NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Defends Embattled ESPN Host Rachel Nichols, Wonders Why Network Didn’t Resolve Conflict Sooner

Kendall Jenner's taste is rubbing off on Devin Booker, and the NBA star has the decorative art to prove it.Jenner's 25-year-old boyfriend invited for a home tour of his oasis in Arizona that's dripping with a perfect blend of splendor and swag. But what's catching everyone's attention is the Phoenix Suns guard's wall sculpture. It's a James Turrell piece that the former Kentucky star copped after going on an Arizona excursion with his supermodel girlfriend.«We visited Roden Crater and were astonished by the experience,» Booker tells.

Amy Schumer takes a whirl on an amusement ride in the first trailer for her new Hulu series, Life & Beth.

Kanye West has made the argument that Black History Month – an annual commemoration of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, celebrated every February in North America – is no longer relevant, instead declaring in a new video that February will henceforth be known as “Black Future Month”.The video shows West – who is legally known as Ye – standing in the centre of a hooded group and delivering a powerful speech on his upbringing and struggles as a Black man in modern America.“The system has been separating families in every way that they can, for years” he said, noting that he was separated from his mother (the first female head of the English department at Chicago State University) and his father (a Black Panther) at a young age, leading to a fractured relationship between West and the latter.He continued: “America is made to enslave us. What they ever gave us? We’d improve.

Anna Kendrick can just hardly believe she’s meeting THE Barbie in Rocket Homes and Rocket Mortgage’s 2022 Super Bowl commercial.

Caleb Kennedy is under arrest.

Adele bagged three gongs at this year's BRIT Awards and dedicated her win to her ex-husband and son in a heartfelt speech.The 33-year-old chart-topper won three of the five awards she was up for during the ceremony and even performed her hit new song I Drink Wine, from her award-winning album 30.She was the star of the night and after winning her third and final gong for Album of the Year.She dedicated her win to her 9-year-old son Angelo Adkins and ex-husband Simon Konecki, 47, reports OK!.Trying to hold back the tears, Adele said: "I would like to dedicate this award to my son."And to Simon, his dad, this album was all of our journeys."The teary-eyed hit maker announced how proud she is of herself. She added: "And I'm very proud of myself for sticking to my guns."It was a night to remember for the Easy On Me singer as Adele took home the statues for Artist of the Year and Single of the Year with her catchy title track from her new album.Absolutely shocked by her win, the singer told the audience she couldn't believe a "little piano ballad" had managed to get the award over "all them bangers".

Liam Gallagher's children, Lennon and Molly Gallagher, made a rare public appearance at this year's BRIT Awards as they were snapped walking down the red carpet in style. .The eldest two children of the Oasis rockstar, Molly, 23, and Lennon, 22, posed up quite a storm ahead of their dad Liam's hotly anticipated performance.Snapped side-by-side, Molly and Lennon created quite a reaction as many noticed how uncanny their resemblance is to their rockstar dad, especially Lennon.Liam's son Lennon, who he shares with his ex-wife and former Emmerdale star Patsy Kensit, is his superstar dad's spitting image, reports OK!The 22-year-old straight-faced model rocked a messy brunette mop of hair and a contrasting dark brown belt for the evening, making him look like a much younger Liam.Sister Molly opted for a leather jacket and black maxi dress, which she paired with a pair of matching boots.The sibling duo ensured they were on hand to support their dad ahead of his iconic performance.

The WGA East, decrying the “negative impact” the Big Tech giants are having on ad revenue for news organizations, has submitted written testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition, Antitrust and Consumer Rights for its hearings on “Breaking the News – Journalism, Competition, and the Effect of Market Power on a Free Press.”

Nelly issued an apology on Tuesday after a sex tape he was in was posted to his Instagram Stories.'I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family, this is unwanted publicity for her/them,' the Grillz artist, 47, told TMZ. 'This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public.'The clip involving the rapper, whose real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was captured by a number of users before it was deleted.

CBS Sports, “we’re probably inching toward the closest game we’ve seen in this series.” Game 4 is set to tip-off at 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and is sure to be a must-watch game as the winner of that game will have all the momentum going into Game 5. 

In a memo sent to ESPN employees on Friday, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro addressed what he called “nuanced and complicated personnel matters” related to “recent events.” Those events revolve around leaked comments made by one of the the network’s highest-profile female hosts Rachel Nichols, who is white, and another of the network’s highest-profile female hosts Maria Taylor, who is Black.

Bleacher Report, “Phoenix has put on two offensive clinics in this series. The first one resulted in Paul, Booker and Deandre Ayton combining for 81 points in a 118-105 Game 1 win.

UPDATE, 8:45: ESPN anchor Maria Taylor has finally spoken out in the wake of the controversy surrounding remarks made about her by fellow employee Rachel Nichols.

Fox News.Another big story from Game one was the return of Giannis Antetokounmpo who had missed the previous two games of the Eastern Conference Finals with a hyperextended left knee. Antetokounmpo had a solid Finals debut as well as he scored 20 points with 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

On the day of the start of the NBA Finals, ESPN’s premiere daily NBA show was missing from its schedule. Instead, according to the New York Post, viewers who tuned in at 3 p.m., ET on Tuesday found the two-man team of Jalen & Jacoby, who are usually The Jump‘s lead-in. A subsequent Jump schedule spot on ESPNH2 at 4 p.m., ET was replaced by the network’s Highly Questionable.

NBA.com, Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer says that Giannis’ injury is “day-to-day” and had no other update about his status. “We’ll update it when appropriate. The conversations between him and myself, it’s kind of private and we’ll see where he is each day,” Budenholzer said.Meanwhile, the coach did say that he was impressed with the resiliency the Bucks showed in winning back-to-back games without Antetokounmpo, lead by Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday.If the Bucks can steal a win tonight without their best player it will go a long way towards winning it all as this Suns team is fast, smart, and most importantly hungry for the trophy.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorESPN had to devise a new game plan for the NBA Finals.The Disney-owned sports-media giant said it would move its veteran basketball reporter Rachel Nichols off sideline duties for the NBA Finals, slated to be broadcast tonight on ABC and feature the Milwaukee Bucks taking on the Phoenix Suns, and utilize Malika Andrews instead as it grapples with new scrutiny over how it handled a bizarre leak of Nichols on video appearing to disparage last year’s decision to use Maria Taylor in the 2020 Finals production.“We believe this is best decision for all concerned in order to keep the focus on the NBA Finals.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRachel Nichols typically uses the opening moments of the ESPN basketball program, “The Jump,” to talk about the latest news in the NBA. On Monday, she used it to address a growing story that has her at the center.In July of last year, Nichols was caught on video speaking to representatives of LeBron James about ESPN’s decision to have Maria Taylor host “NBA Countdown” during 2020’s NBA Finals.

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Rachel Nichols, ESPN‘s star anchor who does all things basketball and the NBA as of late, is under fire this weekend after a secret recording was made public.

Disparaging comments made by ESPN host Rachel Nichols and leaked from a recorded phone conversation are reportedly causing an uproar at the sports network.