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Facebook posts stated on November 18, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Michael Jordan turns down $100 million Disney deal, declares he won’t work for wokeness.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 26, 2024

X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet:

Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”

By Samantha Putterman• January 20, 2022

Mark Warner stated on April 09, 2019 in a TV interview.:

Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think George Mason was the last one…"

By Warren Fiske• April 16, 2019

Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says the Atlanta mayor is “shutting the city down for” the NBA All-Star Game weekend.

By Tom Kertscher• March 1, 2021

Bloggers stated on April 05, 2020 in a fake news article:

Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.”

By Daniel Funke• April 6, 2020

Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview:

A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."

By Tom Kertscher• May 29, 2015

Viral image stated on July 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows “huge charter busses” Black Lives Matter bought “to transport members to riots.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• July 29, 2020

Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

"NEW INFO SAYS KOBE BRYANT AND ALL 4 OF HIS DAUGHTER HAVE DIED FROM HELICOPTER CRASH."

By Tom Kertscher• January 27, 2020

Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Steph Curry decided to split with Nike because the company wouldn’t allow him to write Bible scriptures in his shoes.

By Samantha Putterman• November 18, 2019

Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.

By Andy Nguyen• May 3, 2021

Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says former NBA player Rick Fox was also on board with Kobe Bryant

By Samantha Putterman• January 27, 2020

Scott Neitzel stated on May 12, 2019 in a TV interview:

The state contributed $80 million for the new Bucks arena, but new income tax revenue from basketball events alone "is estimated to be probably over $600 million over the life of the lease."

By D.L. Davis• May 22, 2019

Instagram posts stated on January 12, 2023 in a post:

Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV "because Fauci’s gain of function study used a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine."

By Gabrielle Settles• January 13, 2023

Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:

"Donald Trump has appointed NBA legend Karl Malone as the new director of Child Protective Services."

By Marta Campabadal Graus• November 25, 2024

Instagram posts stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Kobe Bryant’s "untimely death has been planned for a while."

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2020

Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet:

“Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”

By Bill McCarthy• March 13, 2020

Bloggers stated on February 20, 2020 in a blog post:

Says Kobe Bryant’s eldest daughter, Natalia, left a suicide video after being bullied.

By Samantha Putterman• February 20, 2020

Peter Feigin stated on January 06, 2015 in a speech:

The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."

By James B. Nelson• January 9, 2015

X posts stated on November 03, 2024 in a post:

Michael Jordan endorsed Donald Trump for president in the 2024 election.

By Sara Swann• November 4, 2024

Viral image stated on April 01, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says John F. Kennedy Jr. said, "If my dear friend Donald Trump ever decided to sacrifice his fabulous billionaire lifestyle to become president he would be an unstoppable force for ultimate justice that Democrats and Republicans alike would celebrate."

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 8, 2019

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