Via CBC, an article on Lynette Woodard, the first woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters:
It was Lynette Woodard's childhood dream to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Her cousin, Hubert "Geese" Ausbie, played for the [...]
December
23,
2023
Via ESPN, a report on Nya Reed's dedication of her floor routine in her UCLA debut to her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta:
The morning after Nya Reed's "Meet the Bruins" preseason performance, she slept in. The graduate-student [...]
Via Andscape, a report on New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr.'s Zero Hunger Challenge which provides high school students opportunity to address hunger in their community:
From its gumbo, fried and boiled seafood and [...]
November
13,
2023
Via Semafor, a look at the NBA's push across Africa:
Victor Williams is the CEO of NBA Africa. In May 2021, he oversaw the launch of NBA Africa as a standalone entity that conducts the league’s business in Africa, including [...]
November
1,
2023
Via The Conversation, commentary on how - a century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − but, today, no Black majority owners remain:
For the first time in 20 years, the NBA began its season with no Black-owned [...]
October
25,
2023
Via Advocate.com, a report on NBA Referee Che Flores who has come out as transgender and nonbinary:
NBA referee Che Flores came out as transgender and nonbinary in an interview with GQ published yesterday.
Flores is in [...]