The Final Five, Michael Phelps and fake Ryan Lochte made this the most sports VMAs ever

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So much sports going on at the VMAs!

The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) were a blast and featured a lot of familiar faces from the sports world. Michael Phelps introduced a performance by Future and revealed that he was listening to Future during his infamous death stare moment at the Olympics.

Iman Shumpert surprised everyone when he made an appearance in Kanye West"s new music video.

The U.S. gymnastics team, including Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman, presented the Best Female Video. Unfortunately, Gabby Douglas was dealing with a health issue and unable to attend. The winner, of course, was Beyonce.

What a magical #VMA moment. pic.twitter.com/PmmPHIJzwM

— MTV (@MTV) August 29, 2016

The performance of the night, hands down, was Beyonce"s. She was introduced by her friend, Serena Williams, who was also featured in Beyonce"s "Lemonade."

Serena pic.twitter.com/paYUd0wwdF

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) August 29, 2016

Beyonce"s performance included her taking a baseball bat to a camera (Okay really this is just an excuse to put more Beyonce in the post).

In a surprise move, Ryan Lochte showed up to present the Video of the Year award.

"I couldn"t tell you even if there was a gun to my head." #VMAs https://t.co/L55barVLKU

— MTV (@MTV) August 29, 2016

And finally, throughout the show we were graced with the presence of DJ Khaled.

#WEAREJORDAN @wethebestmusic @jumpman23

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Marshawn Lynch still giving Thomas Rawls, Christine Michael advice

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What’s Marshawn Lynch up to these days? Well, he’s in Australia with the Cal football team, and he’s also giving the current crop of Seattle Seahawks running backs some advice.

That is according to Seahawks back Christine Michael, who recently spoke to Lynch by phone along with his teammate Thomas Rawls.

“Me and Thomas, we talked to him two days ago on the phone,” Michael said, via Sheil Kapadia of ESPN. “He was just giving us advice about the game, about the season. Just being a brother as if he’s here today. Just encouraging us, telling us to watch film, study, prepare well and just do well.”

So yes, even though he’s retired, Lynch is still a Seahawk at heart. Perhaps he’s part of the reason that Michael in particular is having such a fine preseason.

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Dikembe Mutombo doesn’t mind Michael Phelps, Lilly King using his finger wag

Dikembe Mutombo’s signature finger wag has experienced a resurgence amongst American swimmers at this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Rio. Fortunately, they appear to have the blessing of the four-time Defensive Player of the Year.

Mutombo came out on Friday and said that he’s cool with Michael Phelps, who waved his finger at South African rival Chad le Clos after beating him in the 200m butterfly, and Lilly King, who shook hers in disapproval at Russian counterpart Yulia Efimova, using his patented move.

“Copying my move, it really doesn’t bother me,” Mutombo said, per Nina Mandell of For The Win. “As long as they recognize who they got it from.

“I care more about who’s the best, who’s the best in the game, who’s the best in the competition,” Mutombo continued. “… I did it because I believed I was the best in the game. Nobody else could block a shot better than me, no one could dunk on me.”

The eight-time All-Star was significantly less understanding when former Raptors big man Bismack Biyombo tried busting out the move on the basketball court last postseason. But with Phelps and King winning a combined eight medals (seven of them gold) this summer, Mutombo probably figures they’ve earned the right to a wag or two.

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Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky Recreate 10-Year-Old Autograph Photo

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Ten years ago, 9-year-old Katie Ledecky met U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps at an autograph signing.

Fast-forward a decade to the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Ledecky, 19, scooped up four gold medals of her own, including two world records. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian in the history of the Games, won five gold medals in Rio.

Unites States’ Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning gold in the women’s 800-meter freestyle Friday at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

After their victories, the two swimming superstars recreated their 2006 photo together, this time adding a slight twist: In the new photo, Phelps is the eager fan having his Rio poster signed by the legendary Ledecky.

.@katieledecky, @MichaelPhelps re-create famous autograph photo 10 years later! https://t.co/YmAPkmK0s5 #RioTODAY pic.twitter.com/SSanpCM6Yt

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 15, 2016

“We are in great shape, not only with Katie but with the team that we have now,” Phelps, who will retire after Rio, said Monday on NBC’s “Today.” “Katie’s doing her thing, and she’s breaking records every time she gets in the pool. It’s been an honor for me to be a part of the team with her and some of the younger guys that we have coming up in the sport that are going to take over.”

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Michael Jordan Says Russell Westbrook is Him ‘Thirty Years Ago’

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Assuming he remains healthy, as the unquestioned franchise player in OKC, Russell Westbrook should put up even more monster numbers for the Thunder next season.

Michael Jordan knows a thing or two about that, and says Russ reminds him of his much younger self.

Michael Jordan says Russell Westbrook is a young MJ: https://t.co/gm5aWs9DGb pic.twitter.com/FDIK0YVXsr

— Complex Sports (@Complex_Sports) August 5, 2016

MJ—who, by the way, averaged a career-best 37.1 points thirty years ago during the 1986-87 season—spoke in glowing terms about Westbrook at a recent Jordan Brand event in Las Vegas.

Per Complex:

The film, which included clips of (designer Tate) Kuerbis and Westbrook and even Michael Jordan himself discussing the new shoe, also focused plenty on Westbrook, who will be the shoe’s primary endorser. Westbrook, who’d never seen it before, knelt on the couch facing backwards, poking his head out from the curtains to watch his own highlight-reel clips on the big screen. Then they cut back to Jordan. “Thirty years ago, that’s me,” he said of Westbrook. “The attitude, trying to prove myself, showing so much passion for the game of basketball. You see it in his play. You can tell he loves the game, he plays with energy and flair.”

 

This certainly wasn’t the first time Westbrook had been compared to a young Jordan, but for Michael himself to do it, well, that was different. “That’s crazy,” he told us during his interview. “I really don’t know what to say. To have the best player who ever played the game to say that about you as a player and as a person is something that is going to keep me striving.”

 

Like the young Jordan, Westbrook will now have to do everything for his team to remain competitive, and like the young Jordan, he’s more than capable of it. Last year Westbrook averaged 23.5 points, 10.4 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals, and equaled Magic Johnson’s modern NBA record of 18 triple-doubles. He played with—plays with—an intense ferocity that leaves stunned defenders in his wake, and occasionally leaves teammates just as shook.

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BJ Armstrong: LeBron James needs to forget about Michael Jordan

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LeBron James openly admitted in a recent interview that he is chasing the legacy of Michael Jordan. In other words, LeBron wants to go down as the greatest NBA player of all time. According to one of Jordan’s former teammates, King James can only accomplish that goal if he pushes M.J. out of his mind.

B.J. Armstrong, who won three titles with Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s, told ESPN’s Chris Broussard this week that LeBron won’t be the best if he compares himself to those who played before him.

“This is to LeBron James: If you want to be the best, get rid of the comparisons,” Armstrong said. “Get rid of all the comparisons that are out there. That’s what Michael Jordan did. Jordan realized that in order to be the best, you had to get rid of all the comparisons.

“When you compared Jordan to somebody else, it made him more and more upset. That was with guys who played before him, guys he was playing against and guys in the future. He got upset every time [the media] got on TV and started comparing him to other people. When you compared who is the best 2-guard — Jerry West or Michael Jordan — he was upset. When you talked about who was the best player in the NBA, he was upset. When you talked about who had the most championships, he was upset.”

James can’t stop fans and the media from comparing him to Jordan, but Armstrong believes it would be in LeBron’s best interest to stop fueling the fire with comments like the “ghost” one he made recently.

“Chasing a ghost is in make-believe land,” Armstrong added. “That’s far-out, that’s unattainable, that’s something you can’t achieve. This ain’t no ghost. If you want to do it, there’s a blueprint. It’s possible. There’s only one way to get there. It’s not possible for him to do what Jordan did because the circumstances are different, everything is different. What is possible for him is to be bigger than every situation that’s put in front of him, to dominate every situation that’s in front of him.”

LeBron is just 31. He has already cemented himself as a hero by returning to Cleveland and delivering Cavs fans their first NBA title in franchise history. If he wins three more championships and ties Jordan’s six, there’s no telling what basketball purists will have to say.

But for now, Armstrong has a point. LeBron is better off thinking about those who currently stand in his way (and it sounds like he’s doing just that) rather than worrying about a guy whose story has already been written.

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Michael Jordan would pick Blake Griffin, not LeBron James, for ‘Space Jam 2’

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Rumors have been flying for months — years, even — that a second “Space Jam” movie is in the works. The first, which featured Michael Jordan and some never-before-seen technology, was a huge box office success. Jordan hasn’t said a whole lot about the possibility of a sequel, but you might be surprised to hear which current NBA player he thinks should star in it.

We’ll give you a hint: it’s not LeBron James.

Speaking to some kids at a basketball camp recently, Jordan was asked who he would choose for the main role in “Space Jam 2.” He said Blake Griffin.

Michael Jordan picks who he would choose to star in Space Jam 2. (Submitted by @lashmiller)

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We don’t know if there will ever be another “Space Jam” film (here’s the latest info on a possible sequel), but we’re fairly confident Blake Griffin won’t be the star of it. Heck, the director of the first movie doesn’t seem to think anyone in today’s NBA is a big enough star for the film to be a hit, and we all know LeBron attracts more fans than Griffin.

Was that M.J.’s way of throwing shade at LeBron? We’ll probably never know.

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Michael Jordan, Chris Paul and Derek Fisher spent a whole afternoon disappointing children

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Athletes giving things away to kids create some of the most heartwarming videos in sports. This week at Michael Jordan’s Flight School things went very, very wrong. Jordan was joined by Chris Paul and Derek Fisher to put on a shooting clinic for the kids and because it was Michael Jordan there were side bets.

Bet 1: If Chris Paul makes all his shots Jordan gives the kids shoes.

#Mj rules.. if CP3, makes all his shots... Shoes for the whole camp.. !#MjFlightSchool16

A video posted by COACH SPOON (@coachspoon2) on Jul 26, 2016 at 9:40pm PDT

Result: CP3 misses the last shot.

Bet 2: If Michael Jordan misses three of his shots he gives the kids shoes.

#CP3 Rules.. If, MJ miss 3 shots the Whole camp get shoes The G.O.A.T didn"t miss #HeHadAFlashbackof96 #WetWitHisEyesClosed #MjFlightSchool16

A video posted by COACH SPOON (@coachspoon2) on Jul 26, 2016 at 9:51pm PDT

Result: Jordan nails all of them.

Bet 3: If Derek Fisher his all his considerably easier shots then Jordan will give the kids shoes.

#MJ rules... if D.Fish hits these shots.. Shoes for the whole camp.. #MjFlightSchool16

A video posted by COACH SPOON (@coachspoon2) on Jul 26, 2016 at 9:52pm PDT

Result: He misses a free throw.

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On three occasions kids were excited thinking they might get new shoes. On all three occasions they were let down. There is no evidence that Flight School attendees actually got shoes after the shooting contest. Hopefully they did, because their hopes and dreams kept getting crushed.

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