
House of Highlights / YouTube screen shot Chaos Breaks Out in the Middle of NBA Game - 5 Players Ejected After Major Brawl Trash-talking was cited as the cause of a fight that grew into a brawl and led to 5 ejections at a Friday NBA game. By Jack Davis, Western Journal February 4, 2023
tarikwatson_ / Instagram Crowd Goes Silent When High School Athlete Collapses, Gets Carried Off on Stretcher A New Jersey high school basketball player fell to the floor in the middle of a game and was wheeled off the court. By Jack Davis, Western Journal February 3, 2023
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images LeBron James' On-Court Temper Tantrum Draws Groveling Official Response from NBA Referees' Union In an unprecedented move, the NBA referees made a stunning (and groveling) apology to the Lakers and LeBron James. By Bryan Chai, Western Journal January 30, 2023
WBBM-TV / YouTube screen shot 5 College Basketball Players in Chicago Hospitalized After Workout, Games Postponed Five college basketball players went to the hospital after a high-intensity workout that has caused the college to remove the coach. By Jack Davis, Western Journal January 11, 2023
WAVY TV 10 / YouTube screen shot Yet Another Athlete Collapses Midgame, Struggles to Get Back on Feet Not long after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered an on-field cardiac arrest, another athlete required assistance. By Josiah Upper, Western Journal January 9, 2023
@The_News_Record / Twitter 17-Year-Old Basketball Player Dies Suddenly at Home, Coroner Reports Cause of Death The young man died "due to complications from injuries sustained playing basketball," according to his obituary. By Lorri Wickenhauser, Western Journal January 4, 2023
Joe Raedle/Getty Images Trump's Reaction When Faced with 'Merchant of Death' Trade Offer Dominated Biden's in Every Way Instead of securing the release of a Marine Corps veteran, Biden exchanged a BLM supporter for a notorious Russian arms dealer. By Samantha Chang, Western Journal December 13, 2022
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Top Senate Democrat Turns on Biden, Blasts Him With 3 Words for Brittney Griner Exchange One member of President Joe Biden's party is slamming his decision to trade an arms trafficker for Brittney Griner. By Richard Moorhead, Western Journal December 12, 2022
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Just 12 Hours After Biden Spoke at a Gun Violence Vigil, He Freed a Notorious Criminal Arms Dealer The president talks about the victims of violence, but when it comes to a matter of appeasing his political base, his true colors show. By Joe Saunders, Western Journal December 8, 2022
Watch: NBA Megastar Lashes Out at Innocent Arena Employees After Loss, Refuses to Apologize Emotions were running high both during and after an NBA game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks. By Bryan Chai, Western Journal November 19, 2022
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images Dennis Rodman Says He's Been Given Permission to Travel to Russia to Seek Release of Brittney Griner Dennis Rodman says he might take a stab at diplomacy again and try to free Brittney Griner from a Russian prison. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal August 22, 2022
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images No Cushy Cell for Griner, WNBA Star Being Sent to Russian Prison Colony Unlike in the United States, Griner's prison sentence in Russia means she could be subjected to cruel punishment. By Grant Atkinson, The Western Journal August 5, 2022
therecountalt / Twitter screen shot LeBron Calls Boston Fans 'Racist As F***' Then Gets Blasted When People Realize He's Part Red Sox Owner and Makes Money off Them 'It's amazing how easy it is to punch holes in literally anything he says that is political or non-basketball related.' By Michael Austin, The Western Journal July 18, 2022
KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images Brother of Russian Prisoner Shares Horrific Conditions Brittney Griner's Living in Right Now 'When they talk about buildings being Stalin-era, they're not kidding," David Whelan said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal July 11, 2022
@RNCResearch / Twitter screen shot Edited Video Makes Kamala Look Like Basketball Pro, But Full Video Reveals She's Hilariously Bad Sure, she looked good in the video - until the entire clip came out. Then, she looked as bad as ever, and the propaganda looked worse. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal June 24, 2022