NFL

My first Sunday as a full fledged, fully committed Eagles fan was a success. It was a super close game, but the boys secured a 26-24 win against the Los Angeles Chargers. An excellent way to be invited into the fandom that is Eagles Nation. #FlyEaglesFly
Can we talk about how epic Oakland's own Marshawn Lynch's Sunday game day attire was? All the media around him, yet no one took a clear photo of him rocking his 'Trump vs. Everybody' t-shirt? hm. I just love that while he's NFL's most notorious wild boy, he honestly does not give af - no apologies offered.
Here's a thought: Could you imagine how amazing it would be for the Oakland Raiders to sign Kaepernick?? The world may not be ready, but I am.

WNBA

Sunday was also Game no. 4 of the WNBA finals. Minnesota Lynx won 80-69 against the Los Angeles Sparks to tie the series at 2-2, forcing a winner-take-all finale in Game no. 5 tonight.
Side note: I realized I don't cover WNBA enough on this blog. Now that the season is officially over, it's probably a little to late, but during off season I will be working on coming up with content that incorporates more focus on the ladies of this game as ell.

Los Angeles Lakers are planning to lock arms during the anthem all season long. I've already stated my piece regarding sports protest, because it doesn't really make sense to send a message when everyone isn't exactly on the same page or don't collectively understand what the protests are supposed to be about.
Preseason started this weekend with Denver pulling off a close 108-102 win against Golden State and Timberwolves defeating the Lakers 108-99. I'm not huge on keeping up with preseason, but it does determine which players are likely to dominate in the upcoming season.
Russell Westbrook just signed a five-year contract extension for $205 million with the Thunder. That's a historical deal, but also a huge risk as a veteran, but I commend whoever was responsible for that move. In the 9 years he's been in the game, he's proven to be an asset, as well as a good leader for the team and apparently the franchise thinks so too.

Russell Westbrook has agreed to a five-year, $205 million contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

[ESPN: @WojESPN] pic.twitter.com/erGPCjgYlm — Hashtag Basketball (@hashBasketball) September 29, 2017

October 17th is right around the corner. I love that day already, simply because it's that fall intersection where NFL and NBA meet. NBA tip-off typically falls around week 6 or 7 of the NFL regular season. For the next few months, I'll be able to watch and fan girl over my 2 favorite sports at the same time.
10.17 is also a day for the culture, as Gucci Man and Keyshia Ka'oir join in holy matrimony, live on BET. I don't know much about her, but this is hip-hop royalty at it's finest. I'm happy for sis! All of #blacktwitter will be in attendance at the Mane Event and I personally cannot wait!