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  • • AFC, NFC Championship Games top 40 million viewers
    The AFC and NFC Championship Games both drew big audiences on television on Sunday. The Buccaneers’ win over the Packers in the NFC Championship Game drew 44.77 million viewers on FOX, while the Chiefs’ win over the Bills in the AFC Championship Game drew 41.85 million viewers, according to the Hollywood Reporter. That’s a viewership [more]...2021
  • • Chris Webber developing “Fab Five” series from University of Michigan days
    Former NBA All-Star and current TNT commentator Chris Webber is reportedly working on his own “Fab Five” documentary, to be told from his perspective. Rick Porter of the Hollywood Reporter reported the limited scripted series is based on his upcoming autobiography entitled By God’s Grace. It will mark the first time Webber has really spoken publicly on his playing […] The p...2021
  • Mile High Morning: The story behind the Denver Broncos clock in 'Back to the Future'
    • Mile High Morning: The story behind the Denver Broncos clock in 'Back to the Future'
    Screenwriter Bob Gale discussed the reason behind the selection in The Hollywood Reporter....2020
  • • Lakers-Heat Game 1 was least watched NBA Finals contest in nearly three decades
    Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat was the least watched Finals game in almost 30 years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wednesday’s contest drew 7.41 million viewers to ABC, the smallest audience for a Finals game since Game 5 of the 1994 Finals between the Houston […] The post Lakers-Heat Game 1 was least watched NBA Finals contest in nea...2020
  • • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called out by longtime Lakers fan Ice Cube
    Los Angeles Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s editorial for the Hollywood Reporter has drawn the ire of Ice Cube. The rapper and BIG3 co-founder took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to decry Cap’s piece, as well as the publication that offered it to readers: Shame on the Hollywood Reporter who obviously gave […] The post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called out...2020
  • • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar demands stronger fight against anti-Semitism
    SportsPulse: In a recent column for The Hollywood Reporter, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks about the anti-Semitic remarks from Stephen Jackson, DeSean Jackson and Ice Cube and questions why there wasn't more outrage from the sports and entertainment world.        ...2020
  • • ESPN orders a Tom Brady docuseries (produced by Tom Brady)
    The Last Dance was just the opening act. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ESPN has ordered a docuseries focusing on the career of quarterback Tom Brady. The nine-episode series, Man in the Arena, will be produced by Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports and Brady’s new 199 Productions. It will offer Brady’s “first-hand accounts of pivotal moments [more]...2020
  • • 'NBA 2K20' honors Kobe Bryant in latest update
    The entire world is still attempting to handle the devastating news from Los Angeles this past Sunday that Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were among the nine to pass away after a helicopter accident. This tragic news has created a wide range of emotions from the sports world, football and basketball alike. The 41-year-old Bryant and his teenage daughter were not supposed to see their lives ...2020
  • • Three former MVPs unlikely to join LeBron James in ‘Space Jam 2’
    LeBron James is having trouble attracting big-time NBA stars to join him in “Space Jam 2,” and now it sounds like three former MVPs won’t be signing on for the film, either. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that it’s unlikely that Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden will appear in “Space Jam 2,” which is slated to begin production this summer. Instead of it being some kind of slight to...2019
  • • Stephen Curry to produce film featuring ‘That ’70s Show’ star
    LeBron James isn’t the only basketball star getting into the film-making business. His counterpart in each of the past four NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, is slated to produce a faith-based movie headlined by former “That ’70s Show” star Topher Grace. Curry will be the executive producer of the movie under his newly-minted production company, Unanimous Media. Said company h...2018

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  • • Alex Rodriguez was ‘close to tapping out’ during 2014 suspension
    Alex Rodriguez recently revealed that anguish suffered during his 2014 PED suspension almost led him to “tapping out,” as he bluntly put it in a recent in interview.Rodriguez was suspended for the entirety of the 2014 MLB season and postseason for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, with findings suggesting use of testosterone and human growth hormone.Rodriguez has been on a ...2017
  • • Report: Kobe confirms he'll retire after next season
    Kobe Bryant reportedly plans to play for one more season in Los Angeles before calling it a career. Bryant, who is out for the season after undergoing surgery on a torn rotator cuff, will only play one more season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Next season is the last year of his two-year, $48.5 million...Read More...2015

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  • • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called out by longtime Lakers fan Ice Cube
    Los Angeles Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s editorial for the Hollywood Reporter has drawn the ire of Ice Cube. The rapper and BIG3 co-founder took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to decry Cap’s piece, as well as the publication that offered it to readers: Shame on the Hollywood Reporter who obviously gave […] The post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called out...2020
  • • ESPN orders a Tom Brady docuseries (produced by Tom Brady)
    The Last Dance was just the opening act. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ESPN has ordered a docuseries focusing on the career of quarterback Tom Brady. The nine-episode series, Man in the Arena, will be produced by Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports and Brady’s new 199 Productions. It will offer Brady’s “first-hand accounts of pivotal moments [more]...2020
  • • Three former MVPs unlikely to join LeBron James in ‘Space Jam 2’
    LeBron James is having trouble attracting big-time NBA stars to join him in “Space Jam 2,” and now it sounds like three former MVPs won’t be signing on for the film, either. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that it’s unlikely that Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden will appear in “Space Jam 2,” which is slated to begin production this summer. Instead of it being some kind of slight to...2019
  • • Tebow and brother producing faith-based football movie
    Tim Tebow has broken into the filmmaking industry, and we’ll give you one guess as to what the theme of his first movie is.Faith and football, of course.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Tebow and his brother Robby are listed as executive producers for a film called “Run the Race.” The feature is in the final stage of postproduction and filmmakers are negotiating a theatrical release.The film, ...2018
  • • Who should play Malcolm Butler in biopic?
    Photo by David Silverman Malcolm Butler's life may soon be hitting the big screen.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-nominated director of "Lion," Daniel Levin, purchased the life rights for both Malcolm and his agent Derek Simpson. "The Secondary" would follow Derek's pursuit to get Malcolm a tryout and Malcolm's journey as an undrafted free agent working at Popeye's to a Super Bo...2017
  • • Malcolm Butler will be subject of upcoming movie ‘The Secondary’
    In three years, Malcolm Butler has gone from an undrafted rookie to one of the NFL best cornerbacks. The story is so inspiring that the New England Patriots star will be immortalized in a movie.“Daniel Levin, whose Narrative Capital produced Lion, has acquired Butler’s life rights for a biopic titled The Secondary,” per Tatiana Siegel of The Hollywood Reporter. “Levin’s instincts have been sound: ...2017
  • • Malcolm Butler will be subject of upcoming movie ‘The Secondary’
    In three years, Malcolm Butler has gone from an undrafted rookie to one of the NFL best cornerbacks. The story is so inspiring that the New England Patriots star will be immortalized in a movie.“Daniel Levin, whose Narrative Capital produced Lion, has acquired Butler’s life rights for a biopic titled The Secondary,” per Tatiana Siegel of The Hollywood Reporter. “Levin’s instincts have been sound: ...2017
  • • Redrafting the Monstars with Today's NBA Players
    2016
  • • LeBron James Comments on 2016 NBA Finals, Kevin Durant, Space Jam 2, More
    2016
  • • Report: LeBron James to star in 'Space Jam' sequel
    The original “Space Jam” is one of those movies that most of us who grew up during that era point to as one of the greatest spectacles in movie-making history. Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. Really, what could have gone wrong with that pairing? Now, 20 years after the release of that blockbuster film, it’s being reported that two-time NBA champion LeBron James will star in the sequel. The movie wi...2016

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  • • ‘Black Panther’ director teaming up with LeBron for new ‘Space Jam’ movie
    It’s happening. It’s really happening. And we couldn’t be any more excited. After years of rumors that a new "Space Jam" movie will be released and with LeBron James playing point on it, we’re finally here.James has just tabbed "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler to head the new "Space Jam" project.The Hollywood Reporter was the first to break this momentous news.“In his first project since dire...2018
  • • Tebow and brother producing faith-based football movie
    2018
  • • Magic Johnson Talks LeBron James Topping Michael Jordan in 'Space Jam' Sequel
    2016
  • • Film based on Clemente in the works
    Roberto Clemente's remarkable life story is headed for the big screen. Legendary Pictures is reportedly working on a biopic featuring the Pirates legend. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the company has picked up the rights to David Maraniss' book Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero and reached an agreement with the Clemente family for his life rights....2015

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  • • LeBron James Reportedly to Star in 'Space Jam' Sequel
    2016
  • • Daniel Tosh Bets $25,000 on Rival Patriots to Help Friend with Brain Tumor
    2015
  • • Report: LeBron James to Star in ‘Space Jam’ Sequel
    2016
  • • Magic Johnson Talks LeBron James Topping Michael Jordan in 'Space Jam' Sequel
    2016
  • • Film based on Clemente in the works
    2015
  • • Report: LeBron James to star in Space Jam 2
    LeBron James said in 2012 he wanted to star in Space Jam 2. After years of conflicting reports, renewed interests and small steps, it might actually be happening. Rebecca Ford of The Hollywood Reporter: Justin Lin and Andrew Dodge are ready to shoot some intergalactic hoops with LeBron James. The Fast & Furious 6 and […]...2016
  • • Jameis Winston threatens to sue CNN if it airs ‘The Hunting Ground’ documentary
    CNN is scheduled to air the documentary The Hunting Ground on Sunday (Nov. 22) at 8 p.m. ET. But a lawyer for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston is threatening to file legal action if the film runs on the network. The Hollywood Reporter obtained a copy of a letter from attorney John Boudet sent to CNN president Jeff Zucker and the network’s general counsel. The first paragraph reads a...2015
  • • Jameis Winston threatens lawsuit over CNN documentary
    On Sunday, CNN is scheduled to air the documentary The Hunting Ground, which explores the rape accusation made against Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston while he was at Florida State. Winston’s lawyer is threatening a lawsuit unless CNN pulls the film from its schedule. Attorney John Boudet said in a letter obtained by the Hollywood Reporter…...2015
  • • Olbermann to exit ESPN, again
    As it turns out, you can go home again. You can leave home again, too. Keith Olbermann and ESPN will part ways for a second time, according to the Hollywood Reporter. His two-year contract expires at the end of July, and it won’t be renewed.   “Keith is a tremendous talent who has consistently done…...2015
  • • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says He's Michael Jordan in Donald Trump Joke at DNC
    2016
  • • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called out by longtime Lakers fan Ice Cube
    2020
  • • Networks escape Sunday Ticket class action
    The networks that broadcast NFL games will no longer be required to answer for the way those broadcasts are bundled and sold by the NFL and DirecTV. Via the Hollywood Reporter, NBC, CBS, FOX, and ESPN no longer appear as defendants in a class action that challenges the manner in which the league and its…...2016
  • • ESPN orders a Tom Brady docuseries (produced by Tom Brady)
    2020
  • • ESPN denies telling Olbermann to quit ripping Goodell
    It didn’t take long for ESPN to deny the report that it wants Keith Olbermann to tone down his criticism of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Responding to a report from the Hollywood Reporter that ESPN wants to put a clause in Olbermann’s next contract prohibiting him from commentaries critical of the league or its commissioner,…...2015

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  • • Stephen Curry to produce film featuring ‘That ’70s Show’ star
    2018
  • • Who should play Malcolm Butler in biopic?
    2017
  • • ‘Space Jam’ director warns against sequel
    The director of “Space Jam” has warned against making a sequel to the movie, which is already in the works. Joe Pytka, who directed “Space Jam,” told The Hollywood Reporter that he does not think there are the kinds of basketball stars and personalities who will have the same appeal Michael Jordan had. “Don’t do it. It’s doomed. Michael Jordan was the biggest star on the planet,” Pytka told THR. T...2016
  • • Magic Johnson Talks LeBron James Topping Michael Jordan in 'Space Jam' Sequel
    2016
  • • NFL Reportedly Shopping Rights to Broadcast 'Thursday Night Football'
    2015
  • • Jameis Winston threatens to sue CNN if it airs ‘The Hunting Ground’ documentary
    2015
  • • Jameis Winston threatens lawsuit over CNN documentary
    2015

Hollywood Reporter rumors, scandals

  • • Alex Rodriguez was ‘close to tapping out’ during 2014 suspension
    2017
  • • Magic Johnson Talks LeBron James Topping Michael Jordan in 'Space Jam' Sequel
    2016

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