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5 days agoFox Sports Pundit Slams Stephen A. Smith Over Feud with Boston Celtics Star Jaylen Brown: Makes Us All Look Bad'
Stephen A. Smith and Jaylen Brown trade public barbs over livestreaming, escalating into veiled threats and criticism from Nick Wright about sports media conduct.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days agoLucky socks, Family Guy viewings and five showers a day: the world of NBA superstitions
“Mike Bibby and I were anxious for the game,” Terry says. “So, we both put our full uniforms on socks, everything. And we slept in them. The next day, we ended up winning the national championship. After that, I was like, OK, I think I'm superstitious and I need to keep this thing going.”
Boston Celtics
fromQueerty
1 week agoHow Jason Collins pushed me to face my fears & finally come out as a young sportswriter - Queerty
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center,” his essay begins. “I’m black. And I’m gay.” Those words made my stomach sink. “I’m a 20-year-old sportswriter, “ I thought to myself. “I’m gay, too. But I’m too scared to come out.” Up until that point, I thought I could separate my sexuality from my life passion. Collins' announcement shattered that myth.
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fromThe Washington Post
1 week agoJason Collins, a gay trailblazer in the NBA, dies of brain cancer at 47
“I'm a 34-year-old NBA center,” Mr. Collins wrote in April 2013. “I'm black. And I'm gay.” The statement was both unsentimental and seismic. In a sports culture that had long treated homosexuality in male locker rooms as taboo, Mr. Collins became the first openly gay man on a major professional American team sport. In breaking a barrier that had stood for generations, he transformed from a largely anonymous role player into a historic figure.
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