Subject NBA; Grant Hill; CEO Description Grant Hill, the former NBA superstar and Duke Blue Devils icon, amassed over $100 million in career earnings. He has invested in several huge real estate projects, including a $5 billion development in Atlanta. He has an ownership stake in an NBA […]
Subject NBA; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Bismack Biyombo Description After spending the last three seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, Bismack Biyombo sat out the beginning of this season as he mourned his father, who passed away in August. Eventually, the veteran big man decided he was ready to play and […]
Subject Shaq; Giving Back; Nashville School Kids Description Before Shaquille O’Neal was a household name, he made a promise to himself when he was younger: If he ever became famous, he’d do his best to inspire others. Creator Rachel Wegner, Brinley Hineman Source https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/12/18/shaq-surprises-nashville-elementary-school-shaquille-oneal-nsync/3938792001/ Publisher tennessean.com File
Subject Steph Curry; Giving Back; Charity Description The Howard University golf team has some new gear, and NBA superstar Stephen Curry is pumped about it. Creator HBCU Gameday Source https://hbcugameday.com/2020/09/12/steph-curry-shows-off-howard-university-golf/ Publisher hbcugameday.com File
Subject Jacob Blake; Police Brutality; NBA Description LeBron James spoke out about the Jacob Blake shooting while other teams considered boycotting games. Creator Jon Greig Source https://blavity.com/lebron-james-speaks-candidly-about-shooting-of-jacob-blake-we-are-scared-as-black-people-in-america?category1=news&category2=Social-Justice Publisher blavity.com File
Subject Sports; NBA Description All Good Things Must Comes to An End; After 22 seasons in the NBA, Vince Carter hangs up his threads and calls it a career. Creator Allen Kim Source https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/25/us/vince-carter-retirement-spt-trnd/index.html Publisher cnn.com File
Subject Investing; Media Empire; LeBron James Description We’ve been through a lot this year,” said LeBron James. The three-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Laker talked to me on June 23 via Zoom with his childhood friend and business partner, Maverick Carter. Creator Jason Kelly Source https://www.bloombergquint.com/bq-blue-exclusive/lebron-james-maverick-carter-s-springhill-to-be-a-media-empire Publisher […]
Subject Voting Rights; LeBron James; NBA Description “This is the time for us to make a difference finally,” the NBA superstar said of the new group, which will aim to protect African Americans’ voting rights. Creator Jonathan Martin Source https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/us/politics/lebron-james-voting-rights.html Publisher nytimes.com File
Subject Small Business; Magic Johnson; Minority Communities Description The former Laker wants to help hard-hit minority communities during the coronavirus crisis. Creator Amara Omeokwe Source https://www.wsj.com/articles/magic-johnson-makes-another-assistto-the-small-business-aid-program-11589707801 Publisher wsj.com File
Subject Frontline Workers; Stephon Marbury; Covid Crisis Description Former Knicks star Stephon Marbury wants to deliver the Big Apple. It needs even more than an NBA title — 10 million N95 masks for hospital workers and other first responders handling the coronavirus pandemic. Creator Rich Calder Source https://nypost.com/2020/03/29/stephon-marbury-plans-to-deliver-10-million-masks-to-ny-amid-coronavirus-crisis/ […]
