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Shaq's Wife Shaunie O'Neal Taking The Money & Kids In UGLY Divorce (Details)

Shaquille O’Neal’s wife Shaunie O’Neal has filed for legal separation with the... more

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Diagnosed With Leukemia

NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a rare... more

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Check out the Knicks City Dancers in the new Knicks theme song video!

The Knicks City Dancers starred in the new music video for "Get There" by Robert... more

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Convicted NBA Ref Spills the Beans on League Corruption

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Details Of Caron Butler’s Extreme Mountain Dew Addiction

Today, Wizards All-Star forward Caron Butler(notes), now blogging for NBA.com as... more

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Kobe Leaves Phil Jackson Hangin

Kobe Bryant leaves Phil Jackson hangin, but Phil plays it off NICEEE! Check it out.

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Spawn Kill Review: NBA Live 10

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NBA Launches 'NBA en Espanol'

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NBA 10 The Inside Fact Sheet

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Photo:Tony Avelar/ AP Photo

Stephen Jackson of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors signed a new contract last year for $8.5 million a year through the 2012 season. That’s $34 million through 4-years. Monta Ellis signed in 2008 for 6-years and $67 million. But you wouldn’t know it by listening to the conversation at yesterday’s media day.

Or maybe it’s exactly the opposite. Maybe the greed shows just a little bit too much?

Enter the controversy over Warriors newly drafted point guard Stephen Curry. In an outspoken show of defiance for any player, Ellis was quoted as saying yesterday that he can’t or, for the sake of this article, won’t play in the backcourt with Curry.

In the interest of full disclosure it should be noted that both Ellis or Jackson were picked up out of high school. Diplomacy is not -- nor has it ever been -- their game.

But there’s a certain amount of wonder in regards to the Machiavellian attitudes of the two. After all Jackson has brazenly stated – for which he was fined $25,000 – that he wants out of his contract. And Ellis has not exactly been the shining star that the Warriors hoped for when they drafted him in 2005. He’s been off and on due to injury.

But perhaps the most infuriating part is the refusal to be a member of the team. Both players have said that the Warriors can’t win -- that the ownership doesn’t know what they’re doing. But isn’t it the players that control what happens on the court? Sure, the coach has a fundamental amount of responsibility. But In this case the coach is Don Nelson, a fact which in and of itself puts the blame of a losing team squarely on Jackson and Ellis’ shoulders.

Add to the fact that Nelson is a selfless giver. He took a team that was in horrible shape and turned them into playoff winners in just one year. He didn’t have to. Neither did Nelson need to agree to work for free once his contract expires at the end of the 2011-2012 season. That’s the kind of coach he is. No money, no greed has ever been a factor.

In the end it’s about love of the game. Ellis and Jackson need to put up, shut up and play.Photo:Tony Avelar/ AP Photo Stephen Jackson of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors... more

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Lamar Odom Calls the Whole Thing Off

TMZ has learned Lamar Odom has backed out of his bachelor party — which Joe Francis... more

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These famous NFL and NBA players support same-sex marriage - Who are they?

"If Britney Spears can party it up in Vegas with one of her boys and go get married on a whim and annul her marriage the next day, why can't a loving same-sex couple tie the knot?" Those are the words of Brendon Ayanbadejo, NFL linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens. Ayanbadejo wrote an article in the Huffington Post where he made that statement as well as this one:

"Maybe I am a man ahead of my time. However, looking at the former restrictions on human rights in our country starting with slavery, women not being able to vote, blacks being counted as two thirds of a human, segregation, no gays in the military (to list a few) all have gone by the wayside. But now

here in 2009 same sex marriages are prohibited. I think we will look back in 10, 20, 30 years and be amazed that gays and lesbians did not have the same rights as every one else. How did this ever happen in the land of the free and the home of the brave? Are we really free?"

Ayanbadejo joins the growing list of players that have come out in support of same-sex marriage. The list includes Steve Young (San Francisco 49ers) who had No on Prop 8 signs in front of his house before the November 2008 election, and Charles Barkley (NBA player for the Houston Rockets) who spoke out on national television about his support for same-sex marriage. Magic Johnson (NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers) also supports same-sex marriage. According to USA Today sent the following recorded telephone message out to California residents during the Prop 8 campaign:

"This is Magic Johnson calling to ask you to join me and Barack Obama in opposing Proposition 8. Prop 8 singles out one group of Californians to be treated differently - including members of our family, our friends, and our coworkers. "That is not what California is about. So this Tuesday, vote no on Proposition 8. It is unfair and wrong. Thanks."

Is the professional sports environment finally becoming more tolerant towards the LGBT community? If NBA and NFL players supporting marriage equality isn't enough to make you believe it, how about a draq queen singing the National Anthem at a Major League baseball game? On September 29th, Donna Sachet will make history as she signs the National Anthem at the AT&T park for the kickoff of the SF Giants game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. What do you think readers? Are professional spots becoming more LGBT friendly? Who do you think will be the next player to come out in favor of LGBT equality? Who will be the next one to actually come out of the closet?"If Britney Spears can party it up in Vegas with one of her boys and go get married on... more