After suffering a record-tying 28th straight loss, basketball fans across the country and the other 29 NBA teams voted unanimously to demote the Detroit Pistons to the WNBA.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 @ 12:33 am
By: Babylon Bee
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"The player is reported to be more than 6 feet tall with facial hair."
Published: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 @ 11:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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A surprise late entrant, former President Donald Trump absolutely dominated the NBA Dunk Contest after strapping on a pair of his brand-new sneakers known as the "Never Surrender High Tops".
Published: Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 @ 8:02 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Legendary basketball coach Bob Knight, one of the winningest coaches in NCAA Division I history, died on Wednesday, according to his family. He was 83 years old.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 12:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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Despite living in the hometown of the Connecticut Sun basketball team and having no other professional sports franchises in the state, a local man has struggled to persuade his friends to join his WNBA fantasy league.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 3:29 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Former NBA coach and player Phil Jackson says the league has gotten so political that he doesn’t watch it anymore.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 12:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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Michael Savarino, grandson of former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, is asking the N.C. Supreme Court to reject a case linked to a 2021 traffic stop.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 7:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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To its great embarrassment, the National Basketball Association discovered last night that one of the teams in the league is actually named "The Nuggets".
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 7:58 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Outspoken Christian and NBA star Jonathan Isaac is taking another stand against the leftist narratives sweeping the United States by launching a new sports and apparel company founded on the tenets of the love of God and country.
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected media outlets' attempt to gain access to law enforcement recordings of a November 2021 traffic stop involving two Duke basketball players, including Coach Mike Krzyzewski's grandson.
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 10:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The heated Division III rivalry between the East Pasadena Community College Golden Cuttlefish and the Technical College of Southeastern Bakersfield Fightin' Avocados has grown to epic proportions as the final minute of the basketball game heads into day three.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 11:59 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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A girls high school basketball team in Vermont withdrew from the state’s playoff tournament last Tuesday because it refused to play against a team that had a biological male on its roster.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 10:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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The NBA has confirmed that in addition to setting a new scoring record, LeBron James has broken the record for the largest number of flops in basketball history.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Longtime college basketball commentator Billy Packer died Thursday night at age 82. While most people remember Packer for his role in the sports world, Carolina Journal readers might remember his battle with state environmental regulators, documented by executive editor Don Carrington in May 2011.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 1:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The government of Turkey has put a $530,000 bounty on Enes Kanter Freedom, the pro-America former NBA star who has been an outspoken advocate of human rights.
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 3:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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After becoming a national cause du jour while being unjustly held in a Russian prison, Brittney Griner has returned to the WNBA and disappeared into total anonymity.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 1:15 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Freed WNBA player Brittney Griner has fled back to Russia after seeing an American flag for the first time in months.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 3:46 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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NBA star LeBron James said he stopped being a fan of the Dallas Cowboys over what he called the organization’s stance regarding its players kneeling during the national anthem.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 1:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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Two NBA players were ejected from a game over the weekend after they engaged in a fight that ended up in the stands.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 5:30 am
By: Daily Wire
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WNBA games are the last place on earth where a person can safely social distance, say infectious disease experts.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 10:59 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper presented Coach Mike Krzyzewski with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the State’s Highest Honorary Society, for his significant impact on the State of North Carolina during his tenure as Men’s Basketball Coach at Duke University
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 @ 11:57 am
By: Governor's Office
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WNBA star Brittney Griner was sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison on Thursday.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2022 @ 9:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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WNBA star Brittney Griner has been found guilty of drug trafficking charges in Russia.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 7:12 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Enes Kanter Freedom, the fervently pro-America NBA center who has steadfastly spoken out against the Communist Chinese regime in China, slammed NBA star LeBron James after James made a comment regarding WNBA star Brittney Griner that appeared to slam America.
Published: Sunday, July 24th, 2022 @ 7:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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There's always room for comedy in sports, even at the highest levels of competition. Even the most famous and accomplished athletes can find themselves in funny situations, whether it's because of a slip-up on the field or court, or something off the field or court that goes viral.
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Smith
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Basketball superstar Brittney Griner, who has been held in Russia on drug charges since February despite U.S. diplomatic efforts to win her release, pleaded guilty Thursday to bringing hashish oil into the country.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 7:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Leftist female basketball player Brittney Griner begged Democrat President Joe Biden Monday afternoon in a handwritten letter to help free her from Russia after she was taken into custody earlier this year for allegedly having drugs on her as she entered the country.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:51 am
By: Daily Wire
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Speaking on his HBO television show “The Shop,” NBA star LeBron James, 37, stated he wants to own a team in Las Vegas.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 7:40 pm
By: Daily Wire
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An animal rights protester who wore a jersey similar to an NBA referee’s was tackled and taken down hard on the court during a playoff game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.
Published: Monday, May 2nd, 2022 @ 12:21 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Eyes of the nation on North Carolina as UNC and Duke battle for first time in NCAA tournament with historic stakes
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 3:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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NCDHHS, in partnership with Trualta, provides free, bite-sized, clinically validated learning to empower caregivers
Published: Thursday, March 24th, 2022 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We are thrilled to welcome Michael Schwartz to the Pirate family as men's basketball head coach along with his wife Stephanie and children, Sydney and Samantha.
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 @ 11:32 pm
By: ECU Sports
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After a thrilling overtime victory, the East Carolina women's basketball team will try to continue its momentum when the Pirates host Memphis on Sunday afternoon.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 9:01 am
By: ECU Sports
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A frantic finish in overtime saw the East Carolina women's basketball team hold on for a 61-59 victory over visiting Wichita State on Wednesday night in Minges Coliseum.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 2:18 pm
By: ECU Sports
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