Mavericks’ latest Instagram blow is deleting a post after Anthony Davis corrected his All-Star nods
Davis corrected that he's a 10-time All-Star, and the Mavericks then deleted their post.
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New York Post, TMZ confirm Rickey Henderson’s death, hours after reports from Dave Winfield, Ozzie Guillen, others
Henderson passed Friday, and rumors started spreading quickly, but media outlets didn't report his passing until Saturday afternoon.
Shannon Sharpe is now selling shirts referencing his IG Live sex broadcast
One shirt has "69 Michelle" as "The official fuel of Nightcap."
Chad Johnson, ESPN co-workers react to viral Shannon Sharpe video
"Mind ya bitness"
Shannon Sharpe claims account hacked after Instagram Live captures apparent sexual encounter
"Beware my @shannonsharpe84 Instagram was hacked this morning, my team and I working vigorously to figure this out."
Jason Kelce wore shirt featuring Ilona Maher, U.S. Olympic women’s rugby star once bullied for being ‘too masculine’
Argentina’s Enzo Fernández offers Comic Sans apology for offensive song on French players’ heritage
The typeface Fernández chose for this apology drew a lot of comment.
Ryan Garcia claims he was ‘trolling’ with George Floyd, N-word remarks
"If you get triggered by a word that means you are too sensitive."
Charles Barkley says Kenny Smith foiled Shaq’s attempt to get him on OnlyFans
"I thought it was only for fans of mine."
Kyle Busch reacts to wife Samantha’s hilarious ‘inches’ roast
"I think I left the door wide open for those sorts of comments."
Coyotes cut Adam Ružička after he posted apparent video of himself with cocaine
This Instagram post went very poorly for Ružička.
Austin Rivers on Stephen Jackson calling him ‘trash’: ‘Y’all corrected it for me.’
"I didn’t even have to fight my own battles with ignorance, yall corrected it for me!!"
Chandler Jones’ bizarre posts led to him blasting Adam Schefter, Robert Griffin III
"For everyone saying “Get well” im very well! Ask the low lifes lol sorry Adam."
Noah Gragson suspended by NASCAR after liking George Floyd meme on Instagram
"I am disappointed in myself for my lack of attention and actions on social media."
NBA digital growth includes 13 billion Instagram views, tripled app views
The NBA's 13 billion video views on Instagram this regular season were the most recorded by any Instagram account over that period.
Nutrabolt CMO Rajaa Grar talks C4 Energy athlete partnerships, and why “social media is a cornerstone” of those deals
"Social media has woven itself into our daily lives, and is truly a powerful tool of self-expression for our athletes as well as for our fans."
Kevin Durant called Jay Williams’ ESPN retelling of Durant’s supposed holiday party comments “a fuckin lie”
"Jay Williams can NEVER speak for me, ever..."
WNBA suspends Connecticut Sun HC/GM Curt Miller after Liz Cambage blasted his “She’s 300 pounds!” comment to ref
"The next time you try to call out a referee, trying to get a call, being like 'C'mon, she's 300 pounds!', I'm going to need you to get it right, baby! Cause I'm 6'8'', and I just double-checked, because I love to be correct and get facts, I'm weighing 235 pounds."
Ravens’ LB Matthew Judon calls ESPN’s Jamison Hensley a liar over contract offer report, threatens photo leak (updated)
"@jamison.hensley so I'm waiting on your ESPN sourced apology or I'm leaking these photos I got with you in the strip club."
The NBA’s Instagram account is featuring a concert from Victor Oladipo and a live “Club Quarantine” set from DJ D-Nice
Oladipo and special guests will perform at 3 p.m. ET on the NBA's Instagram account, with DJ D-Nice taking over the account from 7-9 p.m. ET.
Your favorite athlete is bored
Many athletes and other celebrities are under stay-at-home advisories like everyone else, and that's led to some unusual postings on Twitter and Instagram.
House of Highlights creator Omar Raja officially joins ESPN, steering network’s social content
Raja's first on-camera appearance will be Monday, Jan. 13 during ESPN's CFP National Championship pregame coverage.
CrossFit deactivates their Facebook and Instagram accounts over privacy concerns
CrossFit was in many ways built on social media and online communities, but the company accounts are gone now.
Barstool Sports deletes over 61,000 social media posts after content theft controversy, CEO Erika Nardini says she won’t apologize
"That’s not the fault of Barstool. I can’t apologize for every human on the internet who submits a video under a dummy email account and says it’s theirs."
Cowboys DL David Irving says he’s done with NFL while smoking weed on Instagram video
“So, basically guys, I quit. They want to talk about a suspension and all this other nonsense. I’m outta there. I’m not doing this shit no more."