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Caroline Wozniacki and David Lee are expecting again!

The 34-year-old Danish tennis pro player and the 41-year-old former NBA player announced the happy news on social media on Sunday (April 6).

The two already share kids Olivia, 3, and James, 2.

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“Officially switching to zone defense,” they captioned a photo of the family of four posing with ultrasound photos at the beach.

“Our family couldn’t be more excited to welcome baby #3 soon!”

The couple got married in 2019 during an intimate wedding ceremony with several stars at Castiglion del Bosco in Italy, including Serena Williams as a bridesmaid, as well as pro tennis player Angelique Kerber, NBA players Pau Gasol and Harrison Barnes and Bachelor host Jesse Palmer.

Caroline announced her plan to retire from tennis after the 2020 Australian Open. Then in June 2023, she announced that she would be returning to the sport.

Congratulations to the happy family!

It’s been years in the making, and today the Los Angeles Lakers chose 19-year-old Bronny James with pick No. 55 in the NBA draft.

The selection will unite the teen with his father, all-time great LeBron James, on the Lakers roster, the first-ever father-son duo in the league’s history to play at the same time, much less on the same team. The move creates not only a compelling box office draw but fulfills a stated dream of the elder James: to play with his son in the NBA.

After winning multiple titles, Mvp awards and being selected as an All Star every season in his 20-year career, the 39-year-old superstar had said repeatedly that the one thing left he wanted in basketball was to play on the same NBA team with his son. The elder James has softened that stance somewhat in recent months, indicating that playing against his...

“Ok, I can die now.”

So said a woman seated behind The Hollywood Reporter inside Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, host of the inaugural The Netflix Slam. She had just snapped a selfie that captured superstars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz warming up on center court over her shoulder. Sure, it was a dramatic statement but it wasn’t obscene for such an occasion. There’s no shortage of gasp-worthy moments in Sin City, and there’s no doubt many of the 9,489 seated guests could relate to the sentiment.

The Sunday afternoon showdown, the latest in Netflix’s push for live streaming events, pitted two superstar Spaniards in an exhibition match that could be one of the final few times they meet across a net. The fact that it happened was a bit of a coup, too, as it was rescheduled last year due to Nadal...

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Amateur golfers are linking up with the pros this weekend as the PGA Tour heads to Monterey, California for the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. There were a few big changes to the event this year, after it was...

Mumbai, May 12 (Ians) Two time NBA champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Ray Allen on Friday met Mumbai Indians players ahead of their Ipl 2023 match against Gujarat Titans, during his India tour.

As per National Basketball Association (NBA) Allen is visiting India from May 12 to May 16 as part of the league’s continued efforts to grow the

game of basketball in the country.

Watching a live T20 cricket match and making a guest appearance on JioCinema’s cricket show was part of Allen’s plan.

“A collab for the ages! The @mipaltan welcomed special guest Ray Allen ahead of their match today,” said NBA India in a tweet.

On May 15, Allen will visit NBA Academy India, an elite basketball training center which was supported in prior years by Acg for the top prospects from throughout India and the first of its kind in the country, in Delhi...

Roku is continuing its lineup of Spanish-language originals with five new series from creators such as Juanpa Zurita and Jaime Camil. But that’s not all. The streaming player-turned-content hub also announced the premiere date for Season 3 of “Un Millón de Gracias” from Jennifer Lopez. Previously titled “Thanks a Million,” this year will mark the series’ first Spanish-language season as a new batch of celebrities give back to the people who have influenced them the most.

Each episode of “Un Millón de Gracias” follows a different celebrity who has been asked to give away $100,000 to someone who has inspired them by being a hero in their community. But once that person has been gifted $100,000, they will have to give away half of it to someone who has inspired them. This season’s celebrities will include Chiquis, Gina Torres, Jaime Camil, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Lauren Jauregui, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Pau Gasol,...

Roku is teaming up with Jennifer Lopez, Jaime Camil and Juanpa Zurita as it expands its Roku Originals in Spanish.

Lopez brings back Thanks a Million as Un Millón de Gracias for a third season and shot entirely in Spanish featuring 10 celebrities that will give away $100,000 to someone that has inspired them. Celebrity guests include Chiquis, Gina Torres, Jaime Camil, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Lauren Jauregui, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Pau Gasol, Sofia Reyes, and Wilmer Valderrama.

Camil will narrate and executive produce Desde La Raíz that explores the origins of Mexican products like coffee, chile, corn and mezcal.

Social media star Zurita will face challenges in each episode of Carpe Dm with Juanpa as he pushes his body and mind to the limit across the United States.

“The deep engagement we have seen within the Spanish-language content category on The Roku Channel in the U.S., as well as the...

Roku expanded its slate of Spanish originals, adding six new unscripted series from Latino voices and creatives including Jennifer Lopez, Juanpa Zurita and Jaime Camil.

The six new original series — “Carpe Dm with Juanpa,” “Desde la Raíz,” “Serenata De Las Estrellas,” “La Divina Comida,” “Batalla en Abuela’s Kitchen,” “Un Millón de Gracias”— feature stars including Wilmer Valderrama, Belinda, Sofia Reyes and Michael Peña.

“The deep engagement we have seen within the Spanish-language content category on The Roku Channel in the U.S., as well as the exceptional growth of the service in Mexico, are all signs of the strong appetite for free ad-supported streaming amongst Spanish-speaking and bilingual audiences,” said David Eilenberg, head of content, Roku Media. “We’re committed to delivering high-quality, culturally relevant original programming to tens of millions of viewers, and we are thrilled to welcome such an exceptional new group of on-camera and off-camera creative...

It’s been a little over three years since Vanessa Bryant walked out on the court at the Los Angeles Lakers’ arena on Feb. 24, 2020, for the memorial service of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter, Gianna. On March 7, Vanessa made her return to the venue — then called the Staples Center and now Crypto.com Arena — to honour her late husband’s close friend and teammate, Pau Gasol, as the team retired his No. 16 jersey.

During the ceremony, the Lakers owners and players talked about Gasol’s legacy on the team, which includes two NBA championships and multiple All-Star Game appearances, and lifted his number to the rafters.

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Commissioner of the WNBA Cathy Engelbert (L) stands with Vanessa Bryant (2L) as she gives The 2023 Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award to NBA Legend Pau Gasol (R) on stage...

On Saturday, October 8, 2022, philanthropists, business and entertainment community leaders, local dignitaries and hospital supporters will gather at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Gala.

Funds raised for the hospital will provide expert critical care to their pediatric patients.

Multi-talented actor and musician Justin Timberlake will perform live at the event, which kicks off with red carpet arrivals at 5:30 pm, followed by a cocktail reception and dinner. Actor and longtime Chla supporter Chris Pine and his father, actor Robert Pine, will be the evening’s co-hosts.

Panda Express, a longtime Children’s Hospital Los Angeles corporate partner and the evening’s title sponsor, and philanthropists Kristin and Jeff Worthe, will each receive the Courage to Care Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations that are champions of children and child-related causes, and whose humanitarian efforts are exemplary. Past honorees include Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Pau Gasol,...

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is finalizing details for its upcoming gala celebration, drafting Justin Timberlake to perform and a pair of actors with the last name Pine to co-host.

Chris Pine and his father, Robert Pine, will be featured on the program that will also see Panda Express, a longtime Chla corporate partner and the evening’s title sponsor, and philanthropists Kristin and Jeff Worthe, feted with Courage to Care awards. Past recipients include Drew Barrymore, Jamie Lee Curtis, Pau Gasol, Jimmy Kimmel, Heidi Klum, Natalie Portman, Costco Wholesale, the Los Angeles Kings and the Walt Disney Company.

Chris Pine and his father actor Robert Pine.

The honor is designed to recognize “individuals and organizations that are champions of children and child-related causes, and whose humanitarian efforts are exemplary.” The chain’s philanthropic arm, Panda Cares, has doled out more than 282 to various...

Kobe Bryant's baby girls are working on their slam dunks.  The late basketball icon's daughters recently spent some time at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility in Calif., according to photos and videos mom Vanessa Bryant shared on Instagram on Monday, Nov. 22.  Kobe's longtime wife shared images of their youngest daughters, Capri, 2, and Bianka, 4, chasing after basketballs, dribbling, trying to steal the ball and getting it in the hoop with help from former Los Angeles Lakers pro and Kobe's former teammate Pau Gasol.  "Always the best times with the kids," Gasol commented on Instagram.  As Vanessa captioned one of her posts,...

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Amazon Prime Video and Rtg Features have dropped the trailer for “Pau Gasol: It’s About the Journey,” announced by Variety in April of this year, a four-part docuseries covering the twilight of the former NBA star’s career which will premiere on Prime Video in more than 200 countries on Nov. 12.

A Lakers legend, Gasol’s last NBA game was in March of 2019 when, shortly after signing with the Milwaukee Bucks, a team that looked perhaps one star short of their first NBA title in nearly half a century, Gasol’s season and NBA career were ended prematurely by a stress fracture. A year later, he signed for Fc Barcelona’s men’s basketball team, where he began his professional career more than 20 years ago, to prepare for his final appearance with the Spanish Men’s National Team at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

“In this documentary, I tell the...

Unicef USA has appointed professional basketball player Jeremy Lin as the newest Unicef Ambassador.

The announcement, in advance of World Mental Health Day, teams Jeremy with a personal advocacy message to protect and promote the mental health of children, youth and their caregivers around the world.

As a Unicef USA Ambassador, Lin will use his voice to champion children’s rights, help to create a more equitable world for every child, and be a voice for change. Lin is committed to ensure children are not discriminated against – no matter where they’re from or who they are.

“I’m honored to take on the role of Unicef Ambassador,” said Lin. “Unicef’s work continues to bring so much light and hope for kids around the world, and I’m committed to doing my part to help break the silence surrounding mental health, addressing stigmas, improving mental health literacy, and ensuring children,...

Madrid, Oct 6 (Ians) Spanish basketball legend Pau Gasol has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 41. Gasol made the announcement on Tuesday evening at a press conference after a career which lasted 22 years and took him full circle as he began his career at Fc Barcelona before moving to […]...

Exclusive: Brooklyn-based sports startup Overtime, whose investors include Jeff Bezos, Drake, Alexis Ohanian and more than 25 current and former NBA stars including Trae Young, Devin Booker, Klay Thompson and Pau Gasol, has launched a college athlete creator studio.

Taking advantage of the recent NCAA rule changes that allow college athletes to profit from there name, image and likeness, the content studio has committed $1 million for name, image and likeness deals with male and female athletes across all sports, starting with Space Jam star and USC football player, Ceyair Wright. He stars in a new Overtime series, Dual Threat, that focuses on Wright’s life over the last few months of high school as he prepared for the release of Space Jam: A New Legacy and his transition to college.

The company is in talks with over a dozen other high profile college athletes around creator based content, including short-form and long-form video series and podcasts,...

Exclusive: Basketball content studio Rtg Features is developing an unscripted competition series based on the iconic shooting game Pop-a-Shot.

It comes as the nascent producer and financier signs with ICM Partners for representation in non-scripted television and film.

Rtg Features, which is headed by COO Aron Phillips, who previously worked for LeBron James’ and Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted, was founded in 2019 and is part of Jds Sports investment portfolio, which also includes Slam, Five-Star Basketball and Streamwise.

The company aims to develop and produce original basketball stories across scripted, unscripted, feature films, TV and podcasts as well as adapting articles from Slam’s 230-plus magazine issues.

The Pop-a-Shot series, which is being taken out by ICM, comes as the game is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The series will sees competitors ranging from professional athletes to celebrities to the world’s foremost amateurs racking up points at local arcades and views on TikTok and YouTube.

In April, Variety announced that a four-part documentary series following Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol had gone into production and was tracking his return to European basketball at 40 years old and following a serious foot injury which required surgery in 2019. Now, Spanish fans will be able to catch the yet-untitled special on Amazon Prime Video, after the streamer picked up the exclusive rights in a deal brokered by Prime Video Content Spain head Ricardo Cabornero and Fernando “Ferran” Prieto on behalf of the filmmakers.

Worldwide rights outside of Spain are still available and being handled by Rtg Features out of the U.S.

Sports documentary veteran Oriol Bosch (“Andrés Iniesta: The Unexpected Hero”) directs the series’ four episodes, produced by PG Productions, Rtg Features and Think450, the content and partnership engine of the National Basketball Players Association (Nbpa).

Pau Gasol is Spain’s most decorated and best-known basketball player of all time,...

Brooklyn-based sports startup Overtime has raised $80 million in Series C funding from investors including Bezos Expeditions (the personal investment company of Jeff Bezos), Drake and more than 25 current and former NBA stars including Trae Young, Devin Booker, Klay Thompson and Pau Gasol.

In total, Overtime, which was founded in 2016, has now raised more than $140 million in funding.

It also has 50 million social media followers and crosses verticals from content to e-commerce, its sports app, and live events. It said the fresh funds will go in part to develop new basketball league Ote (Overtime Elite), guaranteeing salaries for athletes and hiring a staff 80 league employees to launch an inaugural season in September.

The funding round was led by return investors Sapphire Sport and Black Capital along with Micromanagement Ventures (the family of the late David Stern), Alexis Ohanian, Jeff Kearl (via Pelion Capital), Morgan Stanley Counterpoint Global and Blackstone Strategic Partners.

Production is underway on a four-episode docuseries centering on top basketball player Pau Gasol, Variety can reveal exclusively. The series chronicles Gasol, the two-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and six-time NBA All-Star, as he winds down his professional career.

The as yet untitled series is directed by Oriol Bosch (“Andrés Iniesta: The Unexpected Hero”), and produced by PG Productions, Rtg Features and THINK450, the content arm of the National Basketball Players Assn. (Nbpa). PG Productions and Rtg Features are handling sales.

Gasol’s last NBA game was in March 2019. In May of that year, he underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left foot and has been working to get back on the court ever since. Last month, Gasol re-signed with Fc Barcelona—where his professional career began over 20 years ago—as he prepares to chase an elusive Olympic gold medal in Tokyo this summer.

NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal reveals a special thing that he did on the one-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death. O'Neal says that the day he learned about Bryant and his daughter Gianna's death was a real "tough" one. Bryant and O'Neal played together on the Los Angeles Lakers, where they helped propel the team to three back to back NBA Championships. While they didn't always get along on the court, they had a strong relationship in their personal lives.

Shaquille O'Neal is known for being a tough opponent on the court. Standing at 7' 1", he casts an imposing shadow. However, he's a big softie when it comes down to it, as he revealed when asked about how he spent the one-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant's death. "I'm sort of a tough cookie, but I was more worried about [Kobe's] parents," Shaq said in a new interview. "So I called them,...

Slam dunk! Milwaukee Bucks player and former Lakers star Pau Gasol announced the sweet and special news that he's a father. The two-time NBA champion and his wife Catherine McDonnell welcomed their first child together, a baby girl. Pau also revealed that his newborn daughter's name is a tribute to the late Gianna Bryant, who tragically passed away with her father, Kobe Bryant, and several others in a helicopter crash in January. "Our little one has finally arrived!! The delivery went really well and we couldn't be happier," Pau shared on Instagram on Sunday, Sept. 13, alongside a family photo. "Elisabet Gianna Gasol, a very meaningful name for our super...

Nearly six months since the death of Kobe Bryant, the late Los Angeles Lakers player's legacy lives on.  During Sunday night's 2020 Espy Awards, Bryant's former teammate Pau Gasol paid tribute to the late basketball player. "Kobe Bryant spent 20 years with the Lakers dedicated to becoming the best player in the world, but what he enjoyed the most was being a husband to Vanessa and a father to Natalia, Gianna, Bianka and Capri," Gasol shared.  "We remember his smile whenever he spoke about his family," he continued. "He may be known as one of the greatest athletes of all time, but he was one of the boast dads of all time. We lost Kobe and Gigi five months...

Unicef USA will host their first ever streaming event on Saturday, May 9th at 8pm Et. “Unicef Won’t Stop” will highlight Unicef’s Covid-19 response, frontline workers and experts and the children Unicef serves.

Unicef Won't Stop Virtual Event

The hour long special will be free to all and feature musical performances and celebrity appearances. The broadcast will air on www.unicefwontstop.org and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/unicefusa.

Cher will debut an exclusive performance of her new single, a Spanish language version of Abba’s “Chiquitita”. Proceeds from the song “Chiquitita” have benefited Unicef’s work since the 1979 Music for Unicef Concert.

“I am so proud to premiere this new version during the broadcast of Unicef Won’t Stop,” said Cher. “I’ve long admired Unicef, especially for their work with young women since I was a little girl. Now, more than ever, it’s critical...

Global super stars and Unicef supporters Bts have today – on Un International Day of Friendship – released an exclusive video that calls on young people to brighten someone’s day with kindness, as part of Unicef’s campaign to #ENDviolence in and around schools.

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NBA All-Star player and two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol has been appointed as a Global Champion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity by Unicef.

In his role, Gasol – who has been a Unicef Spain Ambassador since 2003 – will help Unicef tackle childhood obesity and malnutrition-related issues to ensure all children can reach their full potential.

“Far too many children are not getting the nutrition they need to grow well,” said Gasol. “If children don’t get the right nutrients, their bodies and brains cannot be expected to perform well – at school, in sports, and as they grow. I’m working with Unicef to make sure every child has access to good nutrition, so they can grow up healthy and strong and contribute actively to reduce obesity among children, which is now a global pandemic.”

Globally, 149 million children under age five – nearly one in four – are stunted, more than 49 million suffer from wasting,...

Big weekend for tennis superstar Caroline Wozniacki ... who tied the knot with ex-NBA star David Lee in Italy -- in front of a Ton of huge athletes ... including Serena Williams. It all went down Saturday at the fancy Castiglion del Bosco Hotel in Tuscany -- the same place where Justin Verlander wifed up Kate Upton in 2017. Caroline -- the #14 ranked singles player in the world -- wore a custom Oscar De La Renta wedding...

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol reflects on special-needs sports and “Champions,” Spain’s Oscar entry, a blockbuster hit on home turf and sold almost worldwide.

“Champions” turns on an off-the-rails Spanish coach sentenced to train a basketball team of special-needs players. Are such teams common in Spain?

Fortunately, there are more and more initiatives. The film’s inspired by Aderes, from Burjassot near Valencia, that won 12 Spanish basketball championships in a row.

Three years ago, I incorporated a basketball program for people with intellectual disabilities into my summer camp, Pau Gasol Academy. It’s incredibly rewarding to be able to play basketball with people who live the sport with an enormous level of joy and embody powerful values, becoming an example

for all of us.

“The more they practice, the more they socialize, they happier they are,” says the director of Los Amigos club in “Champions.” Is this your experience?...

NBA superstar Pau Gasol pulled from half court and proposed to his longtime girlfriend ... and she said Yes!!! The San Antonio Spurs forward announced the engagement to Cat McDonnell on Tuesday, saying "Words cannot express how happy and excited we are!" "She said Yes!! I’m so lucky to be engaged to such a wonderful woman and look forward to a lifetime together! " The 38-year-old Pau and the former USC cheerleader have been Ig official...

On Saturday, October 20, 2018, more than 1,400 people will attend the Children's Hospital Los Angeles From Paris with Love gala presented by Hasbro at The Event Deck at L.A. Live.

The biennial event brings together prominent philanthropists, business and entertainment community leaders, local dignitaries and hospital supporters to raise funds for the hospital to provide expert critical care to its pediatric population.

Late night talk show host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel, legendary Dodgers play-by-play announcer Vin Scully and global play and entertainment company Hasbro are the evening’s Courage to Care award honorees. While these champions of children and child-related causes come from varied backgrounds and industries, they share a common bond through their altruism and their participation in philanthropy and activism to improve the welfare of children worldwide. Past Chla gala honorees include Drew Barrymore, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum, Jamie Lee Curtis, Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Kings hockey team,...

Manu Ginobili might be retired ... but San Antonio Spurs star Pau Gasol's clearly still in his prime ... taking his insanely attractive Gf out for a romantic trip to Ibiza ... and the pics are straight fire.  38-year-old Pau is dating Cat McDonnell -- a former USC cheerleader who has a background working for a big-time finance company. They've been Ig official since 2016. The couple looked to be having a great time on Pau's home soil ... going on boat rides,...

Gregg Popovich doesn't exactly like Donald Trump's White House, but he ain't down on all of D.C. ... 'cause Pop took the gang to another Washington landmark -- the Supreme Court!! Unclear if Pop and co. were there on any official business or just to see the sights ... but they sounded pretty stoked talking to us on their way out. Pop called the trip "great." Pau Gasol said it was "very nice." Manu Ginobili went...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is once again teaming up with NBA Cares for Hoops for St. Jude Week March 11 – 17 to raise awareness and support for the hospital’s lifesaving mission.

Each year NBA players, coaches, broadcasters and fans rally behind St. Jude, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Regardless of the final score, the kids of St. Jude get the “W” during Hoops for St. Jude Week, when NBA teams and players shine a light on the work and successes of St. Jude through online, social media and in-game promotions, in addition to hosting local patients in-arena. St. Jude NBA ambassadors, who make regular visits to the hospital, will encourage fans to join the fight to save the lives of children battling cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

2018 Hoops for St. Jude Week Ambassadors:

Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies

Marc Gasol,...

[[tmz:video id="0_gff3eozq"]] It's almost like no one cares that Conor McGregor Lost to Floyd Mayweather -- at least judging by new video of the Ufc star partying in Spain.  Conor got the VIP treatment at the Ocean Club in Ibiza -- where he was turning up with his girlfriend/baby mama Dee Devlin after a friend's wedding.  Props to Conor for shaking hands with everyone who approached him -- couldn't have been a nicer guy to all...

Europe's biggest sports stars are showing their support for Barcelona after today's terrorist attack ... including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. "Dismayed by the news arriving from Barcelona. Full support and solidarity with the family and friends of the victims," Ronaldo said in a translated tweet. Ronaldo is from Portugal, which neighbors Spain. The soccer superstar also plays professionally for Real Madrid in Spain's top pro league, La Liga. Messi posted about the attack on Instagram...

New dad to twins Cristiano Ronaldo is on a parenting roll — his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez is pregnant!

The 32-year-old Real Madrid player is set to become a father for the fourth time, he confirmed to Spanish news outlet El Mundo on Tuesday.

“Yes, very,” he replied when asked if he was excited about the baby on the way.

Ronaldo’s first child with model Rodriguez joins older siblings Cristiano Jr., 7, as well as the twins Ronaldo welcomed in June, whose names are reportedly Eva Maria and Mateo.

Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click...

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.  Here's Argentinian soccer stud Ezequiel Lavezzi striking that stupid pose racist people do when trying to impersonate a Chinese person. The photo was part of a promotional shoot for Lavezzi's pro team in the Chinese Super League. El says he was just trying to make "funny faces ... for entertainment purposes." Once the pic surfaced online, people were pissed -- saying the pic is racially insensitive ... because it is. Lavezzi...

Tim Duncan made it official ... he's retiring from the NBA after 19 seasons, all with the San Antonio Spurs. 40-year-old Duncan's leaving the game with a ton of hardware -- 5 NBA rings, a Rookie of the Year award and 2 Mvp trophies. The surefire future Hall of Famer will be replaced by Pau Gasol, who the Spurs signed last week. Duncan was never the most thrilling player, but he consistently dominated enough to become the 14th highest scorer in NBA history.

With the Olympic Games less than a month away, athletes and spectators headed to Rio de Janiero are concerned by the growing number of problems cropping up in the city. Most recently, a group of Brazilian scientists discovered a drug-resistant "super bacteria" growing off of the city's beautiful beaches. Researchers believe the bacteria, found in Guanabara Bay, entered waterways from surrounding households and hospitals. "Every time you get some water in your face, it feels like there's alien enemy entering your face. I keep my nose and my lips closed," German Paralympic sailor Heiko Kroger told CNN. This comes only days after human body parts,...

Zika virus. Pollution. Economic and political instability. Security fears. Doping allegations. Athletes dropping out. One crisis after another is plaguing the Olympics in Rio, which are set to begin in Brazil in just over six weeks. The latest development came Wednesday when top golfer Rory McIlroy announced he would not compete for Ireland due to Zika fears. "My health and my family's health comes before everything else," McIlroy said in a statement. "Even though the risk of infection from the Zika virus is considered low, it is a risk nonetheless and a risk I am unwilling to take." ZikaThe threat of Zika,...

Zika virus. Pollution. Economic and political instability. Security fears. Doping allegations. Athletes dropping out. One crisis after another is plaguing the Olympics in Rio, which are set to begin in Brazil in just over six weeks. The latest development came Wednesday when top golfer Rory McIlroy announced he would not compete for Ireland due to Zika fears. "My health and my family's health comes before everything else," McIlroy said in a statement. "Even though the risk of infection from the Zika virus is considered low, it is a risk nonetheless and a risk I am unwilling to take." ZikaThe threat of Zika,...

Despite Brazilian Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani's recent insistence that Rio de Janeiro is ready for the 2016 Olympics, global concern over the outbreak of the Zika virus has spectators and athletes wondering whether the Games should be moved to a new location - or if they should even be held at all. Here is the latest on international reactions to Zika and precautions countries are taking to protect their athletes at the Games. Antiviral condoms and anti-Zika uniforms The Australian Olympic team will be provided with "Zika-proof" condoms as a way to fight off the virus this summer. The Dual Protect...

Despite Brazilian Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani's recent insistence that Rio de Janeiro is ready for the 2016 Olympics, global concern over the outbreak of the Zika virus has spectators and athletes wondering whether the Games should be moved to a new location - or if they should even be held at all. Here is the latest on international reactions to Zika and precautions countries are taking to protect their athletes at the Games. Antiviral condoms and anti-Zika uniforms The Australian Olympic team will be provided with "Zika-proof" condoms as a way to fight off the virus this summer. The Dual Protect...

NBA star Stephen Curry announced Monday that he will not play in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing the need for recent ankle and knee injuries to heal. The Golden State Warriors guard and two-time NBA Mvp has never played in the Olympics. "After a great deal of internal thought and several discussions with my family, the Warriors and my representatives, I've elected to withdraw my name from the list of eligible players on Team USA's preliminary roster for the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil," Curry, 28, said in a statement released by the Warriors. "I recently informed [USA Basketball managing director] Jerry Colangelo of this decision.

American cyclist Tejay van Garderen has withdrawn his name from Olympic consideration due to concerns about the Zika virus and the potential effects it could have on his pregnant wife. Health officials have confirmed that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head-size and incomplete brain development, as well as other developmental disorders. "If [my wife] were not pregnant right now, assuming I was selected, I would go," van Garderen, 27, told CyclingTips. "But the fact is, she is pregnant. If we were just going to start trying, I'd say we could start trying six months after the Olympics.

@channingtatum was the subject of tonight’s first ever “live case” in Professor @anitaelberse's @hbsexeced Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports program! Participants shared ideas to help him innovate in the film industry. : @kev.wolf #channingtatum A photo posted by Harvard Business School (@harvardhbs) on Jun 2, 2016 at 3:46pm Pdt When Channing Tatum visits your class, playing hooky is out of the question. That's just what happened on Thursday, when People's Sexiest Man Alive alum headed to the hallowed halls of Harvard Business School to participate in the popular Executive Education Program, which draws everyone from business executives to...

@channingtatum was the subject of tonight’s first ever “live case” in Professor @anitaelberse's @hbsexeced Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports program! Participants shared ideas to help him innovate in the film industry. : @kev.wolf #channingtatum A photo posted by Harvard Business School (@harvardhbs) on Jun 2, 2016 at 3:46pm Pdt When Channing Tatum visits your class, playing hooky is out of the question. That's just what happened on Thursday, when People's Sexiest Man Alive alum headed to the hallowed halls of Harvard Business School to participate in the popular Executive Education Program, which draws everyone from business executives to...

Is there anything Channing Tatum can't do? As if filming Kingsman: The Golden Circle and developing Magic Mike Live weren't enough, Harvard Business School announced via Facebook Thursday that Tatum has enrolled in one of its executive education courses. Throughout the month of June, the 36-year-old actor will join three other megastars—LL Cool J, Pau Gasol and Chris Paul—in professor Anita Elberse's class. Tatum's involvement marked the university's "first ever 'live case.'" The actor—known for films like Step Up and Hail, Caesar!—co-led a workshop about how dance movies impact Hollywood. "Participants shared ideas to help him innovate in the film...

After contracting the Zika virus in Venezuela, Detroit Tigers pitcher Francisco Rodriguez is urging athletes to "do their homework" before heading to this summer's Olympic Games. "It's something people have to be careful with and worry about," Rodriguez told Espn.com. "There's no vaccine for it. It's not like you take a shot and [improve]. ... It could be global." Rodriguez is sounding the alarm about Zika after he spent two weeks battling severe headaches, body aches, joint pain and other symptoms while spending the off-season at home in Caracas, Venezuela. He says he thought he was just suffering from a cold until his symptoms quickly worsened.

After an iconic 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant played his final game on Wednesday night. The 37-year-old father of two played his final game against the Utah Jazz, leading the Lakers to a 101-96 victory with 60 points on 22-50 shooting in 42 minutes. Even in his last game, Bryant broke yet another record, becoming the first player to end his career with a 60-point game. The Black Mamba scored 22 points at the half after playing in the entire first-quarter. He took 20 shots - his most of any half this season - making seven of them. His stamina...