Credit: Brad Gregg Upton and Griffin were spotted at a chic Manhattan hot spot, in which they were, according to the unimpeachable source that is E! Online, getting “very cozy” with one another. The source reports that the two were “cuddling and holding hands, although they were not seen making out.” Adding, “They seemed pretty […]
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Hoops love
Apparently, the pair — both 24 years old — have been friends since high school. But the situation got hot and heavy a few months ago when the two basketball elites hooked up and eventually elevated their relationship from friends to fiancé status. Wright, a member of the Minnesota Lynx and an All-Rookie selection in 2010, […]
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Hey, bulldog
Credit: Brad Gregg The OKC Thunder big man took to the popular social-networking site last week to unload his pup — a rather adorable English bulldog — for the negotiable price of $1,500. “Hey I have a English bulldog and he to big to be around my youngest child he 10 months got his papers […]
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KD to the Izzo
Credit: Brad Gregg Not impressed yet? OK, how about a sports-management agency on the cusp of signing one of the NBA’s elite superstars? Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant is leaving Landmark Sports, his representation for the last year or so, to join Mr. Z’s Roc Nation Sports. The move would come as quite the […]
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Act mature
Credit: Brad Gregg The tattoo features an angel clutching a basketball hovering over a portrait of Jesus. Accompanying it is a lengthy Bible verse that reads, “Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and […]
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A tragedy on Twitter
Credit: Shannon Cornman @reedtimmerTVN: STRONG tornado potential again tomorrow (today, Monday afternoon) over much of central and eastern OK!Timmer is a meteorologist and storm chaser. @severestudios: LARGE, VIOLENT tornado moving into S OKC metro. MOORE AREA GET UNDERGROUND NOW! (3:07pm)Severe Studios break severe weather news in Tornado Alley. @dailythunder: This is just the worst.Young is […]
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Mack the strife
The latest manifestation of the Emerald City’s green-eyed monster came today courtesy hip-hopper and Seattle native Macklemore, aka Ben Haggerty. On Twitter, he expressed displeasure that his latest hit song with Ryan Lewis, “Can’t Hold Us,” has been used to energize Oklahoma City Thunder fans at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. “OH HELL NO!” tweeted the […]
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Blogger flogger
A Houston-based CBS Sports Radio blogger called Claire Crawford — since identified as Anna-Megan Raley, a digital content manager for the network — has learned that lesson the hard way. CBS reportedly has fired Raley/Crawford after an April 22 blog post suggested that Oklahoma City Thunder Girl Kelsey Williams was “too chunky” to be an […]
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Thunder crazy
Haviland is hardly the only Thunder fanatic who dresses in bizarre outfits, paints his body and shouts himself silly. Actually, the faithful fan base includes a group of self-described superheroes who will do and say almost anything to help the home team win. They usually sit together and can be seen behind the basket at […]
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Lil’ Wayne wants back in the ‘Peake
The oft-troubled rapper announced a slew of dates that includes an August 21 stint in Oklahoma City – a place in which he claimed he felt “unwelcome” and “unwanted.” In case you forgot, here’s a refresher: Wayne had requested courtside seats to an OKC Thunder-San Antonio Spurs playoff game last year but was denied entry […]