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The Washington Spirit and USWNT star called the four-time NBA champ’s apology “a joke” in a post on her Instagram Story, the NY Post reports. “Nice repost,” Trinity, 22, wrote, including Rodman’s message. “A joke. The response alone. And the attention. Wiping my hands with it. I’m done. Thank you.” Rodman sent Trinity, 22, a public apology in a post on Instagram after she was a guest on the latest installment of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast — entitled, “The Truth About My Family” — and discussed her difficult upbringing with Rodman, who she said was in and out of her life.
"My journey was one of a more closeted nature for fear of retribution, and things being held against you, of not feeling safe, and so that's honestly what I thought of," Reeve told the Star Tribune from Australia, where she is coaching the U.S. Women's National Team. "How much an incident like that can be so destructive in progress that we've made during the course of my lifetime. Frankly, it's irresponsible and it puts people in danger. … We often live in fear."
In February, Jason Terry joined virtual personal training app FlexIt as its head of athletic performance. The app connects users with personal trainers who host live 1-on-1 workouts over video that start as low as $30 per session. Athlete ambassadors to have completed at-home workouts with FlexIt include NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens and former USWNT star Carli Lloyd. In March, FlexIt became the official virtual fitness partner of the NHL’s Florida Panthers.
Seattle pay equity startup Syndio has scored more than $30 million in funding in its four years, but a new $1 million assist from early-stage investors Penny Jar Capital, announced Monday, is especially noteworthy because the firm is anchored by NBA star Stephen Curry. A two-time league MVP with the Golden State Warriors, some have called Curry the greatest shooter in NBA history. Off the court, the shots he’s taking on companies such as Syndio are also gaining attention. “This was really important to me because he’s not part of this hype cycle around equity,” Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio told GeekWire. “He’s really been committed to this for a long time. And that was really before the U.S. Women’s National Team stuff kicked up.”
Kevin Durant and a growing number of well-known athletes see potential in women’s sports — and they’re investing to make it known. The former NBA MVP and Rich Kleiman’s Thirty Five Ventures is among a group of investors in a star-studded $3.5 million seed funding round for media platform Just Women’s Sports. Other investors include Drive by DraftKings, OVO Fund, and Supernode Global, as well as WNBA athletes Arike Ogunbowale and Elene Delle Donne, PWHPA player Hilary Knight, and USWNT star Kelley O’Hara. The round was led by Will Ventures.
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Rodman’s dad — NBA hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman, briefly a Lakers teammate of Bryant’s — has been in and out of his daughter’s life over the years. Her mother, Michelle Moyer, divorced him in 2004 and raised Trinity largely on her own. But, to outsiders, Rodman is still very much at the forefront of his daughter’s identity. In many ways, it’s unavoidable; the Rodman name is one closely associated with some of the most dominant teams in the history of professional sport. After Trinity scored a brace in CONCACAF qualifying last year to help push the U.S. through to the U-20 World Cup, one site went with this lede: “The USWNT is heading to the U-20 Women’s World Cup in August, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman is a big reason why.”
Jrue Holiday is back in California working out. Holiday spent a good chunk of the summer overseas, first on an Adidas tour and then, more recently, in Germany supporting the U.S. Women's National Team. By all accounts, Holiday's doing what he did last summer: spending hours in the gym and working on his speed and explosion.
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