Is The Park Closed: What’s Up with the Raptors?

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by Alec Marcus - January 14, 20210

A year-and-a-half ago, the Toronto Raptors became the first Canadian team to win the NBA Championship, dethroning the greatest dynasty in recent memory: The Golden State Warriors. In the months that followed, they lost their star player to free agency as well as another important starter, yet last season they

The Top Ten Most Impactful Sporting Events of My Lifetime

by Russ_Cohen - August 26, 2020August 26, 20200

I retain the right to change this list someday, The New York Jets winning another Super Bowl is a fine example but that probably won’t happen. My back story is I couldn’t walk until I was five. The details aren’t important right now but it’s the reason I love sports.

Cigar Aficionado Debuts World Premiere of Michael Jordan: The Complete Video Interview

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by admin - July 30, 20200

New York, NY—In 2017, NBA legend Michael Jordan sat down with Cigar Aficionado editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken for a rare, exclusive interview and video shoot for the magazine's special 25th-anniversary issue. Now, for the first time, the magazine will air the 58-minute Michael Jordan interview on Thursday, July 30 at 7pm

CNBC EXCLUSIVE: CNBC’S LESLIE PICKER WAPNER INTERVIEWS APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CO-FOUNDER JOSHUA HARRIS FROM CNBC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR DELIVERING ALPHA CONFERENCE

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by Sportsologist - September 19, 20190

Josh Harris talks about the Devils and 76ers and mentions Jack Hughes LESLIE PICKER: We could turn to sports if you want. Why don't we do that? Why don't we turn to sports? JOSHUA HARRIS: Great. LESLIE PICKER: Okay. So got a hockey team? JOSHUA HARRIS: Got a hockey team. LESLIE PICKER: Basketball team?

Five Takeaways from the 2019 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot

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by Russ_Cohen - August 12, 2019August 12, 20190

The gym at Farleigh Dickenson University was fantastic. This was another first-class event put on by the NBA and Panini. There were so many more rooms that I’m not sure I saw them all but I will report on what I saw. The most guarded room had a track camera

Interview with Charlotte Hornets rookie Devonte Graham

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by Russ_Cohen - November 27, 20180

Hear what Devonte Graham thinks about the Charlotte Hornets and owner, Michael Jordan.

Yesterday’s star – George Mikan

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by Russ_Cohen - June 22, 20170

The NBA draft this 2017 version seems more frenetic than ever. Prospects are dissected, analyzed, and compared to heroes of yesteryear. There is the pre-draft camp, the endless talk show hustle as well as fantasy drafts. Preceded by hype, hope and hoopla, the NBA Draft finally will finally arrive with

Sports Bookshelf

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by Harvey Frommer - April 13, 2017July 6, 20170

NBA Play-offs looming and big-time books about basketball all over the place. What follows is your faithful reviewers picks – all slam dunks. Golden by Marcus Thompson II (Touchstone, $26.00, 259 pages) is sub-titled “the miraculous rise of Seth Curry” and it is all about that and much more. Thompson, who

NBA TEAM NICKNAMES, A SHORT HISTORY

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by Russ_Cohen - March 23, 20170

With the end of the National Basketball Association season fast approaching and the endless play-off season on the horizon, how some of the teams got their names is always a fascinating topic. Read on and learn more. Back in the day, as some are apt to say, I was interviewing and

Bill Russell One of Three Recipients of Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

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by Russ_Cohen - December 1, 20160

SAN FRANCISCO -- Bill Russell, who led the University of San Francisco (USF) to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1955 and ’56 and won 11 NBA Championships in his 13-year professional career with the Boston Celtics, has been selected as one of three recipients for the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy