You Are Now Starting ‘Starting 5’

…Save some stuff for the rest of us. From TV hosting to hooping to fatherhood to business stuff, he’s conquering the world well into “retirement.” Matthew Roberson of GQ caught up with him just in time for his Prime time debut. He’s also good at organizing.  

Like your fired coworker who awkwardly comes back to collect their stuff, James Franklin will appear on TV to talk College Football this week. Your coworker probably isn’t getting a $49M buyout, though. 

Trading for Kevin Durant isn’t Rockets science; it was actually very simple for Ime Udoka, who has big plans to re-inspire KD after a couple of weird seasons. KD. In his defense, things have been weird for everyone, I’m pretty sure. 

The WNBA announced 2026 All-Star Weekend will be held in Chicago, even though at some point, we all got the idea it was going to be in Vegas, and it’s possible we may not have one at all if CBA negotiations don’t turn around, she said to herself… 

The Six Kings Slam, a pro tennis tourney in Riyadh that features some of the biggest men’s players in the sport, has been streaming live on Netflix, and featured non-tennis stars, too. IShowSpeed did the coin toss ahead of Alcaraz-Fritz.