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Recapping the 2020-2021 G-League Season: The Amazing Power of Collective Effort

On March 11th, we wrapped the 20th season of the NBA G-League. Due to COVID-19, it was the shortest and most unusual season that the League has ever had, but it also went down as one of the very best. The 18 teams that participated this season all headed to Orlando to play in a…

Celebrating Black History Month: Three African-American coaches who influenced my life

As Black History Month winds down, I’ve been thinking about some of the most influential Black men who have made a lasting difference in my life. Three coaches come to mind, all of whom made a great impact that reached much further than the court. The first was John Chaney. I was a freshman in…

Hold onto the signs of hope all around you

There’s a great quote by global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh that says: “Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” I’ve been thinking lately about hope, mostly for two main…

Reflect on this year with thankfulness (yes, seriously!)

December is always a month of reflection for me — and man, is there a lot to reflect on this year! After the crazy year we’ve had (and with at least several more months of restrictions and staying-at-home stretching out before us), it’s hard not to just write 2020 off and say it was the…

Use the right so many have sacrificed for you to have. VOTE

A few days ago, I heard my wife helping our son fill out his absentee ballot. It was his first time to vote. I could hear the excitement in his voice as they spoke to each other, and it made me think of my first voting experience. Instead of being excited, though, I remember not…

If you made all your shots, it wouldn’t be fun…

Have you ever had a teammate, colleague, or mentor who made a great impact on you—someone whose words or advice have stuck with you long after you’ve parted ways? One of those people for me is Mike Bibby. He is one of my all-time favorite teammates who I played with on both the Vancouver Grizzlies…

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