About Bruce Goodwin II

Bruce is a sneaker-obsessed pop culture junkie from Queens. He is a proud alumnus of St. John’s University and is currently the Deputy Editor of Cassius. Bruce hails from Complex as a social media guru and honed his sneaker knowledge as an editor at Sneaker News. He is also a Drake and Dipset apologist. He divides his time between watching ‘The Office’ reruns and trying to become the next Hank Moody...or Don Draper.

On the heels of Good Burger 2’s release, Kel Mitchell’s got much more to be thankful for. The 45-year-old actor took to Instagram Wednesday night to update fans on his health after a medical scare earlier in the week. TMZ first reported that he was hospitalized Tuesday night after visiting a Los Angeles emergency room, with a […]

Nike‘s beefing with two of its biggest competitors over one of its newest and most pioneering technologies. The Swoosh is suing New Balance and Skechers over its FlyKnit material, alleging the two brands copycated the knitted uppers. The sportswear giant filed in US District courts in both California and Massachusetts over the unauthorized use of […]

Jordan Poole‘s 4-year $128 million contract apparently isn’t a big enough bag for him to drop hundreds of thousands on a date. The newly minted Washington Wizard has denied that he spent $500,000 on a date with Ice Spice. According to TMZ, Poole was asked about the very expensive alleged date by a young kid […]

Nearly 30 years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still lauded as one of the greatest rappers ever. Now, his adopted hometown of California has found another way to honor the rapper. On Friday, the city of Oakland, California, renamed a stretch of MacArthur Boulevard –near the neighborhood where he lived in the 1990s– to […]

If you’re a fan of international soccer, season tournaments add another element of competitiveness, but if you’re just an NBA fan, you’ve been scratching your head for months. Now, with the NBA’s first in-season tournament starting tonight, Nov. 3, you should probably have some idea of how it works, so let’s break it down. The […]

No one knows WTF pgLang –the company founded by Kendrick Lamar and director Dave Free in 2020– really does. “pgLang is a multi-lingual company, selflessly communicating this generation’s creative language through mediums exemplifying the shared experiences that connect us all,” reads its YouTube page. Despite its mysterious dealings, we do know that it seems to […]

Colorado’s football team loss on Saturday to UCLA stings a bit more than expected. Outside of the 28-16 loss, the team returned to the visitor’s locker room after the contest to discover their jewelry had been stolen. The UCLA athletic department confirmed the alleged theft, and a police report was filed with the Pasadena Police […]

The NBA season is underway, and the NBA on TNT squad got a chance to chop it up with Commissioner Adam Silver to address some important issues. Charles Barkley got straight to the point, avoiding topics like the new in-season tournament or load management and approached the more severe topic of the league’s issue with […]

To some, Chili’s and The Cheesecake Factory aren’t proper first dates, but Ciara’s ending that debate. On Oct.25, Ciara celebrated her 38th birthday, and her husband Russell Wilson spared the usual pricey gifts of jewelry or a luxury sports car and went with something a bit more thoughtful. The Denver Bronco spoke to her through […]

As Pharrell continues pushing the culture forward as the men’s Creative Director of Louis Vuitton, he’s got help from the King himself. The latest star to lead an LV campaign is LeBron James, with his debut billboards going up in New York on Oct. 24. In the billboard, James can be seen rocking a slim […]

Just a day after new damning info concerning Jonathan Majors was released, his ex-girlfriend was in some hot water. Grace Jabbari, who accused Majors of striking her back on March 25, has now been arrested. According to TMZ, she was arrested at the 10th precinct in Manhattan on Wednesday on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and misdemeanor […]

The NBA may be leading the way in progressive leagues, but don’t let that stop you from realizing they’re a business first and foremost. The Association is no stranger to competition from around the world, but it’s the one brewing in its own proverbial backyard that may have them shook. The Big3 League’s cofounder, Ice […]