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But every day it is obvious it will have to take as long as it has to take,” admitted National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Executive Director Michelle Roberts last week in a video appearance at Sports Business Daily’s CAA World Congress of Sports, a four-part virtual
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New York Knicks’ Legend Patrick Ewing Reveals He Has Tested Positive For COVID-19
Friday (May.22), the sports world was shocked to learn that New York Knicks’ legend and currently Georgetown men’s basketball coach, Patrick Ewing tested positive for  COVID-19, the university
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Brooklyn Nets Spencer Dinwiddie asks for fan donations to pick next team
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie launches GoFundMe page to let fans pick next team to sign
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Isiah Thomas
Isiah Lord Thomas III is a retired professional basketball player who played with the Detroit Pistons from 1981 to 1994. He was born on April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois and was the youngest of nine siblings. He attended a private school called St. Joseph High School in Illinois, which took him
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Jay-Z
Jay-Z’s name is a shortened version of an early nickname, “Jazzy”… Another popular nickname for Jay-Z is “Jiggy”… In 2005 he announced he wanted to be known by his real name, Shawn Carter, but he has remained most widely known by his nickname… Jay-Z and Beyoncé have
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How to watch: President Obama celebrates the Class of 2020 with...
Tonight, Former President Barack Obama will take center stage with a first-of-its-kind event to congratulate graduating high school seniors in
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Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Fontaine Sprewell is a former NBA star who played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born on September 8, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Washington High School in Milwaukee where he played basketball. Between 1988 to
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Black Saints Waiting Outside the Pearly Gates | Afro
But Baltimore City because of its other public health plague—unceasing crime and violence—could doubly use a patron saint, And who better than Mother Mary Lange, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence to fulfill that
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Jason Collins, a NationalBasketball Association center, made history in May 2013 by becoming the first professionalathlete in a major American team sport to reveal his homosexuality in aninterview which appeared in Sports
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Debbie Allen
Deborrah Kaye Allen, better known as Debbie Allen, is an American choreographer and dancer from Houston, Texas. She was born on January 16, 1950 to Arthur Allen and Vivian Ayers. Her mother was a strong role model in her life, who took care of Debbie and her siblings when her parents got
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Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal was born on March 6, 1972 in New Jersey. He is a retired NBA player, former rapper, former actor and currently, an analyst on Inside NBA. He was drafted by Orlando Magic in 1992 and was suddenly thrown into the spot light. He shined brightly, winning Rookie of the Year in
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Privacy Bill: Kobe Bryant’s Death Inspired Moves Forward
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Friends and Former Media Colleagues React to Death of Beloved Sports Journalist Roger B. Brown
As news hit on May 18th that legendary DFW sports journalist Roger B. Brown passed away days after his 61st birthday, many of his friends and former media colleagues took to social media to express their feelings about the beloved “Roger
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Spelman College welcomes $1 million in scholarships from Frank Baker
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Lil Wayne on Kyrie leaving LeBron and the Cavs: 'You gotta do what you wanna do' | UNDISPUTED
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John Wall Shares His Plans On Playing If This NBA Season Resumes
The John Wall Family Foundation announced last week the launch of its “202 Assist” Rent Assistance
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NBA confirms talks to restart season at Disney site
The NBA confirmed yesterday that talks are underway with Disney to restart the season this summer in
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The King Reigns: 2K Sports Announces LeBron James as NBA® 2K14 Cover Athlete
2K Sports announced that 2013 NBA MVP, LeBron James, will make his video game cover debut on NBA® 2K14, the next installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*. As one of the greatest athletes of this generation, James will lead 2K Sports’ groundbreaking NBA 2K
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Magic Johnson Secures $100M For Minority-Owned Companies As Government Fails Black And Latino Small Business Owners
One of the greatest passers in basketball history has thrown his latest assist to Black and brown small business owners who have seemingly been excluded from the government’s apparently selective efforts to keep employees on companies’ payrolls during the coronavirus
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Privacy Bill: Kobe Bryant’s Death Inspired Moves Forward | Post News Group
On May 20, the California Assembly Public Safety Committee approved a bill that would make it illegal for first responders to take pictures or record video of a deceased person at the scene of an accident or
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LeBron James Teams Up With Adam Sandler For Netflix Basketball Drama “Hustle”
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Jamaican born NBA great Patrick Ewing hospitalized with COVID-19 | New York Carib News
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