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What stands out most in Gordon’s already one-of-a-kind warehouse gym home are the celebrity icons from different genres. Many are no longer with us. Gordon chose each specifically for daily motivation. A young Obama smoking marijuana. Einstein. Athletes including Serena Williams, Muhammad Ali, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Tony Hawk, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, Pele, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Jackie Robinson. Dancer Josephine Baker. Actor and martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Musicians Billie Holliday, Prince, Lauryn Hill, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Jimmy Hendrix, B.B. King, Notorious B.I.G., Nipsey Hussle, Michael Jackson and Mac Miller. Olympic activists John Carlos and Tommie Smith. Comedian Richard Pryor. Actor Heath Ledger. Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Civil rights activist and Muslim minister Malcolm X. Filmmaker Spike Lee. Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Antiapartheid activist Nelson Mandela. Legendary sports journalist Stuart Scott. Poet Maya Angelou. “I got everybody there from Muhammad Ali to Bruce Lee,” Aaron Gordon said. “You have greatness looking at you. You can’t be [joking around]. It makes you want to not bulls—.”
Tommy Beer: Fantastic, poignant quote just now from Clyde Frazier on MLK: “I think Jackie Robinson put us on the field, but Martin Luther King put us behind the mic, put us in the front office. Made other people look at us from a different perspective.”
Brian Lewis: Doc Rivers on Jackie Robinson Day: "I love that we celebrate this...We do live in a time where it seems like we're trying not to teach history anymore. You can't whitewash history; you have to teach it for us to be a better people." #76ers #nets #nba
You may have noticed a recent connection made between pinstriped history and the current Knicks squad, with trade-deadline acquisition Josh Hart donning a No. 32 pinstriped jersey before a game last week. Hart was honoring his great-uncle, Yankees legend Elston Howard, the first Black player to play for the organization, in 1955, eight years after Jackie Robinson broke the MLB color barrier for the Brooklyn Dodgers. “We just had the jersey made, kind of a sentimental piece for my family and myself. Now I gotta work on getting my dad one,” Hart told Sports+ earlier this week. “It’s something that’s very neat to me, and it’s a good story behind it. Being in New York now, where he played, it’s really special.” Hart’s father, Moses, is the son of a sister of Arlene Howard, the 12-time All-Star catcher’s widow, and Moses Hart Sr.
“It really is wonderful,” Cheryl Howard, Elston’s daughter, told Sports+ in a phone interview on Wednesday. “We all are very proud of Josh. He’s just a lovely young man, and it’s really great that he’s now in New York, where my father played and coached for many, many years. If my dad were alive now, he’d be very proud, too. “It’s such a neat thing that he’s a New York Knick. It really is great. Someone sent me the picture of Josh wearing Dad’s jersey, and I’ve noticed that the New York fans have really embraced him already, too. It’s like he’s just fit right in and they’ve accepted him wholeheartedly. “I hope he sticks with them and it lasts. It would be wonderful if he gets a chance to stay.” The Knicks’ PR staff coordinated with the Yankees’ marketing, promotions and special events department, headed by Debbie Tymon, to get a No. 32 jersey — which is retired in Monument Park — to Hart.
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There was something James' agent, Rich Paul, told CNBC at the time that still resonates now. “It’s breaking down the barriers,” Paul said. “You’re talking about a game that was once limited. Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente – guys like that people didn’t even want to play the game. The Negros had to have their own league to us now owning and representing in that business sector. It’s a testament to us continuing to evolve and not being complacent.” What Paul made clear was James' investment was only the beginning. It seems almost a certainty James will try to buy an NBA team.
Jerry West: Bill Russell and Jackie Robinson were in the same class
“In every generation people make a difference not only with their play, but also with their persona,” said Jerry West. “Bill Russell and Jackie Robinson were in that same class.” One might think that West and Russell would be sworn enemies considering Russell’s Celtics beat West’s Lakers in six of those Finals. One would be wrong. “Bill was not my rival,” said West. “Bill was my friend.”
A ticket that Cole stashed for years in his basement alongside some other keepsakes turned out to have more than sentimental value. It was one of two tickets that nearly doubled the record for the most expensive vintage sports ticket when their auctions closed early Sunday morning. Cole’s ticket sold for $468,000, including a 20 percent buyer’s premium. A ticket stub from Jackie Robinson’s 1947 Major League debut fetched $480,000. The highest-graded ticket stub from Jordan’s NBA debut set the record in December when it sold for $264,000.
Former NBA player Jackie Robinson building 23,000-seat arena in Las Vegas
First, Resorts World. Now, what's next for the north end of the Las Vegas Strip? For years, the "All Net" project has promised a new hotel and arena development, only to fall short. After several false starts, developers now say they are ready to get to work on a $3 billion resort. 8 News Now spoke with the man behind the project — former UNLV basketball star Jackie Robinson.
Former UNLV and NBA basketball player Jackie Robinson has led All Net from day one. He wants to build a hotel, arena and retail complex where Wet-n-Wild used to sit. Over the years, plans have changed. Investors have come and gone. Promises to county commissioners were made and made again. "You want to win,” said Robinson. “It's not just about playing the game. I want to win." Today, Robinson says he is not playing anymore. Ground will break again at the All Net site in October, and he says nothing will stop it.
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And yes, an arena — with or without the NBA. "Would we like to have an NBA team? Absolutely,” Robinson said. “But, would we be deterred if we don't? No."
ALL NET, a $4 billion Las Vegas resort & arena, will break ground in October 🏟
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 19, 2021
➖ 23,000-seat arena, retractable roof
➖ 2 hotels, 3000-seat theater
➖ 400,000 sq ft retail plaza
By former UNLV hoops star Jackie Robinson, it'll be the first minority-owned project on the Strip. pic.twitter.com/C2HgSLrxWY
A former NBA player planning to build a sports arena and hotel complex on the Las Vegas Strip has a deadline this month to fulfill county requirements before his application expires. Nancy Amundsen, Clark County’s director of comprehensive planning, told the County Commission on Wednesday that Jackie Robinson’s project application “will be considered expired” if he doesn’t meet an April 21 deadline, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Robinson has said his plan involves funding from sources in Qatar and Zurich, and from banks in Europe and the US, the newspaper reported. He also said his funding includes lines of credit and state of Nevada revenue bonds. He previously told the newspaper he is “1,000 percent” committed to building the project.
A former NBA player says he wants to build a $1.3 billion arena and hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas basketball player and businessman Jackie Robinson announced the project this week. It's tentatively called the All Net Arena and Resort, and would be built on the site of a former water park near the renovated SLS Las Vegas hotel-casino and the Fontainebleau tower. Robinson says the project is privately funded. He says construction could begin next spring and be completed in 2016. The 22,000-seat stadium would be the second new arena on the tourist corridor. MGM Resorts International is partnering with sports and entertainment promoter AEG on another arena on the other side of the Strip.
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