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Lisa Leslie: Congratulations, Angel! What an outstanding award. What were your initial thoughts and feelings upon learning that you had been selected as one of Glamour’s College Women of the Year?Angel Reese: I was so excited! I mean, when you consider all those who’ve received this honor before me, it’s just a surreal feeling to know I’m now seen as one of the top college athletes. This past year has been nothing short of amazing, and I’m truly thankful to LSU for welcoming me and providing such incredible opportunities.

Vanessa Bryant is carrying on the legacies of her late husband, Kobe, and daughter, Gianna Bryant.

Religion of Sports and Showtime Sports are teaming up on “Goliath,” a new three-part docuseries examining the life, career and impact of basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain from his emergence on the national scene as a high schooler in the 1950s through his death in 1999.“We are honored to team up with this group of talented filmmakers to bring the under-examined story of Wilt Chamberlain’s complex life to the masses,” Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza said in a statement. “Everybody knows Wilt for his legendary accomplishments on the basketball court — scoring 100 points in a game, averaging 50 points and 25 rebounds in a season — but there’s so much more to him than his stats.

Showtime Sports has set a premiere date for Goliath, a docuseries examining the historic life, career and impact of NBA center Wilt Chamberlain. The three-parter directed by Rob Ford (The Cost of Winning) and Christopher Dillon (A Crime to Remember) will debut on demand and on streaming on July 14 for all Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers before making its on-air debut on Showtime on July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with episodes premiering each Sunday.

For most, August 23 is just another day. But to the Bryant family, it’s everything. Because it marks the birthday of their late patriarch: Kobe Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant is remembering husband Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday. On Tuesday, the wife of the late athlete marked the special day with a tribute post on Instagram. “Happy birthday, baby! I love you and miss you so much! #44 ❤️ @kobebryant,” she wrote.Along with the sweet message, Vanessa shared a throwback picture of her being embraced by her husband, who is wearing a Los Angeles Lakers 2009 championship T- shirt and hat.Vanessa and Kobe’s friends also paid tribute to the late athlete in the comments.

Vanessa Bryant is remembering husband Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday. On Tuesday, the wife of the late athlete marked the special day with a tribute post on Instagram. “Happy birthday, baby! I love you and miss you so much! #44 ❤️ @kobebryant,” she wrote.Along with the sweet message, Vanessa shared a throwback picture of her being embraced by her husband, who is wearing a Los Angeles Lakers 2009 championship T- shirt and hat.Vanessa and Kobe’s friends also paid tribute to the late athlete in the comments.

video of the incident has circulated online.A former Pentagon official told Yahoo Sports earlier this month that Griner, a Phoenix Mercury player who competes in Russia during the WNBA’s off-season, could be used as a “high-profile hostage” as tensions mount between President Biden and Russian President Putin over the escalating Ukrainian war.Former WNBA star Lisa Leslie told the “I am Athlete” podcast she’d been advised not to make a “big fuss” over Griner’s arrest in a clip released on Friday.“We were told was to not make a big fuss about it so that they could not use her as a pawn, so to speak, in this situation in the war,” Leslie said in the clip. “So, to make it like it’s not that important or don’t make it where we’re like, ‘Free Brittney’ and we start this campaign, and then it becomes something that they can use,” she said. “I won’t say who said that, but that’s what’s been spreading through the women’s basketball world.

Machine Gun Kelly and Quavo team up for the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game during the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend on Friday (February 18) at Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Oprah Winfrey, 66, Gayle King‘s longtime BFF, brought up the ordeal surrounding her controversial interview with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, 47, during her WW Presents Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, March 7. Gayle, 65, asked Lisa about the late Kobe Bryant’s past rape case while chatting with her which was met with a huge amount of backlash from fans and celebs including 50 Cent, 44, and Snoop Dogg.

Gayle King isn’t holding back with her reaction to the public outcry around her whole Kobe Bryant controversy.

Shortly after Kobe Bryant’s death, Gayle King found herself in the middle of a whirlwind of controversy when she decided to bring up his past sexual assault allegation while interviewing Lisa Leslie. The backlash from her questioning was immediate and extreme—well now, she just revealed what the experience was like in a new interview with her bestie Oprah Winfrey.

Snoop Dogg was supported by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Tyler Perry after he lashed out at broadcaster Gayle King over a controversial Kobe Bryant interview question.

Snoop Dogg stirred some controversy across social media earlier this month, after he went on a heated tirade against CBS This Morning's Gayle King for her interview with Lisa Leslie, during which she asked about the late Kobe Bryant's 2003 rape case. A week later, the rapper apologized to the journalist for his "disrespectful" rhetoric.In the latest installment of Red Table Talk, Snoop addressed the feud and his process of "manning up" to his mistakes.

By now you all know there was a controversy surrounding Gayle King following her Lisa Leslie interview about Kobe Bryant. Some of the questions she asked concerning Kobe’s past caused her to face backlash from many fans and other industry greats, one of those greats being Snoop Dogg. He took to social media to call Gayle out, and while many understood his message, they thought it could have been delivered in a different way.

Snoop Dogg was only trying to “protect” Kobe Bryant’s family when he viciously lashed out at U.S. newswoman Gayle King online for revisiting the tragic sportsman’s 2003 sex assault controversy in a TV interview.

Snoop Dogg was trying to “protect” Kobe Bryant’s family when he lashed out at Gayle King online for revisiting the late sportsman’s 2003 sex assault controversy in a TV interview.

Snoop Dogg will be appearing on the latest installment of Red Table Talk to address the controversy regarding his comments on Gayle King's choice of questioning when interviewing WNBA star Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant's 2003 rape case. The episode is set to air in full on Wednesday (Feb. 26) on Facebook starting at noon ET. 

Jada Pinkett Smith is telling Snoop Dog how his comments about Gayle King affected her. In a sneak peek clip from the upcoming episode of Facebook Watch's , the 48-year-old actress opens up to the rapper about how she felt after he blasted King for her interview about Kobe Bryant.

Jada Pinkett Smith has confronted her friend Snoop Dogg about his verbal attack on news anchor Gayle King in an upcoming episode of Red Table Talk.

Gayle King has responded to Snoop Dogg‘s apology for his criticism of her question about Kobe Bryant‘s past sexual assault case.

Gayle King has responded to Snoop Dogg‘s apology for his criticism of her question about Kobe Bryant‘s past sexual assault case.

Gayle King has responded to Snoop Dogg‘s apology for his criticism of her question about Kobe Bryant‘s past sexual assault case.

Gayle King says she accepts Snoop Dogg’s apology, and the CBS anchor says she’s sorry that her interview last week added to the pain of people grieving over Kobe Bryant’s death.

Newswoman Gayle King has accepted Snoop Dogg’s apology following his vicious rant about her interview with Kobe Bryant’s friend Lisa Leslie.

(CNN) — Snoop Dogg has offered a public apology to Gayle King after days of backlash over questions she asked about the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

CBS anchor Gayle King accepted an apology from rapper Snoop Dogg on Wednesday for disparaging her after she mentioned Kobe Bryant's 2003 sexual abuse case during a network interview following his death.

Gayle King says she accepts Snoop Dogg’s apology, and the CBS anchor says she’s sorry that her interview last week added to the pain of people grieving over Kobe Bryant’s death.

NEW YORK -- Gayle King says she accepts Snoop Dogg's apology, and the CBS anchor says she's sorry that her interview last week added to the pain of people grieving over Kobe Bryant's death.

Snoop Dogg quickly rose to become one of the fiercest critics of CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King after she conducted an interview on Feb. 4 with WNBA star Lisa Leslie about her longtime friend and slain NBA icon and Los Angeles Lakers champion Kobe Bryant, who died Jan.

NEW YORK -- Oprah Winfrey says her friend Gayle King is facing death threats following a social media backlash caused by an interview with retired WNBA star Lisa Leslie that concerned the late Kobe Bryant.

NEW YORK -- In the wake of a social media backlash, CBS' Gayle King says she is embarrassed and angry with how the network promoted part of her interview with WNBA star Lisa Leslie that concerned the late Kobe Bryant.

(CNN) — Snoop Dogg has offered a public apology to Gayle King after days of backlash over questions she asked about the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant."Two wrongs don't make no right. when you're wrong, you gotta fix it," he said Wednesday in an Instagram post."So with that being said, Gayle King, I publicly tore you down by coming at you in a derogatory manner based off of emotions of me being angry at a question you asked.

NEW YORK -- After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant.

The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a video apology, and to invite the journalist to "sit down and talk" with him following his criticism of her asking WNBA star Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case.