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NBA’s Diplomatic Playbook Opens an Opportunity in China

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December 6, 2024

Via Wall Street Journal, a report on the NBA's diplomatic efforts to return to China: Five years ago, the NBA faced a crisis when the Chinese government, angry over an internet post from the Houston Rockets’ [...]

The Influence of Sedona Prince: Fighting To End Amateurism and Improve Gender Equity in the NCAA

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November 8, 2024

Courtesy of The New Yorker, a look at one college women's basketball player who has been central to the fight to end amateurism and improve gender equity in the N.C.A.A., and her story underscores the way that college sports are [...]

Five Years After Fallout, NBA Hopes To Return To China

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October 11, 2024

Via The Athletic, a look at the possibility of the NBA returning to China: Five years after the NBA’s last game in China, commissioner Adam Silver believes the league will return to the country at some point. The NBA has [...]

For Dikembe Mutombo, Basketball Was But a Vehicle For What Really Matters

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October 6, 2024

Via The Athletic, an article on Dikembe Mutombo: Big John seemed to speak Dikembe Mutombo into existence. This was 1988. I was covering John Thompson — not the Georgetown Hoyas, the team he coached. As with almost [...]

Michael Jordan Was an Activist After All

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October 5, 2024

Via the New York Times, a look at how even though Michael Jordan wasn’t vocal about social justice like today’s N.B.A. stars, his secret brand of activism is a key reason they have the spotlight now: On the first [...]

The Power Of The Dream

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September 22, 2024

Amazon has a documentary on the inspiring and empowering story of how the women of the WNBA rallied together behind a common cause and changed US politics. A story about how teamwork both on and off the court lead to victory in [...]

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