Despite the fact that most basketball players are black, HBCUs have had a tough time competing with big schools who can offer scholarships. Still there are several basketball players from HBCUs who have had a major impact on basketball 10. Pee Wee Kirkland Norfolk State University Despite the fact that Kirkland never played an NBA […]
The NBA Slam Dunk Competition has always been the most anticipated event of NBA All-Star Weekend. At around 10pm on a Saturday night in mid-February stars from the world of music, movies, and sports crowd into the arena hoping to see something they’ve never seen before.
-Post courtesy of myfoxny.com LeBron James Can’t Take The Heckling Updated: Saturday, 12 Feb 2011, 9:18 AM EST Published : Saturday, 12 Feb 2011, 9:17 AM EST By NewsCore – LeBron James faced down and called out a heckling fan who insulted his mother during the Miami Heat’s 106-92 win over the Detroit Pistons, the Miami Herald reported […]
No sport has been more celebrated in the black community than the game of basketball. From the gifted athletes, to the way the players transcended their sport and became celebrities for their athletic talents, basketball, if not America’s game, is black America’s game. Here are nine basketball players who made it so. Related: 25 Reasons […]
J.J. Hickson went 8-of-11 from the field for 21 points, leading the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers to a 95-87 victory over the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs, playing for the first time since 2002 without two-time MVP LeBron James on the roster, were able to do something that James’ new […]
J.J. Hickson went 8-of-11 from the field for 21 points, leading the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers to a 95-87 victory over the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs, playing for the first time since 2002 without two-time MVP LeBron James on the roster, were able to do something that James’ new […]
30 Day and 30 Years w/ Radio One: Game On! Z107.9 Slams On 19 Action News in charity basketball game at the “Q”
30 Day and 30 Years w/ Radio One: Game On! Z107.9 Slams On 19 Action News in charity basketball game at the “Q”
In the September cover story for GQ magazine, LeBron James still seems somewhat torn about leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. The magazine followed James from the onset of the “Summer of LeBron” all the way through when he made his ESPN announcement to leave the Cavaliers. James gave some insight to […]
Although he has moved on to Miami, former Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas has not forgotten the fans or city that welcomed and supported him throughout his career. Big “Z” thanked his fans in an advertisement published in yesterday’s Plain Dealer . In the ad, “Z” said, “All of you have taught me the importance […]
