Great to see France and the NBA plan to invest further in basketball infrastructure in Africa, including multipurpose facilities able to host amateur and professional games that will drive economic growth in communities across [...]
December
13,
2022
Via The New York Times, a look at how - with their campaign to free Brittney Griner from prison in Russia over - WNBA players say they will help free others and focus on women’s health and pay equity:
The W.N.B.A. is a [...]
November
11,
2022
Via Andscape, a report on the continued growth in African American coaches in the NBA:
For the first time in NBA history, most of the head coaches are now African American, just like the majority of the players.
The [...]
October
22,
2022
Via Global Sport Matters, a look at how - two years after taking to the streets and going on strike in the name of racial justice - the young basketball thought-leaders of America's most liberal leagues still wonder how they can [...]
Twenty years before Colin Kapernick, former NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf began to protest oppression and tyranny during the national anthem:
The United States of America was born from protest: the country’s roots grew from [...]
October
6,
2022
Via Bally Sports, an article on the Philadelphia 76'ers coach Doc Rivers efforts to advocate for racial justice:
Doc Rivers is at ease using his platform as an NBA coach to fight bigotry and racial injustice, campaign for [...]