Football coach and former football player Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of the Argentine football Hall of Famer Diego Maradona, died of a heart attack at age 52 in his home at Monte de Procida on December 28, 2021.
#TradeRuss, the hashtag used to appeal to the Los Angeles Lakers to trade Russell Westbrook, started to trend after the team's recent lost to Memphis Grizzlies.
LeBron James and Russell Westbrook both dropped triple-doubles to end the five-game skid of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 132-123 victory over the Houston Rockets.
The NBA revised its quarantine process for COVID-vaccinated players, coaches, and officials, who will now be permitted to return to work as quickly as six days.
Former pro-boxer Danny Kelly Jr. was shot dead in front of his girlfriend and three young children in a possible road rage attack on Christmas Eve in Maryland.
The All-NBA guard of the Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic has entered the league's health and safety protocols, joining his other teammates, threatening the loss of another league star for its slate of Christmas Day games.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been known to turn quite a few heads with his pre-game outfits, but his latest entrance at Staples Center went viral.