It was February 8, 1997, at Mary L. Brown’s house in Lincoln Terrace, Oklahoma City, OK where I was four years old, eating popcorn and watching the NBA Slam Dunk competition. Mary L. Brown was my maternal grandmother and my first influence on professional sports. She was the biggest Michael Jordan fan, and outright basketball […]
Read MoreAlana Beard left her mark in a historic 15-year WNBA career. After 15 seasons in the WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks guard/forward Alana Beard has announced her retirement from the league. In her native Shreveport, Louisiana, Beard made the announcement Wednesday on the Tim Fletcher Show, on the KWKH 1130 AM station. When Fletcher asked Beard […]
Read MoreIt was perhaps the most hyped-up late-January matchup to debut a rookie in NBA history, but it was warranted. Zion Williamson made his NBA debut on Jan. 22, nearly 45 games into the season. The Pelicans fans and frankly, the entire NBA community was eager to see how Williamson would come out and play. The […]
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