Basketball News

• Imagine This: Martin Luther King Jr. As Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  
  Even though it's horrible how the NBA is profiting off Dr. King's holiday, I'll give them a break. I'll defer for the moment to former Dr. King lieutenant Andrew Young, who recalled how his friend cherished basketball at 5-foot-7.
  Forbes.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• High School basketball announcers fired for calling two girls 'extremely overweight' on hot mic
  
  In a video posted to Twitter, you can hear either Carter and Shaw say, without realizing their microphones were on, that 'Easton has two girls out here extremely overweight. Awful.'
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Oregon follows UCLA upset with win vs No. 5 USC
  
  Oregon's Dana Altman has accomplished plenty in his 37 years as a college basketball coach. He added a new one to his list Saturday night.
  Fox News.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Ed Azzam wears a name tag while coaching middle schoolers
  
  Former Westchester High basketball coach Ed Azzam is coaching middle schoolers at Rolling Hills Prep.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Never underestimate Brooke Kalama and her Roybal boys' basketball team
  
  Brooke Kalama took over the Roybal boys' basketball program after legendary coach Danny O'Fallon died of cancer. Her success should not be a surprise.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• No. 10 UConn beats Xavier for 165th straight conference win
  
  Geno Auriemma believes his UConn team has begun to push aside the excuses of injuries to their star players and COVID-19-related problems to once again concentrate on playing good basketball.
  Fox News.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Black hoops coaches hopeful over hiring trends
  
  Some of America's top Black men's and women's basketball coaches said they're hopeful about recent hiring trends for minority coaches but also know they'll face pressure to win for those trends to continue.
  ESPN.  Saturday, 15 Jan 2022.
• Stanford tops Colorado; no unbeatens left in D-I
  
  Stanford's 60-52 victory over Colorado, which entered the night 13-0, means there are no more unbeaten teams in Division I men's or women's basketball.
  ESPN.  Saturday, 15 Jan 2022.
• A School Won 92-4 in Basketball. Then the Coach Was Suspended.
  
  Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic high school for girls in Hamden, Conn., said that running up the score against Lyman Hall High School did not mesh with its values.
  New York Times.  Friday, 7 Jan 2022.
• Amir Johnson Is More Than an Answer in N.B.A. Trivia
  
  His name was the last on a list that included LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. But his biggest impact on basketball may be yet to come.
  New York Times.  Friday, 7 Jan 2022.
• Jeremy Faison, Tennessee Republican lawmaker, ejected from high school basketball game
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A top Tennessee House Republican lawmaker has apologized for losing his temper and being ejected from watching a high school basketball game after a confrontation with a referee. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 5 Jan 2022.
• Wisconsin Moves Up To 23 In The Latest College Basketball AP Poll
  
  It's time to stack up wins
  Daily Caller.  Monday, 3 Jan 2022.
• Devin Booker, Already An NBA Star, Is Heating Up As An Investor
  
  The Phoenix Suns guard has turned his basketball career into a crash course on business. Now comes the fun part.
  Forbes.  Sunday, 2 Jan 2022.
• Celtics legend and 10-time NBA champion Sam Jones dies from 'natural causes' at 88
  
  Sam Jones, the sharp-shooting Boston Celtics guard who won 10 NBA titles alongside Bill Russell before being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died at age 88.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 31 Dec 2021.
• New year, new Premier League: Top level disabled women's basketball comes to UK next month
  
  Disabled women's basketball is to become the first para-sport to have its own Premier League, in a bid to increase the "visibility" of disabled athletes.
  Sky News.  Thursday, 16 Dec 2021.

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