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Chris Dudley is getting back into the political game. The former Portland Trail Blazer announced on Monday that he’s entering the GOP primary and hopes to be the next governor of Oregon. The news comes sixteen years after the former basketball center came within one percentage point of beating Democrat John Kitzhaber for governor in 2010.
Question: There is now a second congressional committee demanding answers from the NBA? Answer: Yes. On Monday, the Senate’s committee on commerce, science, and transportation, chaired by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, with Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington as the committee’s ranking member, wrote to Silver with a more pointed purpose than their House counterparts’ Oct. 24 letter. Cruz and Cantwell want to know “why Rozier was cleared” by NBA investigators to continue playing when federal investigators eventually charged him with crimes.
His frustration extends to the Democratic establishment — especially President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “They won’t step up to the plate and say that this dude is incompetent from Day 1,” Hodges said of Biden. “We can’t say that because it’s ‘politically incorrect.’ And then you wanna give me Kamala Harris? Nah, man.” He doesn’t blame the system for being what it is. He blames us — for still expecting it to save us. “We didn’t say Democrats and Republicans we want y’all to sit down and listen to what we need over here… but we ain’t unified like that.” Unity, for Hodges, is the missing piece. It’s not about waiting for another Barack or denouncing another Trump. It’s about organization, ownership, and truth-telling. Even when it’s uncomfortable. Especially when it is. “It’s a game, man,” Hodges said one more time, with a sigh. “And I hope we can see where we sit — because it’s getting ready to get REALLY hectic.”
NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, fondly known as Shaq, exchanged friendly greetings with President Donald Trump at UFC 314 in Miami on Saturday. Videos of their brief chat and whispering in each other's ears surfaced on social media, with several users wondering if Shaq had turned MAGA. Trump and several of his close allies, including Elon Musk, Robert F Kennedy Jr, Dana White, and Kash Patel, were at the Kaseya Center for UFC 314. The president greeted his supporters and mid-way through the event was seen embracing Shaquille O’Neal. The Republican also whispered something in the four-time NBA champion's ear.
Anti-establishment Republican and former NBA player Royce White lost his bid for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday after falling to incumbent Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota's top election matchup. White had acknowledged he was as surprised as anyone when the state Republican Party endorsed him in May, but the self-described populist went on to get a plurality in the August primary against a more conventional Republican, Navy veteran Joe Fraser.
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White tweeted that he's not done with trying to change the GOP in Minnesota and nationally, and he questioned whether Senate Republicans will use their new majority to put America's interests first and slow the decline of the nation. White was a first-round pick by the Houston Rockets in 2012 but never played for the team after disclosing mental health issues and saying he did not want to fly to road games with the team. He signed multiple 10-day contacts with the Sacramento Kings in 2013, playing in three games, but was eventually let go before playing overseas for several years.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed concern Saturday about the corrosive effect Donald Trump's demeaning rhetoric and lies about the 2020 election might have on the nation's children and future generations. "The biggest whiner that ever walked the face of the earth," Popovich said of the Republican candidate for president. "He's like the poorest example of a fifth-grade bully I've ever seen. I mean, would you want your kids to act like he does?"
Conservative populist and former NBA player Royce White defeated Navy veteran Joe Fraser in Minnesota's primary election for the Republican nomination on Tuesday and will challenge Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November. White was a first-round pick by the Houston Rockets in 2012 but never played for the team after disclosing mental health issues and saying he did not want to fly to road games with the team. He signed multiple 10-day contacts with the Sacramento Kings in 2013, playing in three games, but was eventually let go before playing overseas for several years. The 33-year-old White, who was an outspoken advocate for mental health awareness in sports, also considered a future in mixed martial arts but lost his only professional fight in 2021.
Republican megadonor and casino billionaire Miriam Adelson plans to help bankroll a massive super PAC for Donald Trump as he seeks to close his financial gap with President Joe Biden. Adelson is planning to play a major role in funding Preserve America, a pro-Trump super PAC founded during the former president’s 2020 reelection campaign. The group is now being reconstituted for the purpose of helping Trump’s 2024 bid, according to a person with direct knowledge of her plans who was granted anonymity to speak freely.
At five in the morning one week after Republican Royce White lost his 2022 Minnesota congressional primary, his campaign shelled out more than $1,200 in donor funds to a vendor 1,800 miles away not typically associated with political expenses—an all-nude strip club in Miami, Florida, called “Gold Rush Cabaret.” That is just one among dozens of outlandish but previously unreported payments that The Daily Beast has identified from White’s 2022 Federal Election Commission filings.
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Ex-NBA player Royce White, who used to write phrases like “Trump won” and “Protect RFK Jr.” on his head for games, scored an endorsement from the GOP in Minnesota to take on Dem Sen. Amy Klobuchar. White, 33 — a first-round NBA draft pick whose mental-health woes ended up sidelining him — notched a surprising 67% support during the state GOP’s convention in St. Paul’s RiverCentre on Saturday. “Thank you MNGOP and delegates for endorsing me as candidate [sic] in the 2024 Minnesota United States Senate race. I’m at a loss for words and that takes a lot,” the 6-foot-8 former hoopster posted on X after the endorsement.
The meeting illuminates an emerging pattern for the president, in which he sets aside time while traveling to hold one-on-one discussions with a range of individuals. That has included a new generation of mega-donors who can extend his financial advantage over presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump. Edens, 61, a businessman and investor worth an estimated $4.1 billion according to Forbes, has a long history of supporting Democrats. Interestingly, his daughter, Mallory, is reportedly dating New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has drawn headlines for his friendship with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., whose independent presidential bid complicates Biden’s path to reelection.
Cuban also downplayed concerns about Biden’s age. “If they were having his last wake, and it was him versus Trump, and he was being given last rites, I would still vote for Joe Biden,” Cuban said. He called his vote for Haley in Texas, one of 15 GOP states voting on Super Tuesday, a “protest vote against Trump.”