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Jameer Nelson, Tobias Harris, Bo Outlaw and 20 Orlando Magic employees joined in on a Habitat for Humanity project in Greater Orlando earlier today. This time they visited the Stag Horn Villas section of Orlando, where they have sponsored five of the 58 homes. [...]
Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers earned Rookie of the Year honors this week. Complete details are below. (Via the Portland Trail Blazers) – Portland, OR (May 1, 2013) – Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has been named the 2012-13 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, it was announced today by the NBA. Lillard, 22, led NBA [...]
Beginning today, fans can vote for the season long Kia Community Assist Award. Voting runs through May 17. This prestigious award recognizes the NBA player who best exhibits the passion the league and its players strive for in giving back to communities. The award will be based on votes by fans, for the first time, [...]
Unless you’re a Georgetown Hoyas fan, or a staunch NBA D-League fan, you don’t know who Chris Wright is. Wright is an undrafted point guard who started his career in 2011 in Turkey. During one practice, Wright was doing a simple exercise touching the baselines when he fell over for no apparent reason. After numerous [...]
The Miami Heat are good. Okay, really good. The defending NBA Champions are running away with the Eastern Conference, holding an 11.5 game lead over the next closest team, the Indiana Pacers. Oh, and they haven’t lost a game since February 1st, winning 22 in a row. How do you put this fire out? I [...]
NBA superstar Derrick Rose, of the Chicago Bulls, has been moved by the senseless murder of Jonylah Watkins. Watkins, a 6-month old baby girl, was shot 5 times as her father changed her diaper in a vehicle. Even after the carnage, Johnylah fought for her life as the doctors spent 12 hours trying to save [...]
The New York Knicks will honor Lena Franklin tonight at Madison Square Garden. Complete details are below. (Via the New York Knicks) – New York, NY (February 27, 2013) – The New York Knickerbockers have announced that Lena Franklin of St. Albans, NY is the recipient of the Sweetwater Clifton “City Spirit” Award for the month of February for her dedication [...]
The Los Angeles Lakers family and surrounding community are mourning the loss of Dr. Jerry Buss, owner of the NBA team, after he battled a long illnes. He was 80 years old. “We not only have lost our cherished father, but a beloved man of our community and a person respected by the world basketball [...]
A “storytime” was held by the Orlando Magic, along with Magic players E’Twaun Moore and Kyle O’Quinn, Magic Head Coach Jacque Vaughn, Magic Community Ambassadors Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw and Florida Blue VP Brand Development/Marketing Communications Mark Lee with 38 local youth from Mt. Sinai Child Development Center on Monday, February 11, from 3:30 [...]
The Orlando Magic are celebrating Black History month with many events and activities. Complete details are below. (Via the Orlando Magic) – Orlando, FL (February 6, 2013) – The Orlando Magic along with Chase celebrates February as Black History Month with a variety of activities, highlighted by the Magic’s Stroll-Off Competition on February 13 pregame (5:00 p.m.) [...]
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