The late, great Kobe Bryant wasn’t one to tolerate trash talk. Every time someone challenged him, his inner Mamba kicked in—and more often than not, they ended up regretting it.
There are die-hard basketball fans. And then there’s Spike Lee. The acclaimed director of Malcolm X, Inside Man, and Do the Right Thing can be spotted at almost every game at Madison Square Garden and appears to be one of the few celebrities who are true fans, not just courtside for the glamor or the paparazzi.
As the Knicks prepare to battle the Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the NBA on TNT crew is giving time to one of the biggest New York fans of all time: Spike Lee.
Charles Barkley is clearly not a believer in Spike Lee’s beloved New York Knicks. The famous film director and Knicks superfan Lee appeared Thursday with TNT’s “Inside the NBA” crew ahead of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Knicks and the Indiana Pacers.
Reggie Miller, Spike Lee, and Mike Tyson may not have much in common when you first think about them. Once you throw in Miller’s ex-wife, it becomes even harder to find a connection.
New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee and Indiana Pacers great Reggie Miller are forever linked. They had their moment in the 1995 NBA playoff. To them, it's over.
Five-time NBA All-Star guard Reggie Miller became a villain for New York Knick fans. Nicknamed the “Knicks Killer”, the long-time Indiana Pacers veteran picked up a few enemies throughout his career.
If you asked New Yorkers in the 90s who was the face of the New York Knicks, they would tell you Patrick Ewing. Maybe some would give credit to Allan Houston or John Starks, there would even be a stray Latrell Sprewell in there.
The New York Knicks, since the 1970s, have been rather hapless. Despite playing in the largest market in the United States, New York has found very limited success in recent memory, and the face of the franchise isn't even a player.
Player rivalries come and go, but team rivalries can last generations. The best team rivalries create intense, electric atmospheres even when one team (or both teams) isn’t at its peak.
Denzel Washington and Spike Lee don’t work together often. But when they do, it is always cinematic magic. Films like Malcolm X and Mo’ Better Blues are certified classics that continue to resonate with audiences today.
Spike Lee recently shared his thoughts on Michael Jordan's enduring influence during an interview with Complex Sports, ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. "I would say Michael has not played in two decades and he's bigger now than he was playing.
To this day, New York remains a huge hip-hop hub as newcomers make a name for themselves. In honor of hip-hop turning 50, here is a short list of classic songs that help serve as the sound of New York.
The four-part HBO docuseries from director Spike Lee premiered Sunday, but Lee "has edited out the 9/11 truther elements" previously present in the finale.
The 2021 Cannes Film Festival got underway Tuesday (July 6) with Spike Lee presiding as the first-ever Black president of the jury. The Oscar-winning director and writer reflected on his relationship with Cannes during a press conference.
Paul Walter Hauser made his dream crystal clear in December 2019, when a fan mentioned he should "be handed a Chris Farley biopic immediately": Nothing has changed in 2021, as the 34-year-old actor shared in a new interview with Brian Davids for The Hollywood Reporter.