[LeBron James]
CNN: “While Jordan, during his own playing heyday, famously eschewed getting political, James has confidently taken up the struggle for Black dignity and citizenship, emerging as the athletic superstar that America might not deserve but so desperately needs.”
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Michael Jordan
LeBron James is the superstar activist athlete America needs
Will “Nashville Stars” Become Baseball First Black-Owned Team?
[Major League Baseball\Nashville Stars]
USA TODAY: “They also hope to become the first team in baseball history to have African-American majority ownership, and only the second in all of major sports, joining the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, owned by Michael Jordan.”
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‘Tip of the Cap’ Campaign to Salute 100-Year Anniversary of Negro Leagues
[Negro Leagues 100-year Anniversary]
On the receiving end of those tributes are many of the Negro Leagues’ greatest alumni: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, “Cool Papa” Bell and Jackie Robinson, who began with the Kansas City Monarchs.
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PARIS HOSTS NBA MILWAUKEE BUCKS CHARLOTTE HORNETS GAME TONIGHT
[The NBA Paris Game 2020]
The NBA Paris Game 2020 Presented by beIN SPORTS will be broadcast live in France and across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) on beIN SPORTS, by the NBA’s broadcast partners across Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa, and on NBA League Pass, reaching fans in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
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NBA MOURNS FORMER COMMISSIONER DAVID STERN WHO DIED TODAY AT 77
[NBA\Death of David Stern]
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver: “David took over the NBA in 1984 with the league at a crossroads. But over the course of 30 years as Commissioner, he ushered in the modern global NBA. He launched groundbreaking media and marketing partnerships, digital assets and social responsibility programs that have brought the game to billions of people around the world.”
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