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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has recently become a rather controversial star in the spotlight. With his recent arrest on alleged racketeering and s*x trafficking charges, all his close friends and loyal fans have now abandoned the sinking ship. While thinking of the 54-year-old might only lead fans down a rabbit hole of fake tunnels, “freak offs” and various conspiracies, the music mogul was once posterized by a former professional basketball player, Chase Budinger.

Sean Combs Aka Diddy || Image by Shamsuddin Muhammad, licensed under Cc By 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

While Combs has managed to find himself in the crosshairs of a federal charge, there is one moment that deserves some serious respect, the Diddy Dunk. In fact, it even speaks to his willingness to embrace fun and the spectacle of sports in ways that few other celebrities can or would.

When Diddy let Chase Budinger jump over him to dunk

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Exclusive: Former English soccer players and now veteran pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have teamed with NBC Premier League host Rebecca Lowe to launch It’s Called Soccer!, a new weekly podcast series.

The series will launch on September 18. Buzz16, which is part of Miroma Group, will co-produce the series, with Wave Sports + Entertainment overseeing sales and distribution in the U.S.

Neville and Carragher will co-host the series with Lowe. The weekly format will feature the trio debating topics from the world of soccer alongside interviewing players and top talent across sports, film, TV, and music about their love for the sport.

Neville was an eight-time English Premier League winner with Manchester United player. He is now perhaps best known as a leading pundit for Sky Sports and recently joined NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage as a special contributor for the 2024-25 season. He is also the...

Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Twisters, Fly Me to the Moon and Longlegs.

Fly Me to the Moon premiere

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum walked the carpet on Monday at the New York premiere of their rom-com, set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Jamie Erlicht (head of worldwide video, Apple), Greg Berlanti and Tom Rothman (chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group) Twisters premiere

Stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos joined director Lee Isaac Chung at the Los Angeles premiere of their new disaster movie on Thursday, with support from Powell’s dog Brisket.

Glen Powell, Lee Isaac Chung, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos Glen Powell and his dog Brisket Lady in the Lake premiere

Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram debuted their...

Annually, one of the most entertaining sporting events of the year happens at the NBA All-Star game as the best players in the world step on the court together and collectively decide that defense is optional! Giannis Antetokounmpo will captain the Eastern Conference All-Stars against LeBron James’ Western Conference squad. There will be multiple ways to watch the game on Sunday, Feb. 18. The official broadcast will tip off at 8 p.m. Et on TNT and will be simulcast on TBS and the Bleacher Report Sports Add-On on Max. There will also be an alternate broadcast airing on truTV and the B/R Add-On on Max. You can watch TNT and truTV with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, or YouTube TV.

How to Watch 2024 NBA All-Star Game When: Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 8:00 Pm Est TV: TNT, truTV Stream: Watch...

Exclusive: Eight-time NBA All-Star Paul George is launching film and TV outfit The Pack Productions.

First up, George is joining basketball-themed documentary Amongst the Trees as an executive producer. The film will get its world premiere at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival.

George is launching The Pack Productions with his sister Teiosha George, who is also an executive producer on the film, which follows an upstart men’s basketball program at Copper Mountain College – a tiny community college in the middle of the Mojave Desert in Joshua Tree, California – during the final week of their season. In just its second year of the team’s existence, the film drops viewers into the action as the Fighting Cacti make one last push for the playoffs.

The film is co-directed and co-produced by Trent Ubben and Jack Jensen of The Rec League in their feature documentary debut, and produced by...

Add Carmelo Anthony to the list of athletes with their own podcasts.

The retired NBA star will team up with The Kid Mero to host 7Pm in Brooklyn, a digital series and podcast that’s set to premiere Dec. 7. The show comes from Wave Sports + Entertainment, the company behind athlete- and sports-driven shows like New Heights With Jason and Travis Kelce, Podcast P with Paul George and recently relaunched The Right Time with Bomani Jones and a host of digital and social media brands.

“We’re excited to welcome Melo and Mero to the Wse team. Melo’s iconic NBA status and Mero’s groundbreaking entertainment career makes them the most authentic duo to host 7Pm in Brooklyn,” said Tunde St. Matthew-Daniel, executive vp original content at Wave Sports + Entertainment. “It’s the best of both worlds and the perfect project to continue Wse’s mission of delivering industry-leading...

“Could I be the quarterback of the Jets? I could be the quarterback of the Jets.”

That’s just one thought from Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Robert Griffin III in the teaser for his new podcast, RG3 and The Ones. The podcast will offer conversations with guests from across the NFL, promising rare insights into weekly standout performances, career-defining moments, locker room dynamics and the storylines unfolding throughout the season (see above for and example of that last one).

Watch the teaser below.

To produce the show, Griffin has teamed up with Wave Sports + Entertainment, the sports storytelling outfit behind the hit digital series New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce and Podcast P with Paul George.

RG3 and The Ones is an original, weekly series that launches Thursday, September 21.

“Every week, there are new stories in sports that deserve to be celebrated, championed,...

The NBA App has more basketball coming your way this summer with news that 20 Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (Eybl) Peach Jam games will be available to stream, starting on Wednesday, July 5 at 12 p.m. Et.

Twenty Peach Jam games will stream through Saturday, July 8, culminating with the 15U, 16U, and 17U semifinal games starting on Saturday at 3 p.m. Et. Eight of the 20 Peach Jam games that will stream on the NBA App will also simulcast to NBA TV, together providing the opportunity for participants to showcase their talent on a global stage.

Peach Jam, the championship tournament for Nike Eybl’s boys premier spring and summer league, is comprised of 84 of the top high school-aged club teams from across the country. More than 230 NBA players have participated in Eybl, including Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Bam Adebayo, and more.

The NBA App is doing its best to...