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Money

LaVar Ball is Offering NBA and NFL Players 40% of Profit From His Big Baller Brand

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2020April 27, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 15, 2020April 27, 20201934

Big Baller Brand wants to give any NBA and/or NFL athlete a 40% profit of all the product that they sell...

Lifestyle

Spencer Dinwiddie Proposes March Madness-Style Playoff Tournament for NBA

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 18, 2020March 18, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 18, 2020March 18, 2020848

Spencer Dinwiddie wants the NBA to alter the playoffs in a way that would adopt the NCAA March Madness Tournament format....

Lifestyle

Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Says He’ll Save 100% of $7.8 Million NBA Salary

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 3, 2019December 3, 20191595

Boston Celtics player Jayson Tatum opened up about managing money, revealing that he is banking 100% of his annual $7.8 million salary from the NBA....

News

California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Student-Athletes to Get Paid on LeBron’s ‘The Shop’

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019435

California governor signs the Fair Pay to Play Act, which will allow student-athletes to be compensated....

Career

Pelicans Hire WNBA Legend Teresa Weatherspoon as Assistant Coach

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 1, 2019October 1, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 1, 2019October 1, 20191321

The NBA's New Orleans Pelicans have hired former WNBA star Teresa Weatherspoon as an assistant coach--another impressive feat for the basketball legend....

News

New York State Senator Proposes Bill to Pay College Athletes

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019672

Inspired by California's Pay to Play Act, New York State Sen. Kevin Parker proposes legislation that would force colleges to pay student-athletes....

Entrepreneurship

LeBron James to Open New Experiential Retail Flagship Store in Miami

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 4, 2019September 18, 2019

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonSeptember 4, 2019September 18, 2019904

NBA star LeBron James is opening an Unknwn retail concept store during Art Basel Miami in December, complete with a photo studio, art installations, and...