CultureSportsCultureSportsNYC Mayor Eric Adams Lifts Vaccine Mandate for Athletes and Performers [UPDATED]This will allow unvaccinated athletes in New York to play home games, such as Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie IrvingByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 24, 2022
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusMayor Eric Adams looks To Roll Back Vaccine Mandate For Private Sector Employers, But No Exceptions ComingThe NYC Mayor hints at repealing the private sector mandate, but is “not going to be rushed in based on a season…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 17, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsKyrie Drops 60 On Orlando After Big Fine From NBAThe association hit the Nets for $50k over the weekend for letting Irving enter the locker roomByKeith ReedPublishedMarch 16, 2022
CultureCultureIf women players were valued moreThe WNBA star's predicament highlights the tragedy of the U.S. gender-wage gapByKeith ReedPublishedMarch 7, 2022
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirusNew York City Mayor Eric Adams Announces that City Will End School Mask Mandate and Proof of VaccinationMayor Adams said the mandate requirements would end on March 7 as long as COVID cases decreaseByNoah A. McGeePublishedFebruary 28, 2022
NewsNewsMayor Eric Adams Says Vaccination Rule Keeping Kyrie Irving From Playing In Barclays Is 'Unfair,' Reluctant To Change It“I am really, really leery about sending the wrong message," the mayor says about changing the NYC vaccination…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 17, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsThese Are Very Exciting TimesThe Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams are set to face off in Super Bowl LVI—but there can only be one champion.ByJay ConnorPublishedFebruary 11, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsJames Harden and Ben Simmons Switch Teams In a Nets-Sixers Trade Deadline BlockbusterWho won the trade? We take a look at the biggest swap of the NBA seasons.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedFebruary 10, 2022
CultureCultureShaquille O'Neal Has Change Of Heart Over Vaccine MandatesAfter publicly slamming Kyrie Irving for months over his refusal to get vaccinated, Shaq is having second thoughts…ByAlexandra JanePublishedFebruary 6, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsCould Kyrie Irving Become a Full-Time Player This Season? The Brooklyn Nets Have 'Real Optimism' It Could HappenImagine a world where the seven-time NBA All-Star is available to play every game. Clearly, the Brooklyn Nets are…ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 14, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSportsThe Brooklyn Nets Got that Old Thang BackIn his first game of the season, Kyrie Irving gave the Indiana Pacers the business with a 22-point offering.ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 6, 2022
CultureSportsCultureSports'I'm Just Grateful': Kyrie Irving Breaks His Silence on His Return to the Brooklyn NetsThe 29-year-old spoke to reporters on Wednesday at Brooklyn’s practice facility for the first time this season.ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 30, 2021
CultureSportsCultureSportsIt's Officially Kyrie Irving O'ClockBrooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash reveals when we can expect the 29-year-old perennial NBA All-Star back on the court.ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 29, 2021
CultureSportsCultureSportsStoppage? What Stoppage? NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Says There Are No Plans To Pause Season As COVID-19 Runs Through the LeagueThe NBA ain't missing out on Christmas Day network money as they plan to move ahead with gamesByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 22, 2021
CultureSportsCultureSportsIs Kyrie Irving Primed for a Return?The seven-time NBA All-Star's refusal to get vaccinated has derailed the Brooklyn Nets' plans for world domination.ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 13, 2021
CultureSportsCultureSportsCanada Takes Extreme Measures to Protect Drake, Prohibits Unvaccinated NBA Players From Playing or TravelingCanada wants no parts of any NBA players who refuse to get the jab.ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 8, 2021
11/16/21DeucesAfter five years at The Root, Michael Harriot says goodbye.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 16, 2021
CultureSportsCultureSportsThe NFL Had the Perfect Opportunity to Make an Example Out of Aaron Rogers and Fumbled at the Goal LineThe three-time NFL MVP has been fined for violating the league's COVID-19 protocols, but the punishment should've…ByJay ConnorPublishedNovember 10, 2021
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsAn Open Letter From the Woke Mob to Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers is just the latest celebrity to accuse an invisible group of 'canceling' him—and now it's time to…ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 9, 2021
NewsCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus'Power to the People': Floyd Mayweather Throws His Support Behind Kyrie Irving's COVID-19 Vaccine StanceThe five-time world champ heaped praise upon the embattled NBA superstar.ByJay ConnorPublishedOctober 26, 2021