Joakim Noah On How His Mom Pushed Him to Be More Than a Basketball Player
NBA star Joakim Noah has a great relationship with his mother – but it wasn’t always that way.“I put her through a lot,” Noah said about his early days with his mother, sculpture artist, model and...
View ArticlePro Athletes and Crazy-Successful Execs Answer: What Does It Mean to...
SELFWhen the SELF team enlisted a model/NBA pro, an Olympic medalist and a CEO for a panel discussion, we knew the talk was going to get real. Monday's "Play Like a Girl" breakfast lived up to the...
View ArticleBecky Hammon Makes History for the Second Time In the NBA
Becky Hammon made history in 2014 when she accepted a position as the first full-time, paid female assistant coach in the NBA.Now, she is making history for the second time as the first-ever female NBA...
View ArticleThis Woman Is Changing the NBA
SELFBy Beejoli ShahIn what’s been an uncharacteristically absurd basketball off-season, what with all the news of teams engaging in emoji battles and tone-deaf reporters wondering whether cute kids...
View ArticleMeet the NBA's First Full-Time Female Analyst
Yet another woman has shattered the glass ceiling in the world of sports broadcasting. On Friday, Fox Sports Carolina announced that Stephanie Ready will join the Charlotte Hornets' booth as the first...
View ArticleNBA Pulls All-Star Game in North Carolina Over Transgender Discrimination Law
MAKERS TeamEarlier this year a bill was signed in North Carolina that prevents transgender individuals to use public bathrooms for the sex they identify with.House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy...
View ArticleLike the NBA, the NCAA Is Moving Championships From North Carolina Due to HB2
MAKERS TeamFollowing the NBA pulling the All-Star game from North Carolina due to the transgender bathroom law, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) decided to take the same action.The...
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