How Celtics can position themselves to make NBA history vs. Heat: 'All that matters is the next game'

Mark A. Tatum

Mark Tatum was appointed NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer on Feb. 1, 2014, following unanimous approval by the NBA Board of Governors. Prior to his new role, Tatum oversaw marketing partnerships for the NBA, WNBA, NBA Development League, and USA Basketball, both domestically and

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Wilkens, Lenny (1937- )

Leonard Randolph Wilkens was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 28, 1937, son of an African American father and white mother. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section, one of the toughest sections in the city, where he endured many hardships, including the loss of his father at a young

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LeBron James’ Media Company Creating Documentary About The Houston Astros Sign-Stealing Scandal

Three-time NBA champ LeBron James is producing a documentary on the sign-stealing scandal from 2015 and

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In 14th year, Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion has only gotten bigger

Rarely has an event grown big enough that it has outgrown Walt Disney

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James A. Bell

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Dwyane Wade urges Sports Academy keep 'Mamba' name to honor Kobe

(Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty

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BILL VAUGHAN'S TASTY CLIPS: Mary J. Blige witnesses horrors in new film ‘Body Cam’

Nat Wolff (“Paper Towns,” “The Fault in Our Stars,” and the upcoming CBS All Access adaptation of “Stephen King’s The Stand”), Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (“The Quad,” “Little Fires Everywhere,” “The Princess and the Frog”), and former New York police officer turned go-to character actor

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Janet Hill

Janet Hill is Principal of Hill Family Advisors. In this role, Hill oversees her family’s assets and investments. Hill also serves as an Officer of Hill Ventures, Inc., a company that manages the assets, investments, public engagements and marketing relationships of her son, former NBA star Grant

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Best TV shows to stream online via Netflix, Hulu, more

As Netflix, Amazon, HBO and Showtime dive deeper and deeper into the TV Anywhere (and anytime) pool, the opportunities to stream online — and binge happily — continue to grow. And grow rapidly. We are now in the midst of the best period for TV production — and hence viewing — of any time in the

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Freeman, Richard (?-1851)

Richard Freeman, deputy city marshal and entrepreneur in the early years of San Diego, California, was born somewhere in the Eastern United States. His date of birth is unknown and so are his parents’ names. In fact, there is little information known about his life before he came to San Diego. Some

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New York Knicks’ Legend Patrick Ewing Reveals He Has Tested Positive For COVID-19

Friday (May.22), the sports world was shocked to learn that New York Knicks’ legend and currently Georgetown men’s basketball coach, Patrick Ewing tested positive for COVID-19, the university

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Pete's Dragon (2016)

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Avant, Nicole (1968- )

Nicole Avant served a two-year term as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 2009 to 2011. President Barack Obama nominated her for the position in 2009 and after U.S. Senate confirmation, Hilary Clinton, then Secretary of State, swore her into office on September 9, 2009. Avant arrived in

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Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Lynn Williams is a Grammy nominated singer, former beauty queen and television and film actress. She was born on March 18, 1963 in Bronx, New York but soon moved to a more fashionable neighborhood. Her parents, Milton and Helen Williams, both worked as music teachers and so Williams and her

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1963

Jamaican born NBA great Patrick Ewing hospitalized with COVID-19 | New York Carib News

Jamaican born NBA great Patrick Ewing hospitalized with COVID-19

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Latrell Sprewell

Latrell Fontaine Sprewell is a former NBA star who played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born on September 8, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Washington High School in Milwaukee where he played basketball. Between 1988 to

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8

1970

Charles "Chuck" Cooper

Charles Chuck Cooper first African American ever drafted by an NBA team; picked by the Boston Celtics

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Apr

25

1950

Sports world slow to address players’ mental health

Royce White still hasn’t gotten full credit for pushing the NBA to recognize the importance of its players’ mental health and

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Charles Cooper joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an N

Charles Cooper joins the NBA and becomes one of the first Blacks to play in an NBA game, 1950

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Oct

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1950

Voices of the Civil War Episode 19: "Douglass and Lincoln"

By August 1863, African American soldiers within the Union Army had proven themselves in battles such as Port Hudson, Millikens Bend and Fort Wagner. On August 9, 1863, abolitionist and orator, Frederick Douglass met with President Abraham Lincoln to discuss his concerns in regards to the fair

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Vanessa Williams

Light-eyed, sultry Vanessa Williams was the first African-American to win the Miss America crown (1983). She was forced to turn in her tiara after Penthouse magazine published nude photos of her, but she bounced back with a successful career as a singer, starting with the 1988 dance-pop album The

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Barkley, Charles Wade

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LeBron James Teams Up With Adam Sandler For Netflix Basketball Drama “Hustle”

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Ozzie Smith

Osborne Earl Smith, better known as Ozzie Smith, is a retired professional baseball player who played for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. He was born on December 26, 1954 in Mobile, Alabama and was one of six children born to Clovi and Marvella Smith. Smith quotes his mother as being

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1954

Former NBA star Stephen Jackson mourns 'brother' George Floyd killed by Minneapolis police

George Floyd and Stephen Jackson (Credit: Benjamin Crump and Stephen

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Dwight Howard Reveals Mother of His Son Died After Epileptic Seizure

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Magic Johnson Secures $100M For Minority-Owned Companies As Government Fails Black And Latino Small Business Owners

One of the greatest passers in basketball history has thrown his latest assist to Black and brown small business owners who have seemingly been excluded from the government’s apparently selective efforts to keep employees on companies’ payrolls during the coronavirus

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Olajuwon, Hakeem

Olajuwon, Hakeem | FactMonster

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Fear has helped keep games away

Since March 1 when the NBA found out about positive coronavirus test results for Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, all the sports world games

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Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal was born on March 6, 1972 in New Jersey. He is a retired NBA player, former rapper, former actor and currently, an analyst on Inside NBA. He was drafted by Orlando Magic in 1992 and was suddenly thrown into the spot light. He shined brightly, winning Rookie of the Year in

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