Basketball News

• Draft kit: Rankings, mock drafts, sleepers, projections and analysis
  
  We've got everything you need to dominate fantasy basketball from every angle this season.
  ESPN.  Saturday, 16 Oct 2021.
• South Carolina awards Staley 7-year, $22.4 million contract
  
  It certainly was a big day for Dawn Staley. South Carolina's national championship coach thought it was just as important for women's basketball and gender equity.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 16 Oct 2021.
• With a Valuation of $725 Million, LeBron James' SpringHill Company Gains Major Investors
  
  The business portfolio of Los Angles Lakers basketball player, LeBron James keeps expanding.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 15 Oct 2021.
• UCLA, USC basketball eager to help prove Pac-12 really is the Conference of Champions
  
  UCLA and USC the Pac-12 amass its best across-the-board showing in NCAA tournament history, piling up 13 victories. Now they're hungry for more wins.
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 14 Oct 2021.
• Kyrie Irving says refusal to get vaccine is "what's best for me"
  
  Speaking on Instagram Live, Irving said he loved basketball and wasn't going to retire.
  CBS News.  Thursday, 14 Oct 2021.
• Pac-12 men's basketball media day: UCLA picked to win conference
  
  Live updates from the Pac-12 men's basketball media day in San Francisco. The UCLA Bruins, coming off a Final Four appearance, are picked to win the conference.
  Los Angeles Times.  Wednesday, 13 Oct 2021.
• New Overtime Elite League Announces Schedule, Roster For Inaugural Season
  
  The new Overtime Elite basketball league has announced its schedule and roster for its inaugural season.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 13 Oct 2021.
• CEO Secrets: 'No need to convince the haters you're worthy'
  
  Michele Roberts, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, shares her CEO Secrets.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021.
• Dick Vitale's preseason All-Americans
  
  Dickie V identifies his top returning players for the 2021-22 college basketball season.
  ESPN.  Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021.
• Wilson Sportswear Builds On Legacy Of Brand With Frequent Lifestyle Apparel Releases
  
  The stripes winding their way across shorts in the new basketball-inspired Wilson Sportswear 008 release have an obvious equipment tie-in, taken from the bonded seams on a leather basketball.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021.
• Superfit NYPD cop's bodycam footage shows him chasing phone mugger off Brooklyn subway train
  
  The officer, a NYPD veteran in his 40s, sprung into action after spotting the teen. Officer Kenyatta Brown began his career with the NYPD in 2004. He also played for the basketball team.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 11 Oct 2021.
• Big Ten welcomes changes as new basketball era begins
  
  When Big Ten basketball returned to Indianapolis on Thursday, it seemed like a whole new world.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 7 Oct 2021.
• N.Y. Charter School Prepares Students for Basketball Careers
  
  The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School opened its doors in September in the Bronx with an unusual focus for a charter school: career paths related to the game.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 7 Oct 2021.
• Amaze Media Labs Expands With the Launch of The Pigskin Podcast Network and The Basketball Podcast Network
  
  Amaze Media Labs is expanding its reach with two additional sports podcast networks around football and basketball.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 1 Oct 2021.
• NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls for unvaccinated players to be removed from teams
  
  Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says NBA players shouldn't be on teams if they are not vaccinated.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 28 Sep 2021.

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