Michael Jordan
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Fox Reaches $10 Million Discrimination Settlement
Kelly Wright, Sole Black Male Anchor, Agrees to Leave Literary Lion Tom Wolfe Had His Critics on Race Amazon Adopts ‘Rooney Rule’ for Board Vacancies Watchdog Group Wants Probe of Gaza ‘War Crimes’ Senate Votes to Hold Line on Net Neutrality ESPN, Netflix Plan 10-Parter on Jordan, Bulls Tegna Foundation Awards 9 Grants for Diversity…
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The Dumbest (and Most Common) Argument for Why Michael Jordan, Not LeBron James, Is the Greatest Basketball Player Ever
“Don’t be a prisoner of the moment!” said the person on the internet, who is 36 years old, about the reaction to LeBron James’ theatrics against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. And against the Raptors the game before that. And against the Raptors the game before that. And against the Indiana Pacers the series before…
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Stans, Ranked
Rapper J. Cole’s new album, KOD, has reignited a recurring discussion about the appreciation of “real” hip-hop between his fans and the people who find him interminably boring. While I am a big fan of J. Cole’s, I cannot call myself one of his “stans” because, while I love his music, I cannot bear the…
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The Value of Michael Jordan’s Investment in the Charlotte Hornets Quadruples in 8 Years
Michael Jordan proves that it’s possible to strike gold twice in a lifetime. Not only is the former basketball god superrich from his Nike Air Jordan shoe brand, but it looks as if his investment in the Charlotte Hornets has paid off, too. According to Forbes’ annual NBA-franchise valuations, Jordan, the Charlotte Hornets’ majority owner,…
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In Defense of Following and Rooting for Players Instead of Teams
It didn’t take much convincing for me to agree with my dad’s plan—that it was in my best interest to leave Sterrett Classical Academy in the city and transfer to St. Bartholomew (a private Catholic school in the suburbs with a stellar academic and athletic reputation) and repeat the sixth grade when making the switch.…
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Black Folks Who, Though Invited, Probably Wouldn’t Come to the Cookout
Ah, #TheCookout. That grand bastion of blackness where nobody ever reneges during spades, and the brown liquor, Popeyes chicken and red Kool-Aid or McDonald’s sweet tea never runs out. The cookout is a mythical place where all are gathered in both Jesus’ (and Allah’s and … well you get the point) and blackness’s names to…
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Michael Jordan Donates $7,000,000 to Open Medical Clinics in Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, 54, who was known to play a little roundball in his heyday, is stepping up his philanthropy game by donating $7 million to launch medical clinics for poor communities in Charlotte, N.C. “Through my years of working with Novant Health, I have been impressed with their approach and their commitment…
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Neither Kevin Durant Nor Lebron "Ruined" The NBA; Irrational Stans Of Michael Jordan Did
Let’s start at ruin. Last night, the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the NBA Finals; culminating a near-perfect playoff run and historic regular season where they established themselves as the best offense in NBA history. And there seems to be nothing to suggest they won’t do the same thing next year.…
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Lebron James May Or May Not Be A Better Basketball Player Than Michael Jordan, But He's A Better Man
It’s apropos that Lebron James, the greatest basketball player of the 21st century, has made (and will continue to make) the debate about whether he or Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever a valid and relevant one with his most underrated characteristics: his stamina and consistency. There has not been an NBA season since 2003 where…
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Cavaliers vs. Warriors 3: LeBron May Not Catch Jordan, but He’s Better Than Kobe
I have no idea who’s going to win the NBA Finals. I don’t even know if part 3 of the Warriors-vs.-Cavaliers trilogy is going to be any good. For every Dark Knight, Bourne Identity or Iron Man trilogy, there’s an Austin Powers or Star Wars prequel trilogy. What I do know is this: No matter…