Jackson's association with that period stems from his friendship with George Floyd, the unarmed Black man who was killed by now-former police officer Derrick Chauvin. A June 2020 profile by former ESPN and New York Times scribe Marc Stein detailed how the two men knew each other.
Stephen Jackson revealed on the "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" show that Jordan was so incensed after a Bobcats loss that he lit into the team in the locker room afterward, but he didn't stop there.
Appearing on the "I Am Athlete" podcast this week, Jackson put together his list of the current top five players in the league. Jackson's top five consisted of, in order, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, and Joel Embiid. While Jackson's list includes five of the best in the NBA, it has one glaring omission in the great LeBron James.
On this week's episode of "All The Smoke," host Stephen Jackson and Atlanta Hawks point guard Dejounte Murray spilled the tea on their one-time teammate.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the defending NBA champions and have the best record in the Eastern Conference yet again, but that doesn't mean all is rosy in Cleveland.