Brooklyn Nets Rumors
Brooklyn Nets assistant Mike D’Antoni is another candidate who still figures into the Blazers search, sources told ESPN.
When he’s not near a basketball court, Amar’e Stoudemire might be on a tractor in upstate New York. The former NBA forward, now a player development assistant for the Brooklyn Nets, raises Black Angus cattle and other livestock on his nearly 200-acre farm in Dutchess County, N.Y. Founded in 2015, the family-run Stoudemire Farms provides ethically raised and sustainable meat and other products while creating a legacy for the future.
Stoudemire, 38, is no gentleman farmer. Although he does have staff, he does much of the work himself when he’s not on the road with the Nets. “I have a farm hand, but I’m definitely putting in the hours helping him out,” he says. “You have to learn how to operate machinery, like the tractor, learn the land, how to gather the cattle, how to fix the fence posts, how to stack the hay for the barn. So there’s definitely some work that goes into it, but it’s been fun for me.”
Stoudemire says he wants to build on the legacy of the African-American farmers who have worked the land in the U.S. for centuries. About 100 years ago, there were an estimated 1 million Black farmers in the U.S. Fewer than 50,000 remain because of “historic discrimination within the U.S. Department of Agriculture,” according to a February announcement of the Justice for Black Farmers Act, spearheaded by Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey. “I started reading more about how a lot of those farmers were somewhat taken advantage of when it came to new bills that were being signed and so forth for farmers,” Stoudemire explains. “So it became pretty interesting to me to show face and that there are still African Americans who are passionate about farming.”
James Harden to join Team USA in Tokyo Olympics
Shams Charania: Nets star James Harden has committed to play for Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics, joining teammate Kevin Durant on the USAB squad, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Kyrie Irving is unlikely to play as he recovers from his ankle injury.
Las Vegas’ upcoming National Lacrosse League team features an all-star ownership lineup. The 15th franchise in the NLL is owned by Brooklyn Nets owner Joseph Tsai, NHL legend Wayne Gretzky, former NBA MVP and current Nets head coach Steve Nash and PGA Tour star Dustin Johnson, the team announced Monday.
Milwaukee fans were pulling (and begging and pleading) for a Bucks’ win last night — and so was Sheryl Crow? After the Bucks beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-111 in overtime to advance to the conference finals, the Grammy Award-winning musician tweeted: “What a series!! I love the @Bucks but props to Kevin Durant!! You are amazing, @KDTrey5!”
