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NBA star JaVale McGee, center for the Lakers, believes eating vegan burgers helped him become a better athlete. McGee turned to plant-based food in 2015 when he realized he had to improve his health. Speaking...

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal joins 13 other top athletes in investing in vegan meat brand Beyond Meat. The retired basketball player joins previously announced Beyond Meat investor, ambassador, and vegan athlete, Kyrie Irving. The Celtics point guard...

Chicago Bulls player Lauri Markkanen is ditching red meat in a bid to do his bit for the planet and help to prevent climate change. The NBA athlete has made the pledge as part of...

Vegan basketball champion John Salley has shared his love for a new plant-based restaurant, urging his fans to support vegan businesses. On a post on Instagram, Salley celebrated the opening of Ocado, a vegan eatery...

Promising NBA prospect Michael Porter Jr. adopted a raw vegan diet to improve his health and heal his back injury. According to magazine GQ, Porter's professional basketball career was almost "derailed" before it began. After...

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Diana Taurasi, has credited her vegan diet for her career longevity in a new interview. Taurasi and her partner Penny Taylor adopted a plant-based...

American basketball star Rebekkah Brunson believes it is a vegan diet that has allowed her to enjoy such a long career spanning 15 years. Brunson, who plays for the Minnesota Lynx, told Pioneer Press, "I feel...

News has just hit that Damian Lillard has downscaled his fully vegan diet to be more flexitarian, in order to maintain his weight. “I did it, but I started to lose a little bit...

Many athletes have been eating vegan for years. However, online sports publication The Ringer, states that as the NBA “shifts more and more toward speed”, more players than ever are “changing their bodies to keep...