Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label basketball. Show all posts

Friday, March 12, 2010

NBA Star Shaquille O'Neal and Wife Reach Divorce Settlement

The NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and his wife have reached a settlement for their divorce, which includes their property, custody, and support. The Florida courts will have jurisdiction to officially divorce the couple and the Florida judge will handle any of the issues that would involve the division of the property and spousal support. The California courts will have jurisdiction over any child custody issues.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Singer Michael Jackson Holds Auction

In April, the singer Michael Jackson is set to auction off more than 2,000 of his personal possessions. This would include his American Music Award for "Thriller," a velvet cape that was given to him from his children for Father's Day in 1998, a pair of rhinestone-trimmed socks from 1981, a basketball signed by Michael Jordan, his own original artwork, platinum and gold records, a customized Harley Davidson, and a Rolls Royce limousine. The auction will last for five days and will start on April 21st.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

NBA Star Charles Barkley Arrested

On Wednesday, the NBA star Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Phoenix, Arizona. Barkley failed the field sobriety tests after a police officer smelled alcohol. He was then arrested, cited, and released. His car was impounded and he left in a cab. Police say that Barkley was cooperative throughout the entire ordeal.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

NBA Star Dennis Rodman Pleads No Contest to Spousal Battery

The former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman has decided to plead no contest to a misdemeanor charge of spousal battery in a Superior Court appearance on Tuesday. There were two other counts that were dismissed under a plea deal. He was arrested at a Los Angeles hotel in April after a woman, named Gina Peterson, stated that he struck her during an altercation.

Rodman was sentenced to 45 days of road cleanup work, a year of domestic violence counseling, and three years on probation. He was also warned not to intimidate or use physical force against Peterson.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Star Jones Files For Divorce From Husband

Star Jones, the ex-co-host of the show “The View,” has confirmed that she is getting a divorce from her husband Al Reynolds. She filed for divorce on March 26th in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan and has been seen lately out with NBA star Dwayne Wade.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Rapper The Game Turns Himself In

The rapper The Game turned himself in to start serving a 60-day jail sentence. He received the jail sentence as apart of a plea deal after he pleaded no contest to felony possession of a firearm in a school zone. He was also given 150 hours of community service and three years of probation. He also had two other charges against him that were dismissed, which were making criminal threats and exhibiting a firearm in the presence of a peace officer.

The charges are from a 2007 basketball game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning Complex in Compton where The Game beat up another player. He then pulled out a pistol and threatened to kill the man.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Rapper The Game Sentenced to do Jail Time

The rapper The Game was sentenced to serve two months in jail after he pleaded no contest to a felony weapons charge from an incident that happened last year. He was charged with the possession of a firearm in a school zone after he threatened to shoot someone during a basketball game. He was also ordered to perform 150 hours of community service and spend three years on probation.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Shaquille O’Neal Preparing to be Traded

Shaquille O’Neal is preparing to be traded by the Miami Heat. The Phoenix Suns are ready to trade two players from their team to have him. The Suns are already planning on having him take a physical before they make the deal and are willing to trade Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks to get Shaq. Both teams are very serious about the deal.

Shaq currently has two full seasons left on his current $100 million five-year contract. This season he averaged a low 14.2 points. He has also suffered a bruised hip on Dec 22nd and missed four out of five past weeks while recovering. The Miami Heat has lost 19 of their last 20 games and has the NBA’s worst record at 9-37. The Phoenix Suns have the best record in the Western Conference at 34-14.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Scary Pictures of Dennis Rodman Dressed as a Woman for Halloween

Scary Pictures of Dennis Rodman Dressed as a Woman for Halloween. Check them out: http://mediatakeout.com/photo/1193662692denniswoman.jpg
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Sunday, October 21, 2007

Watch the Video as Teenager Disrespects NBA's Sam Cassell to His Face

Watch the Video as Teenager Disrespects NBA's Sam Cassell to His Face: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHZhKKkmW_w

Friday, September 7, 2007

Shaq Files for Divorce

It is reported that Shaquille O’Neal has filed for divorce from his wife, Shaunie. The two have been married for almost five years. Shaq accuses his wife of having an affair with her personal trainer. The trainer has been training Shaq’s wife for almost a year.
Even though there was no proof, Shaq thinks his wife and personal trainer are a little too close. He said that the weekly training sessions turned into daily ones and they spent too much time together. Shaq has had affairs outside of his marriage himself.
Shaq’s lawyers have requested that Shaunie provide a correct accounting of all money, funds, stocks, bonds, and other securities that she had access to or obtained during their marriage. The couple also have four children together.