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China’s Top Diplomat in NBA Charm Offensive Ahead of Crucial Visits

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January 24, 2023

Via TerraDaily, a report on China's top diplomat's use of an NBA charm offensive ahead of crucial visits: China's new foreign minister made a video appearance at a basketball game in Washington to mark Lunar New Year, amid [...]

France, NBA Announce Comprehensive Plan To Elevate Basketball In France and Africa

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January 21, 2023

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 [...]

The End of Griner’s Detention Begins a New Wave of WNBA Activism

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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 [...]

Brooklyn Nets’ Coaching Hire Historic For The NBA

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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 [...]

Why Basketball Stars Are Worried That Historic Athlete Activism Has Faded Into Protest by Retweet

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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 [...]

Former NBA Player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Protested Oppression and Tyranny

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October 15, 2022

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 [...]

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