(ThyBlackMan.com) “Our Responsibility is more than putting a ball in a basket” Kobe Bryant It’s hard to believe. But yes, it’s been one year since the death of Kobe Bryant. The pain of that is still very much there. A year later, my two greatest enduring and life affirming memories ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During last year, one of the more notable stories in sports have been women who have made history leading or playing men’s sports. Prior to the beginning of 2021, Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon became the first female acting head coach in NBA history after Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 2021 has gotten off to an “eventful” start. As millions of Americans face eviction issues, homes belonging to two of the most powerful and influential servants of capital, Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell, were vandalized. Both homes were defaced with graffiti with messages like “$2K,” “CANCEL RENT!” and “MITCH ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a new year and 2021 brings both uncertainty and hope. The year 2020 was dominated by the global pandemic of the novel coronavirus. There was no industry on Earth that was not significantly impacted by COVID-19. Athletes were physically impacted and even emotionally impacted as in the story ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some current thoughts on my comments from last year about things that would shape the narrative of 2020. It has truly been a year unlike any other. The numerical expression “20/20” is widely recognized as synonymous with perfect vision. And given what we have witnessed in 2019, we definitely ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The concept of time was different in 2020 than any other year in recent memory. It was a year that was both incredibly long and short. The entire world has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of people have died, been physically impaired, and have suffered personal, emotional, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the better NFL games during Week 11 a few weeks ago was the Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady’s struggles and the Rams looking like a possible contender for the NFC Championship game were some of the takeaways ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With a bumpy start, NBA 2K21 received mixed reviews, but with the new NBA 2K21 Next-Gen update, things seem to have started to change. The major complaints with the basketball simulator have been addressed and 2K has raised the bar for others to catch up. NBA 2K21 Next-Gen is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a year that has been unique and challenging for numbers of people across the Earth, it is so 2020 that The International Olympic Committee would provide a measure of lighthearted but real sports news earlier this month. During the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, breakdancing will be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Earlier this week, ESPN aired, the one-hour documentary The Undefeated Presents Tiger Woods: America’s Son. It was a fascinating look at golf’s historically bad treatment of Black golfers, Tiger Woods’ impact and history with race, and explored “Woods’ historic win at The Masters in 1997 – becoming the first ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) College basketball isn’t too far away. The schedules for everything in all areas of human life have been thrown off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The money machine college sports will continue to churn on and that is displayed by the recent announcement of the official matchups and dates ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Entering Week 10 in the NFL, the only undefeated team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, was coached by a Black man in Mike Tomlin. Tomlin has been one of the NFL’s most successful head coaches since earning the Steelers’ job back in 2007 at the relatively young age of 35 years ...