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Fact vs Fiction: AIR — did Michael Jordan prefer Adidas to Nike?

Plus, how accurate was AIR about a particular NBA rule and a character’s link to a historic figure. We give you the specifics.

WhatToWatch

Mark Kiszla: Is this Denver team ready for championship fight, or are they chicken Nuggets?

After an eight-year experiment in extreme basketball patience, the Nuggets have 10 scant days to grow up and become a legitimate championship contender.

The Denver Post

MSU basketball listed in top 10 of The Athletic’s 2023-24 way-too-early rankings

Michigan State basketball will be battling it out for the Big Ten title next year, according to Seth Davis of The Athletic

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Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has no plans of retiring anytime soon

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self, who underwent a heart catheterization procedure on March 8 at Kansas Health System — a health “scare” that prevented him from coaching in the 2023 postseason — said emphatically on Wednesday he has zero plans of ending his Hall of Fame…

Tribune News Service

‘We’ll go to the Obamas’: LSU star slams Jill Biden despite apology over championship White House visit

Angel Reese is not over Ms Biden’s suggestion that Iowa should visit the White House alongside the Tigers

The Independent UK

LSU's Reese on White House flap: 'We’ll go to the Obamas'

First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House doesn't sit well with Angel Reese

The Independent UK

Dieter Kurtenbach: The little things lifted the Warriors over the Thunder and hinted at bigger things in the postseason

SAN FRANCISCO — Basketball might be played by athletes of the highest order, but its games are still won with intelligence. And for most of the last decade, no NBA team has been more intelligent than the Golden State Warriors.

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Angel Reese says LSU will not visit White House after Jill Biden comments

College basketball star Angel Reese says she and her LSU teammates will not visit the White House in the aftermath of comments made by first lady Jill Biden

The Guardian - US

The power of "Air" gotta be the views

The legendary line of sports apparel gets an easygoing '80s sports origin story that reunites Affleck and Damon

Salon

Ben Affleck's playful sports drama Air tells the true story of the Nike executives who won over Michael Jordan

Ben Affleck's Air features an all-star cast, including Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Chris Tucker. But we never see the basketball prodigy at its centre.

ABC News

LSU basketball star slams Jill Biden’s White House invitation over faux pas:’Not coming’

First lady raised eyebrows when she appeared to invite both the winning and losing teams from last week’s NCAA women’s championship to the White House

The Independent UK

ESPN: Women’s Basketball National Championship Scores Record 9.9M Viewers

The game was the most-viewed women’s college basketball game on record and most-viewed college basketball game (men’s or women’s) ever on ESPN platforms

TV Tech

Transy team, students and administrators celebrating national championship

The Transylvania University womens’ basketball team is the Division 3 national champion. The Pioneers knocked off Christopher Newport University Saturday night in Dallas, completing an undefeated season. Transy President Brian Lewis said he’s proud of the players as athletes and students.

WEKU

The Bristol basketball star who trained with LeBron James and won gold alongside Jayson Tatum

VJ King speaks to BristolLive about his early life, the toughest part of his career so far and getting used to driving in his new home city

Bristol Post

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The Conversation

How white privilege plays into the first lady’s idea to invite runner-up Iowa to the White House

After Louisiana State University beat the University of Iowa for the women’s college basketball championship on April 2, 2023 – winning by 17 points – first lady Jill Biden floated the idea of inviting both the winning and losing teams to the White House to celebrate because Iowa “played such…

USA Today Sports Media Group

MSU basketball listed in top 10 of ESPN’s way-too-early preseason top 25

Michigan State basketball is considered the favorite to win the Big Ten next year, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN

Daily Record

Teenage basketball star from Alexandria represents Scotland U16s side

Towering Vale of Leven Academy pupil Gavin Mitchell, 14, is travelling to Ireland as part of the Scotland under-16s squad for the showcase event in Dublin.

The Guardian - US

‘I had to seek therapy’: what happens when an NBA career ends before its time?

Kenneth Faried’s talent earned him a slot on the Team USA roster and a $50m contract. But he found himself on the outside as NBA tactics changed

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Newcastle Herald

City's first pickleball court a real hit in Beresfield sports upgrades

Sports fanatics will be able to give try their hand at a new pickleball, netball and basketball courts thanks to upgrades at Beresfield.

The Guardian - US

‘Michael Jordan changed the world’: the true story behind Nike movie Air

Ben Affleck’s buzzy drama tells the story about how Nike transformed into a major force in the sneakers market thanks to a young basketball star

Wales Online

M*A*S*H actress Judy Farrell’s ‘generosity of spirit’ remembered following death

Former husband Mike Farrell said he had been attending a basketball game with Judy last week when she suffered a stroke

Birmingham Post

Revealed: Manchester Giants sold out of administration as league takes control

A new investor is currently being sought to buy into the franchise

Tribune News Service

UConn men’s basketball co-captain Andre Jackson says he wants another national title

HOUSTON — Decked out in his NCAA Championship garb, a piece of the net tied onto his hat, UConn men’s basketball co-captain Andre Jackson captured the hearts of UConn Nation one more time.

Tribune News Service

No one came up bigger for the UConn men’s basketball team than Adama Sanogo

HOUSTON – Adama Sanogo picked up a basketball for the first time as a 14-year-old soccer player in Bamako, Mali.

Tribune News Service

Larry Stone: Why this could be a watershed moment for women's college basketball

SEATTLE — It was a great weekend for women's basketball in just about every way, writ large and small. Maybe even a watershed moment, but we'll have to wait and see about that.

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