The NABJ Pioneer Awards honored sports and media icons with Ohio ties, from LeBron James to the late Jim Brown.
LeBron James
Posted inFashion
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style – Celebrating Black Identity Through Fashion at The Met Gala®
Pharrell Williams, A$AP Rocky, Lewis Hamilton, Anna Wintour, and LeBron James will co-chair the Met Gala, which will celebrate the intersection of fashion, culture, and Black identity with the unveiling of Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s highly anticipated spring exhibition.
Posted inLynx/WNBA, Sports
Lakers Win It! Tie Celtics!
The Lakers won the championship four games to two over Miami to capture the franchise’s 17th NBA Championship.
Posted inFeatured, National, News
More Than A Vote: King James leads plans to increase poll workers
‘We are Black athletes and artists working together. Our priority right now is combating systemic, racist voter suppression by educating, energizing, and protecting our community in 2020.’
Posted inSports, Timberwolves/NBA
2018 NBA free agency highlights: LeBron to the Lakers and more
The excitement of free agency wasn’t limited to just LeBron James — well, it basically was — but there were other big names, too, like Demarcus Cousins, Chris Paul and Paul George.
Posted inSports, Timberwolves/NBA
Where do Warriors rate all-time?
Rarely do we see a sweep in the NBA Finals, but the Golden State Warriors, after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0, can stake their claim among the greatest teams in NBA history.
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Warriors lead Cavs in greatest rivalry going in pro sports
The Warriors remember what happened two years ago when Cleveland rallied from 0-2 to win the title in seven games. The Warriors were 73-9 in the regular season.
Posted inSports, Timberwolves/NBA
Warriors, Cavaliers make NBA history
Starting Thursday, May 31 in Oakland, for the first time in NBA history and in sports history, the same two teams, Cleveland and Golden State, will play for the NBA Championship for the fourth straight year.
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NBA family takes on Donald Trump
Times are changing and the NBA, as we approach the 66th All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, had taken a strong stand. The game was moved a year ago, remember, to New Orleans from Charlotte because of the controversial House Bill 2, the law known as the bathroom bill of North Carolina. It’s no secret that […]
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LeBron James delivers championship for Cleveland!
OAKLAND, CA — It’s been 52 years, but the so-called curse on the city of Cleveland is finally over. In one of the greatest seventh games in NBA history, the chosen one, LeBron James, delivered on his promise to bring a championship to Cleveland after making the famous decision years ago to leave that city […]