What we're reading
ESPN THE MAG BODY 2017: Isaiah Thomas
‘If I were 6-5, I’d be the best player in the world’
ESPN.COM: Life after The Hit
The amazing second act for Michigan’s Vincent Smith
ESPNW: Tina Sloan Green on Title IX and founding the Black Women in Sport Foundation
Buzzfeed: What Happened To Black Lives Matter?
Serena Williams focusing on business, charity and family while away from tennis
Brienne Minor reflects on 45th anniversary of Title IX
NCAA tennis champion thanks those who fought for opportunities for women
Explaining Beyoncé’s public performance of pregnancy and motherhood
Reclaiming a positive image for black women amid a history of degradation and slander
The night Lonzo Ball became a Los Angeles Laker
From a shoe change to countless interviews and a super proud father, the No. 2 pick was the star of the 2017 NBA draft
Phil Jackson isn’t saving the Knicks
Will the Zen Master ever replace Captain Chaos?
Did the 2017 NBA draft live up to the hype?
The league winners and losers after drafts, trades and shake-ups
Markelle Fultz and Kelsey Plum make history as No. 1 picks
For the first time ever, the year’s top NBA and WNBA selections came from the same school
Golfer Zakiya Randall has been productive in her time away from the sport
She’s taking a break from the professional circuit to work on her game and inspire the youth
Culture
Daily Dose: 6/23/17
Bill Cosby is taking his show on the road
All the NBA draft’s one-and-done lottery picks: a scorecard
Since 2006, there have been 55. Only nine became All-Stars
Founder of Atlanta Greek Picnic is always working
Tiwa Williams started seven-day event in 2004, and it keeps growing
NBA standout Serge Ibaka
Is a standout single father too
Queen Latifah: Baller or nah?
We checked out whether the ‘Girls Trip’ actress really could ball in high school
Hunter Greene embraces the burden of expectations
Reds prospect is more than aware of the pressures that await him at the next level
With all this NBA trade talk, why don’t the Celtics trade Brad Stevens?
Boston’s Danny Ainge has done the unexpected before, like trading this year’s No. 1 pick to the 76ers
Timberwolves are worth watching again now that they’ve got Jimmy Butler
Get ready for the basketball version of Jimmy Jam in Minneapolis
