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Thursday, October 17, 2024

Chiney Ogwumike signs multi-year extension with ESPN

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ESPN today announced that Chiney Ogwumike has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the company. Her deal is for four years. Chi...
Monday, September 30, 2024

DENVER NUGGETS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF DIKEMBE MUTOMBO

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The Denver Nuggets issued the following statement on the passing of Dikembe Motumbo: The Nuggets organization is heartbroken to learn of ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver statement on death of Dikembe Motumbo

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver issued the following statement after the passing of NBA legend Dikembe Motumbo:
Sunday, April 16, 2023

New LeBron James Biography: LeBron by Jeff Benedict

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods comes the definitive biography of basketball superstar LeBro...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

SWEETWATER Official Trailer

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Watch the official trailer for SWEETWATER, inspired by the true story of Hall of Famer Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, the first Afric...
Thursday, December 15, 2022

NBA's MVP trophy now named after Michael Jordan

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The NBA MVP will now be awarded with The Michael Jordan Trophy, bearing the name of the NBA legend widely regarded as one of the greate...
Thursday, December 08, 2022

NBA Player's Association statement on Brittney Griner's release

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The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)ed the following statement on the release of WNBA star, Brittney Griner: We are overwh...
Thursday, August 11, 2022

Bill Russell's No. 6 jersey to be retired throughout NBA

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced today that they will honor the life...
Monday, August 01, 2022

Statement from President Joe Biden On the Passing of Bill Russell

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President Biden released the following statement on the death ofBill Russell: The promise of America is that we are all created equal an...
Saturday, June 04, 2022

Boston Celtics wear shirts in support of Brittney Griner

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Members of the Boston Celtics wore T-shirts with "WE ARE BG" written across them at Saturday's practice ahead of Game 2 of t...
Sunday, May 15, 2022

Thirteen Years After Entering NBA, Steph Curry Graduates with Davidson College Class of 2022

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Steph Curry, the Davidson Wildcat legend and NBA superstar graduated as a member of the class of 2022 today. Preparations for the Western ...
Monday, May 09, 2022

Monty Williams of Phoenix Suns wins 2021-22 NBA Coach of the Year award

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Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2021-22 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announce...
Tuesday, April 12, 2022

National Basketball Coaches Association Names Monty Williams Coach of the Year

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Phoenix Suns Head Coach Monty Williams is the 2022 recipient of the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award, the National Basketb...

NBA unveils new trophies for division winners named after African American legends

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The NBA unveiled six new trophies for the league’s division winners, each named after an NBA legend and African-American pioneer. The trop...
Friday, December 31, 2021

Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones dies at 88

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Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones has died at the age of 88, the team confirmed to the Associated Press. Jones had been hospitalized in Flor...
Sunday, November 07, 2021

NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams won't change COVID-19 vaccine mandate affecting Kyrie Irving

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After Eric Adams won hs election and became New York City mayor-elect some wondered whether his new administration would change the curre...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

NBA 2K22 Reveals Candace Parker Cover for the WNBA 25th Anniversary Special Edition

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Candace Parker will be the first woman to be on the cover of the NBA 2K. She will be on the cover of the WNBA 25th Anniversary Special Ed...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Carmelo Anthony wins NBA's inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award

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Carmelo Anthony was announced on Tuesday as the inaugural winner of the NBA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. The...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

National Basketball Social Justice Coalition statement in support of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

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On behalf of the National Basketball Social Justice Coalition, James Cadogan, the Coalition’s Executive Director, released the following s...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Charles Barkley giving $1K to each employee of Alabama school district

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NBA legend Charles Barkley is giving $1,000 to every employee of the school system in his Alabama hometown. The Leeds County school sys...