Source: Regina Wagner/Future Image/WENN.com / WENN Kobe Bryant is a proud papa , a fourth time over. The future NBA Hall of Famer shared a photo of his new baby daughter. The baby girl’s name is Capri Kobe Bryant, and she goes by Koko. The cuteness levels are above average and remember that no matter how you feel about Kobe, kids are always in the no slander zone. Congrats to Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, who bundle of joy arrived on June 20. View this post on Instagram Our little princess Capri Kobe Bryant “KoKo” 6/20/19 A post shared by Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) on Jul 4, 2019 at 11:07am PDT
Source: Steve Russell / Getty The entire sports world is currently on Kawhi Leonard watch and waiting patiently to learn where the “fun guy” is going to play professional basketball next season. Leonard and his camp have given no indication as to where he is leaning too but reportedly, Toronto Raptors superfan and Global Ambassador Drake is taking it upon himself to keep the Klaw in the six. Drake really likes his chips with the dip , and he’s going to make sure it stays that way for the foreseeable future. After experience what it’s like to win an NBA championship for the first time, Drizzy wants to make sure his Raptors are fully equipped to defend their title with Kawhi leading the way once again. Marc Stein of The New York Times reports the 6 God has his own recruiting plan in place in hopes to convince Leonard to resign with the Raptors. Per Marc Stein: “The Raptors haven’t backed off one centimeter, and Drake is said to be mounting his own recruiting campaign on top of whatever the freshly minted champions are doing to convince him to stay.” 3. The Raptors haven't backed off one centimeter and Drake is said to be mounting his own recruiting campaign on top of whatever the freshly minted champions are doing to convince him to stay — Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 2, 2019 Whether Drake’s alleged pitch works or not is another story. ESPN’s Ramona Shelbourne, as well as Stein, are reporting that Kawhi and his camp determining which team they can trust based on how silent they can stay throughout the wooing process. If that is the case, Drizzy might want to make sure his attempt at convincing the 2-time NBA Finals MVP to stay is as low-key as possible can be and that no leaks are coming from his circle. Kawhi has the whole city on edge, and the news of the Los Angeles Lakers being ahead of the Raptors and Clippers in the race to land the highly-coveted free agent doesn’t help ease tensions either in Toronto. We will just have to wait and see, but its clear Leonard knows he has the NBA, Los Angeles, and Toronto in the palm of his giant hand at the moment. — Photo: Steve Russell / Getty
Source: Sarah Stier / Getty NBA Draftees Play “Name The 90’s” Ready to feel old? Some of today’s recent NBA draftees are even younger than you probably think. In a game with ESPN called ‘Name The 90s’, some of these kids had no idea who Beyonce was on the cover of Destiny’s Child’s first album. Another travesty included not recognizing Outkast. Do you think these kids are really this clueless about the late 90’s?? Hit play to feel ancient. We took “Name the 90's” to the #NBADraft and these NBA players are WAY younger than you thought pic.twitter.com/e4aJ5hkag0 — ESPN (@espn) June 21, 2019
Source: Sarah Stier / Getty While sports fans are still reveling in ESPN’s shade towards the Knick during last night’s NBA Draft, we’re still talking about the moment the number one draft pick Zion Williamson cried while praising his mother for sacrificing her own dreams so he could pursue his. “My mom sacrificed a lot for me. I wouldn’t be here without my mom. She did everything for me. I just want to thank her,” he said holding back tears. “She put her dreams aside for mine. She always looked out for her family and friends over herself.” His mother joined in the interview midway, offering her support to her emotional son. “When you’ve known what’s coming and you just have to wait for it to happen, and to watch his hard work pay off, and watch this, we’re so happy for him,” she added. Zion Williamson gets emotional while talking about his mom after getting picked #1 overall in the NBA draft pic.twitter.com/QXBbOmgj8N — gifdsports (@gifdsports) June 20, 2019 RELATED STORIES: Drake Won An NBA Championship Last Night And #BlackTwitter Wants To Know How Many Points He Dropped Ball Too Hard, Drip So Sick: Here’s All The Fashion From The 2019 NBA Finals [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3028666″ overlay=”true”]
Source: JLN Photography/WENN.com / WENN Ayesha Curry On What To Expect From Her New Show, Family Food Fight Ayesha Curry stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night to talks about her new show, Family Food Fight on ABC. During the interview, she also gives some insight into the behind-the-scenes of the Golden State Warriors NBA Finals loss, how she first got interested in learning how to cook, hosting President Barack Obama at one of her restaurants, and her first date with her now-husband Steph Curry. Check out the conversation down below:
Source: Jonathan Bachman / Getty NBA Star Anthony Davis Is Making His Way To Los Angeles After an exciting trade standoff, the Los Angeles Lakers edged out all the other teams and ended up winning the bid for Anthony Davis . Like always, Adrian Wojnarowski is the one who shared details of the deal. The Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks – including the No. 4 overall in 2019 Draft, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 15, 2019 Monster haul for David Griffin and the Pelicans. They maximized the AD trade without needing a third team. History of Griffin deals typically include strong pick protections, which could made trade even better. And now, LeBron gets his second star in LA. Here we go. https://t.co/Yf6cjlhvv4 — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 15, 2019 NBA expert Marc Stein added that The Hornets’ Kemba Walker is a top prospect to assemble a possible Big Three in L.A, tweeting, “Kemba Walker will be a top target in free agency for the Lakers after they reached an agreement in principle to trade for Anthony Davis, according to league sources.” Spike Eskin also added that of this possible Big Three, none of them played one playoff game this year–making them all well-rested and ready to start next season with some serious energy. In LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kemba Walker, the Lakers look to score a Big Three that did not manage to play one playoff game this year. Well rested. — Spike Eskin (@SpikeEskin) June 15, 2019 As the news of this huge story broke, most fans knew that it was only a matter of time until Lavar Ball got word that his pride and joy Lonzo was getting traded. At the time, he was spending his Saturday at the Drew League watching his youngest son LaMelo play and according to those in the building, he looked visibly upset. He even ended up speaking on the situation, saying the trade isn’t a big deal because his son works well with anyone. LaVar Ball’s reaction to the trade: “Lonzo works good with anybody so it’s not a big deal.” pic.twitter.com/MEbHNqelwF — Chris Montano (@gswchris) June 15, 2019 Lonzo, on the other hand, hasn’t publicly reacted to the news yet–but his teammates Ingram and Hart both posted their reactions on their IG Stories and seem to be pleased. Josh Hart: also smiling! (via @joshhart / IG) pic.twitter.com/h5H2IpdnIf — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) June 15, 2019 Since his agent Rich Paul announced Anthony Davis’ request to be traded, it really seemed like the entire league was positioning itself to land the superstar center. But the Pelicans played hard-to-get with their marquee player, letting the world know they wouldn’t be rushed to move Davis–this was until the Pelicans won the NBA Draft Lottery. After acquiring assumed no. 1 pick Zion Williamson, New Orleans’ new general manager David Griffin began to open the doors to potential suitors. With news of his trade to Los Angeles, the odds of them as championship contenders have gone up. And for what it’s worth, LeBron James seems pretty happy with his new teammate. View this post on Instagram AD on da way!! @antdavis23 . Let’s get it bro! Just the beginning.. #LakeShow A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Jun 15, 2019 at 8:16pm PDT
Source: Jonathan Bachman / Getty NBA Star Anthony Davis Is Making His Way To Los Angeles After an exciting trade standoff, the Los Angeles Lakers edged out all the other teams and ended up winning the bid for Anthony Davis . Like always, Adrian Wojnarowski is the one who shared details of the deal. The Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks – including the No. 4 overall in 2019 Draft, league sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 15, 2019 Monster haul for David Griffin and the Pelicans. They maximized the AD trade without needing a third team. History of Griffin deals typically include strong pick protections, which could made trade even better. And now, LeBron gets his second star in LA. Here we go. https://t.co/Yf6cjlhvv4 — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 15, 2019 NBA expert Marc Stein added that The Hornets’ Kemba Walker is a top prospect to assemble a possible Big Three in L.A, tweeting, “Kemba Walker will be a top target in free agency for the Lakers after they reached an agreement in principle to trade for Anthony Davis, according to league sources.” Spike Eskin also added that of this possible Big Three, none of them played one playoff game this year–making them all well-rested and ready to start next season with some serious energy. In LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kemba Walker, the Lakers look to score a Big Three that did not manage to play one playoff game this year. Well rested. — Spike Eskin (@SpikeEskin) June 15, 2019 As the news of this huge story broke, most fans knew that it was only a matter of time until Lavar Ball got word that his pride and joy Lonzo was getting traded. At the time, he was spending his Saturday at the Drew League watching his youngest son LaMelo play and according to those in the building, he looked visibly upset. He even ended up speaking on the situation, saying the trade isn’t a big deal because his son works well with anyone. LaVar Ball’s reaction to the trade: “Lonzo works good with anybody so it’s not a big deal.” pic.twitter.com/MEbHNqelwF — Chris Montano (@gswchris) June 15, 2019 Lonzo, on the other hand, hasn’t publicly reacted to the news yet–but his teammates Ingram and Hart both posted their reactions on their IG Stories and seem to be pleased. Josh Hart: also smiling! (via @joshhart / IG) pic.twitter.com/h5H2IpdnIf — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) June 15, 2019 Since his agent Rich Paul announced Anthony Davis’ request to be traded, it really seemed like the entire league was positioning itself to land the superstar center. But the Pelicans played hard-to-get with their marquee player, letting the world know they wouldn’t be rushed to move Davis–this was until the Pelicans won the NBA Draft Lottery. After acquiring assumed no. 1 pick Zion Williamson, New Orleans’ new general manager David Griffin began to open the doors to potential suitors. With news of his trade to Los Angeles, the odds of them as championship contenders have gone up. And for what it’s worth, LeBron James seems pretty happy with his new teammate. View this post on Instagram AD on da way!! @antdavis23 . Let’s get it bro! Just the beginning.. #LakeShow A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Jun 15, 2019 at 8:16pm PDT
Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Khloe And Kim Kardashian Support Lamar Odom’s Book They. Are. Fam-i-ly. Lamar Odom has not completely fallen out of favor with the Kardashian klan and evidence of such lies on his Instagram page. Recently Lamar posted a picture of his New York Times best-selling memoir Darkness To Light to celebrate his literary achievement. He thanked the fans, friends, family, his publicist, the book publisher, and…Khloe Kardashian. View this post on Instagram Wow don’t know where to begin. We did this! We made @nytimes best sellers list for my first book, Darkness To Light! What felt like a lifetime of writing and working on this project finally came to Light and I am grateful to YOU ALL! Your continued support and love is appreciated! It took a lot of courage for me to get so raw and candid with you all but I wanted you guys to get MY true story! I want to thank the best kids in the world @iamdestinyodom and Lamar Jr. ya’ll are my rock. Thanks for sticking with me during my hardest times. My true fans, my friends and family love ya’ll, @khloekardashian , @benbellabooks and my entire publishing team, my co-author Chris Palmer and last but not least the best publicist in the world @evesarkisyan for always doing your thing. #darknesstolight #nytimesbestseller A post shared by Lamar Odom (@lamarodom) on Jun 14, 2019 at 3:11pm PDT The warm regards didn’t fall on deaf ears (or thumbs as it were) Khloe Kardashian double-tapped the post and even left an uplifting comment for her former flame: “Look at God!!! Congratulations Lammy! Keep shining” She wasn’t the only K to leave Lamar a good tidings, Kim Kardashian also double-tapped Lammy’s grateful ‘gram. When asked about a potential reconciliation with Khloe on Jenny McCarthy’s SiriusXM show, Lamar replied: “I hope. I wake up hoping that, but you probably would have to ask her,” he said. Awwwww, poor thang.
Tami Roman is finally getting the spin-off show she’s been talking about for years, and a whole lot more. It was announced this week by Deadline that the 49-year-old reality star and actress has signed an overall deal with Mona Scott-Young and her Monami Productions, which is behind the Love and Hip Hop franchises, to develop and produce both scripted and “alternative” content. The first project in that lucrative deal is Roman’s reality special, Tami Ever After . It premieres Wednesday, June 19 at 9 p.m. after the premiere of Season 8 of Basketball Wives, which Tami is also on. The special will follow Tami, longtime love and now husband Reggie Youngblood, and the blending of her daughters and his family from Houston. It will also take us through Reggie’s efforts to get Tami to marry him. SEE ALSO: Surprise! Tami Roman And Reggie Youngblood Secretly Married Last Year In addition to that, Tami will be behind a couple other shows on the way, including the docuseries Queen City and Big Oil Houston . Both women are committed to putting the spotlight on Houston, where Tami and her family mainly reside. Mona is very excited about this partnership, telling Deadline , “Tami is a true multi-hyphenate; not only is she a talent on camera, she’s also an incredibly intuitive and creative producer. I love working with smart, dynamic women and Tami Roman is a rock star!” TAMI EVER AFTER premieres WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH on @VH1 read full story by @NineDaves on @people https://t.co/pp3sUQgaiz pic.twitter.com/MddDmPmn0e — IG: @TamiRoman (@TamiRoman) June 14, 2019 As for Roman, the Bonnet Chronicles and Saints and Sinners star is grateful to Mona for providing her with yet another opportunity to allow her career to flourish. “I’m so excited about the magic that Mona and I are creating,” she told the publication. “She has always been very supportive of my career and ideas and I’m happy to be a part of her company. This will be an incredible journey.” Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). This is certainly a dream come true for Tami, who said in 2018 that she was ready to do her own thing outside of Basketball Wives because people were getting the wrong impression of her based on her time on the show. “I’ve been a part of the Basketball Wives franchise since 2010 — and it hasn’t been for lack of trying to have my own situation, because we tried several times,” she said at the time. “But I do also think it’s just a matter of timing. They say, ‘If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans,’ and I think you have to do things when it’s ordered by Him — not to get too spiritual. But I feel like it’s the right time for this moment to happen, because people have seen me one way on Basketball Wives for so long and eventually that takes its toll on public perception of you.” SEE ALSO: Tami Roman Details Being Kidnapped, Held Hostage And Sexually Abused [VIDEO] She will finally get the chance to show fans a different side of her, and as she told PEOPLE this week, she’s looking forward to it. “I’m truly excited that my fans will finally get an opportunity to see my crazy family dynamic with my children — Lyric, Jazz — and my boyfriend Reggie,” she said. “It feels good that I have the opportunity to do something a little different in the reality TV space.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit “You know, I have grown a lot over the years, and I want my presence on television to be positive and uplifting,” she added. “I want real women with families who have ups and downs to be able to relate to me and feel inspired and empowered knowing they can push through anything.” [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1992210″ overlay=”true”] This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Maryland Rapper Killed In Shooting Usher Gets Big Ass Head Tattoo [PHOTOS] Sasha Obama Gets Glamed Up As She Goes To Prom [PHOTOS] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Steve Russell / Getty Those who truly won this week was a blur, especially when you have sideline privileges. Meanwhile, the L’s were clear as crystal. Peep the results for this week below, then hit the flip for more winner-loser sensationalism. Winners 1. Drake If you didn’t know, Drake … I mean the Toronto Raptors have been competing in the NBA Finals and they finally took home the championship win against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. While players like Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry were surely celebrating, the Champagne Papi was bringing the dramatics the entire time and it peaked when he gave a speech to the press after Toronto’s win. “This is poetic, you just gotta watch it happen,” Drake started. “I want my chips with the dip. That’s all I know. I don’t want my chips plain I want my chips with the dip. So bring them dips!” Uuuum… Okay. Watch his full dramatic speech below. Drake really came out to do postgame interviews (via @TheCarlanGay ) pic.twitter.com/REbMeVacyW — SLAM (@SLAMonline) June 14, 2019 Of course, the Internet was fully ready to celebrate the athletic skill and 100 percent sportsmanship Drake brought to the Finals games. Drake after the big win last night pic.twitter.com/lkpnG5GM9N — Cornelio G (@CJAG96) June 14, 2019 What a career by Drake: 4 Grammy Awards 27 Billboard Music Awards 6 Billboard No. 1 Hits And now…..NBA Champion! pic.twitter.com/1Q6UIEqkJG — Taijay Blagrove (@taijay_blagrove) June 14, 2019 Don’t be surprised if a full-on mixtape drops about the Raptors’ victory and how chips, without a question, need dip. Drake’s new album cover gonna be like… pic.twitter.com/13Eiz5ZclY — AJ (@ajsmith2369) June 14, 2019 I made this for @Drake and @Applebees pic.twitter.com/2T8D5p9kvw — Chris D'Elia (@chrisdelia) June 14, 2019 Congrats Raptors! …and Drake. Drake now and forever pic.twitter.com/Gayq9FZK2u — SB Nation (@SBNation) June 14, 2019 2. Missy Elliott On Thursday, Missy Elliott became the first female hip hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and we just have one thing to say… ABOUT DAMN TIME. Missy has been behind countless hits and folks like Michelle Obama and Lizzo made sure the world knew it thanks to their special tributes. pic.twitter.com/YgCqLGRbBk — Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) June 14, 2019 If you still don’t understand how much Missy changed the game, check out her resume here , and we salute her for the many wins she’s achieved throughout her career!
