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Golf prodigy Michelle Wie West is getting the documentary treatment, with NBC Sports and Campfire Studios working on the project alongside the Usga. The doc, Dream Big: The Michelle Wie Story, will debut in May on NBC and stream on Peacock ahead of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally.

Wie West, who was the youngest woman to ever compete on the PGA tour and is a five-time Lpga Tour winner, made her first Lpga cut at age 13, and went pro at 16. She retired from professional golf last year.

Campfire Studios (Netflix’s Neymar: The Perfect Chaos) is producing the doc, which is from filmmaker Maura Anderson. NBC Sports is one of the biggest golf broadcasters, televising the U.S. Open and a number of other PGA events every year. It also owns Golf Channel.

Maura Anderson and Ross Dinerstein are the producers of the doc. Rebecca Evans,...

The Human Highlight Film is getting the documentary treatment.

NBA legend Dominique Wilkins has committed to a documentary project about his life and career, partnering with the production studio Versus on the film.

“I think the goal is to go from no light to highlight, you know, highlight being my nickname,” Wilkins tells The Hollywood Reporter in an interview (his nickname, “The Human Highlight Film,” was due to his acrobatic slam dunks). “And what that means is that when all seemed to fail, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel, to see my my fight and my determination to get to what I call my highlight moment in life.”

The project will explore his entire life, the hardships he had to overcome in his youth, to his rise as an eventual hall-of-famer and the impact he’s had on the game in the U.S. and...

"Winning Time" reveals how Paul Westhead's refusal to accept feedback from players and coaches led to his downfall as the Lakers' head coach. After being fired by the Lakers, Westhead had a short and unsuccessful tenure as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls before being replaced one season before Michael Jordan's debut. Despite his firing from the Lakers, Westhead went on to achieve success as a coach at the college and professional level, including helping Loyola Marymount University become a contender in the NCAA National Tournament.

HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty chronicles the rise and fall of Paul Westhead (Jason Segel) as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. After guiding the Lakers to an unexpected NBA Title in 1980, Westhead was ultimately let go from the team at the beginning of the 1981-82 season after starting the season at a lukewarm 7-4. Winning...

Simu Liu and professional basketball player Jeremy Lin are teaming up to host the 2023 Ccyaa Celeb Classic Presented by Google Pixel.

Taking place on July 8, 2023, at the University of Toronto’s Goldring Centre for High-Performance Sport, this star-studded charity event will follow the success of last year’s sold-out hit, which generated $50,000 in support of the Jeremy Lin Foundation and the Chinese Canadian Youth Athletic Association.

In a press release, Liu, who hails from Toronto, expressed his excitement about returning to his hometown and supporting two non-profit organizations: “I’m really excited to be back in my hometown of Toronto alongside my friend, Jeremy, to showcase what this amazing city has to offer and to support two amazing non-profit groups, the Jeremy Lin Foundation and the Ccyaa.”

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Screen Media announced today the acquisition of all rights to the documentary film Vince Carter: Legacy, which will premiere on the Crackle Plus Networks as an original title in October.

“Air Canada,” “Flying Man” and “Half-Man/Half-Amazing” were just a few nicknames attached to NBA star Vince Carter in his time with the Toronto Raptors, where he won Rookie of the Year honors with his high-flying game. Carter went on to become a Slam-Dunk Contest champion, an eight-time All Star, an Olympic gold medalist and one of the handful of players to score 51 points in a single game. He also may be the only player to ever to dunk on a 7’2″ defender by literally jumping over him.

What might be even more impressive, however, is Carter’s durability. High fly acts generally burn fast and bright, but Carter managed to play an NBA-record 22 seasons and, as his career wound down,...

Walking with Anthony, the nation’s premiere Spinal Cord Injury (Sci) non-profit foundation known for their charitable celebrity-driven events, is excited to announce a 4-week long virtual #Iwalkwithanthony fundraiser kicking off on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

A coalition of celebrity influential supporters have come together to create the #Iwalkwithanthony PSA, and to donate virtual experiences and memorabilia for a premium online auction from now through December 16. Supporters can go to WWW.Charitystars.Com/Wwa for more information and to bid on items and celebrity experiences.

All proceeds raised through the campaign support individuals and families impacted by Sci and will go towards rehabilitation, caregiving, special equipment, and emergency funds. Supporters can also purchase the #Iwalkwithanthony t-shirt the celebrity influencers are wearing during the PSA.

Participating actors, musicians and athletes include: “The Logo” NBA Icon Jerry West, Miami Dolphins Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Musician/Philanthropist Ricky Martin, Former NFL Player Vernon Davis, NBA Hall...

Blake Griffin tells TMZ Sports that Zion Williamson can "100 percent" be the NBA's all-time best dunker ... saying of the former Duke star, "He's going to be a monster." Of course, Zion has been legendarily rattling rims since he was a high school prodigy ... and now that he's on his way to the NBA, we had to ask Blake if Z can be one of the best dunkers ever. Blake's opinion? He says there's no...

Btig announced today that it plans to donate more than $5 million to hundreds of charities as a result of its annual Btig Charity Day.

The firm hosted over 80 all-star athletes, models, actors, actresses, musicians, journalists, politicians, business leaders and other cultural icons who acted as guest traders on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Over 300 non-profit organizations will benefit from the 2018 event. Since inception of the event, Btig has donated more than $45 million to charity.

“It was another incredible day at Btig yesterday. We are thrilled with the record number of celebrity guest traders who volunteered to join us, and humbled by the impressive number of nominated charities, which will benefit from the day,” said Steven Starker, Co-Founder of Btig. “It is a tremendous honor to have the continued support of institutional trading clients, our celebrity guest traders and employees worldwide.”

“For more than a decade, Btig Charity Day has helped fund meaningful causes...

Btig, LLC has announced the list of celebrity guest traders for its 16th Btig Commissions for Charity Day on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

The firm’s annual event is celebrated across Btig’s 17 global locations, including eleven offices throughout the U.S., and six affiliate offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. The following celebrities are expected to join this year.

Aaron Boone, Allan Houston, Allie Laforce, Amy Gutierrez, Barry Bonds, Beth Ostrosky Stern, President Bill Clinton, Bobby Valentine, Bode Miller, Boomer Esiason, Brian Cashman, Bruce Beck, Cc Sabathia, Charles Oakley, Chris Johnson, Chris Long, Chris Snee, Chris Wragge, Chuck Scarborough, Curtis Martin, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Damon Bruce, Dave Dravecky, David Cone, David Costabile, David Muir, David Robertson, David Tyree, Dellin Betances, Denis Leary, Didi Gregorius, Dominic West, Dominique Wilkins, Dwight Gooden, Eli Manning, Elisa Donovan, Emmanuel Mudiay, Eric LeGrand, Gary Cohn, Grant Hill, Hannah Storm, Henrik Lundqvist, Jalen Rose, Janice Huff, Jay Wright,...

One of the men arrested in the FBI's Ncaa hoops sting has been hit with charges before -- after getting hit by Dominique Wilkins ... and TMZ Sports has the face-busting footage.  Turns out, Rashan Michel -- a high-end suit maker -- has been on TMZ before. Let's go back to 2011 when he fought Wilkins after an NBA basketball game in Atlanta ... and got punched Hard right in his eye.  [[tmz:video id="1_wh3ihwpn"]] At the time, Michel claimed Wilkins...

[[tmz:video id="0_87xwqb1n"]] What's in a name? Apparently a ton of cash, according to NBA legend Dominique Wilkins, who says he totally trademarked his iconic nickname ... and loves that Kobe Bryant followed suit.  Fyi, Bryant's company, Kobe Inc., recently filed to trademark "Black Mamba" -- the nickname Kobe's been using for years. Question is ... did he wait too long to make his move?  We posed that very question to 'Nique -- who famously trademarked his legendary handle "The...

Tim McGraw, who first hit the big screen in the football drama Friday Night Lights, will soon be featured on the small screen, sharing the story of long-lasting friendship between two legends of another sport.

As part of the SEC Network and Espn Films documentary series, SEC Storied, McGraw will narrate Shaq & Dale, which details the enduring relationship between basketball icon Shaquille O'Neal and his former coach at Louisiana State University, Dale Brown. (Watch the documentary's trailer below.) Brown's 25-year career at Lsu included the team's first two appearances in the Final Four,...

It's like 1989 all over again ... 'cause Dominique Wilkins is teaming up with a famous sneaker artist to swag out a sick pair of Reebok Pumps -- and it's all for charity. TMZ Sports spoke with Kickstradomis -- a legend in the shoe world who even created custom cleats for L.A. Dodgers stars Andre Ethier and Dee Gordon. Kickstradomis tells us Wilkins contacted him to work on a custom shoe that could be auctioned off...

With racist-ass racist Bruce Levenson on the outs ... TMZ Sports has learned NBA legend Dominique Wilkins is actively trying to become the next owner of the Atlanta Hawks. Multiple NBA sources tell us ... Dominique is "extremely interested" in becoming the next owner of the Hawks -- and has already been pre-approved for ownership by the NBA. We're told Wilkins -- who has amassed his own small fortune over the years -- has partnered up with...

Michael Jordan should Not have won the '88 Slam Dunk contest -- and only emerged victorious because the whole thing was Rigged ... so says Espn's Bill Simmons. The Sports Guy was in L.A. for the ESPYs when our photog asked the notorious basketball junkie who'd win a current day (and nearly geriatric) dunk-off between Mj and Dominique Wilkins -- a rematch of the '88 final. Bill's response is near blasphemy to anyone from Chicago...

Dominique Wilkins hit up Rucker Park in NYC on Tuesday ... where he showed his jumper is still money, but what you really want to know is ... can he still throw it down? The Human Highlight Film made an impromptu visit to the legendary playground where he hooped it up with a few insanely lucky kids. 'Nique tells TMZ Sports he hasn't played at Rucker since 1982 ... when he balled with former NBA legends James Worthy and Terry Cummings.

The L.A. Clippers took a public stand Together against Donald Sterling when they stepped on the court for today's playoff game ... starting with throwing their Clippers warm-up jackets in a pile at center court. The team has also decided to wear their warm up shirts Inside Out ... hiding the Clippers logo. As for the players on the court, they're all sporting the regular jerseys ... right-side-out ... along with black wristbands and black socks ... to symbolize their disdain for Sterling.

Former L.A. Clippers player Cuttino Mobley says he doesn't hate team owner Donald Sterling -- he actually feels sorry for the guy.Mobley tells TMZ Sports ... he might actually understand where Sterling's hateful comments come from ... and he's not angry about it -- he feels pity for Sterling for going through life feeling that way. "I feel bad for him ... being such an older person and still thinking like that in 2014."And while Mobley...

Shaq says the Donald Sterling audio is "repugnant" and if he had a vote at the NBA table he'd get rid of the Clippers owner.Shaq tells TMZ sports he thinks at the very least Sterling should get a long suspension, but if push came to shove and Shaq himself had a say he'd boot Sterling permanently.But ... Shaq disagrees with Magic Johnson, who told us he thinks African Americans should boycott Clippers games as...

Donald Sterling would fit in perfectly if he had lived on a cotton plantation before the Civil War ... so says Espn analyst Chris Broussard -- who compared the team owner to an "antebellum slave master." Broussard unloaded on Sterling Saturday on Twitter comparing him to a slave owner ... and said he would love to see Both teams boycott tomorrow's game.Broussard adds, "Donald Sterling has the mentality of an antebellum slave master: he makes $ off...

Atlanta Hawks exec Dominique Wilkins -- former NBA great -- tells TMZ Sports ... he's not surprised by Donald Sterling's racist comments ... claiming racism is still a huge problem in the United States. "As a VP for the Hawks it is appalling to wake up to this story," Wilkins says ... "It is in no way anything that I know My NBA at Any level to promote, condone or harbor behind closed doors or openly."But Wilkins explains,...

Magic Johnson tells TMZ Sports ... "it's a shame" that Donald Sterling feels his girlfriend shouldn't bring black people to Clippers games. TMZ Sports broke the story ... Sterling went crazy on his Gf after she posted a photo of her with Magic on Instagram -- with Sterling saying she shouldn't be seen in public with blacks. Magic tells us, "It's a shame that Donald Sterling feels that way about African-Americans."He adds, "He has a team...

Paula Deen's loss is Dominique Wilkins' gain ... the NBA legend is the new spokesperson for the diabetes medication that dumped Deen last year -- and he tells TMZ Sports he's focusing on educating urban kids about the disease.Deen and Novo Nordisk parted ways during the heat of her n-word scandal. Now the company has joined forces with the Human Highlight Film, who was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes 14 years ago.'Nique says, "Just...

Tim Tebow just got an offer he shouldn't refuse. When a smoking hot actress like Kat Bailess asks you to do something, Timmy ...you say Yes! Kat joined us to talk about her proposal to Tt, which could open up a whole new world for him.Plus, Nascar's Michael Waltrip sees dead people, like Donna Summer. Honestly, it's the funniest on-air flub we've seen in a long time ... maybe, ever. Also, Johnny Manziel is determined...

A week ago, this question would have been much easier to answer. Without a championship ring under his belt, LeBron James is merely an explosive all-round forward, a physical specimen and a great player. That is not to say that such a description isn’t impressive, but in the history of NBA many have been considered “great.”

With a ring under his belt however, LeBron James has vaulted himself onto a list of some of the greatest NBA players of all time. Many will argue that he isn’t quite there yet, and that is debatable, but no one can argue that his dominating performances throughout the 2011-2012 playoffs didn’t give him an extraordinary boox.

To begin, it would be advantageous to list players that are definitely above LeBron James. Also, I apologize in advance if certain legends are omitted, but due to the sheer number of greats, it...

The 2012 Miss USA pageant kicks off live from Las Vegas at 9 p.m. Et on NBC Sunday night (June 3), hosted by presenters Andy Cohen, Giuliana Rancic, Jeannie Mai, Kelly Osbourne and featuring performances by Akon and Cobra Starship.

Join us here for all the swimsuits, sexy gowns and serious answers, as we crown a woman who will go on to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant in December (the location of which will be revealed on tonight's Miss USA pageant).

Judging tonight's competition are "Bachelorette" Ali Fedotowsky, comedian Arsenio Hall, professional chef Cat Cora, model Dayana Mendoza, fashion guru George Kotsiopoulos, singer Joe Jonas, actress Marilu Henner and reality star Rob Kardashian.

All the action starts at 9 p.m., all times Eastern.

9:00 - Here we go! Donald Trump's grating voiceover is telling us that Miss Universe is the greatest pageant of them all. Um, if there's no talent,...

Who’s ready for some hoops? The reigning hardwood extravaganza, NBA 2K is coming back for another go round this Fall.

2K Sports has announced that NBA 2K13 will be officially released on October 2, 2012 (with an October 5 international release date). That falls in line with past release dates and allows you to get in the B-ball spirit before the real NBA season starts in late October/early November.

But there will be a special bonus for those that get their preorders in: they’ll have access to an NBA All-Star Game Dlc pack (set in Houston) that 2K Sports promises will add some ‘depth and value’ to the game. This mode will allow gamers to pit current NBA players against classic ones in both the 3-Point contest and the Slam Dunk Contest. This actually sounds pretty cool; can you imagine a dunk contest with the likes of Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins,...

Wilkins' Alleged Attacker -- 'I'm Gonna Sue!'

The man accused of attacking NBA legend Dominique Wilkins says he's the real victim and he's planning to sue over the alleged beat down.

TMZ spoke with Rashan Michel -- a former NBA referee -- and he claims he was calmly trying to work out a deal over the money he says 'Nique owes him for custom suits.

Michel claims Wilkins responded by yelling, "F**k You!" ... then security wrestled him to the ground ... and that's when the Hall of Famer slugged him. Michel is adamant that he did Not hit Wilkins first.

Michel tells us he plans on suing Wilkins and the Hawks organization -- as well as subpoenaing the surveillance footage ... which he claims proves his side of the story.

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NBA legend Dominique Wilkins was allegedly attacked last night after an NBA game -- but judging by the other guy's swollen-eyed mug shot ... it wasn't a good idea to mess with a 6'8" former pro athlete. Cops in Atlanta tell TMZ ... Wilkins was conducting a live broadcast after the Atlanta Hawks game last night at Philips Arena, when 36-year-old Rashan Michel began "cursing at him." Cops say Michel was confronting Wilkins about a $17,000 debt the...

After the Atlanta Hawks victory over Orlando Magic Wednesday night, Hall of Famer and TV analyst Dominique Wilkins was viciously attacked by a fan.

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The Miami Heat's resident DJ brings his skills to the clubs and soon to the recording studio.

By Shaheem Reid

DJ Irie

Photo: Courtesy of DJ Irie

Miami — DJ Irie has as many NBA championship rings as Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. He actually has one more than LeBron James and Hall of Famers Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins combined.

"I'm the only DJ to have an NBA championship ring," Irie said, as his speedboat left the marina in Miami. "I didn't have to shoot no free throws, in-bound no balls. I definitely kept it funky and kept it hot and I reaped the benefits of being on a championship team."

Irie has been the Miami Heat's official DJ for the past decade. The marketing department sought him out after word got out that he was tearing up the Miami clubs with his turntables.

"The consensus was,...