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A fundraiser for the Tamir Rice Foundation received a $50,000 donation from basketball star Kyrie Irving Wednesday on what would have been the 23rd birthday for Tamir Rice–an unarmed boy who was shot and killed by Ohio police in 2014 while playing with a toy gun. His mother, Samaria Rice, created the Tamir Rice Foundation to “invest in the growth and enrichment of all children.” This month, she launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe asking supporters to donate $23 for Rice’s 23rd birthday on June 25. The goal is to raise $110,000.
Give me something where you just thought, 'God damn, Shaq.'" Danny Green: "Man, there was a lot. So I had to get the donuts by myself. At the time in Ohio, there was only one Krispy Kreme, and it was like 40 minutes outside of Cleveland. You had to drive 40 minutes there and back—and still be at the arena two and a half hours before everyone else. So I was waking up at 6:00 AM just to get donuts. Crazy." "If you didn’t have his donuts, he’d kick the balls in the stands. Shaq had me pledging, man. I had to greet them a certain way, and if I didn’t greet them right—"
When he was 8, his mother, Cori Key, was murdered by her boyfriend in Toledo, Ohio. Tate couldn’t comprehend the senseless tragedy. He was angry for years. Therapy and anger management helped him resolve his feelings. So did the support of his paternal grandfather, Dwight Stewart, and his father and stepmother, Jermaine and Jenice Tate, who took him in and raised him in nearby Pickerington. Devastation brought determination. Growing up in a house with three younger siblings, Tate, who is now the oldest of eight children, said he strived to be a role model for his brothers and sisters.
LeBron James on going to Miami: I didn't go to college, so going there was like moving out of my parents' house
LeBron James: I was 25 years old. I played for Cleveland, but I still lived in Akron. So for 25 straight years, I was in the same house. I had an awesome house—you’ve seen that. That’s a great house. So I was comfortable. That was my comfort. My comfortability was being in Akron, Ohio. I’d drive 30 minutes to Cleveland, play my games, then shoot right back down to Akron and I was good. So for the first time, it’s like—I’ve always used the analogy—it felt like my college moment. I didn’t go to college, so going to Miami was like moving out of my parents’ house. I was going off to college.
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Greenlight Media: Keyshawn Hall, the Big 12’s leading scorer, is declaring for the NBA Draft, he tells @greenlightbball. The 6’7 big-guard averaged 18.8PTS and 7.1REB as a junior at UCF. He notably scored 40PTS at Arizona State and 34PTS vs OK State. Native of Cleveland, Ohio has made previous stops at George Mason and UNLV.
"He (Anthony Edwards) don't want, I obviously didn't ask for it. But under there's responsibility for me. Not only to my family, my friends, my community, and whoever that's gonna follow my journey throughout my career," James explained. "Not only in Ohio when I started there, all over America and all over the world," LeBron continued. "So I've always taken that seriously and understood from the beginning what being a professional was all about and being a role model is all about. So try to hold that with utmost respect and honor."
The post in question was originally made on X — then called Twitter — in 2015, just months after LeBron James had turned 30. At that point, the Akron, Ohio, native was in the midst of the 12th season of his NBA career and still at the top of his game, prompting a Golden State Warriors fan with the handle @urkle91 to state, “Lebron is 30, this fuckery won’t go on for much longer, thank god.”
LeBron James is still putting up solid stats in his 22nd season in the NBA and Hill respects what the Akron, Ohio native is doing. “I saw a lot of him this past summer up close and personal,” said Hill. “He takes care of his body and he works like he’s trying to make the team! His professionalism, work ethic and of course his intellect.”
T.J. McConnell was in his third year with the Wildcats. After starting his career at Duquesne, he transferred to Arizona in 2012 and became the team’s strongest voice. A decade or so later, as McConnell is set for induction Wednesday night into the program’s Ring of Honor, those present at that 2014 practice recall McConnell’s actions differently but not the impact they made. In a phone conversation from Ohio, where he coaches the Xavier Musketeers, Miller said McConnell lit into Johnson. “You’re not the only one that’s here to accomplish things. You’re not the only one that cares about what you’re going to do. We all care. And you’re basically now in the way of us accomplishing these things that we all want to accomplish. You’re not the solution. You’re actually part of the problem, and quite frankly, I’m sick and tired of it.”
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NBA legend Michael Jordan was in attendance for Dwight Freeney’s enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. Jordan, who Freeney refers to as a big brother, was seated with the former Syracuse defensive end’s friends and family during Saturday’s ceremony.
Longtime NBA agent and sports attorney Mark Termini and his company, Mark Termini Associates, sued Klutch Sports Group and its founder, Rich Paul, Tuesday in an Ohio federal district for breach of contract. Termini claims he is owed more than $4.9 million for unpaid fees and related harms. A Klutch spokesperson told Sportico, “This lawsuit is inaccurate and misguided and will be addressed in the proper forum.” Termini says Paul recruited him to run contract negotiations in 2012, by which point Termini had negotiated over $400 million in contracts. Over the years, Termini’s clients have included Ron Harper, Pau Gasol, Rod Strickland, Jim Jackson and Kosta Koufos. In contrast, at least as Termini tells it, Paul in 2012 was a novice, having “not previously negotiated a player contract as a player agent.”
Morris has been well liked by Cavs patrons since signing here. The good people of northeast Ohio love a player not afraid of dirty work, so long as the dirtiness is being projected onto the other team. Morris’ reputation as a potentially dirty player typically follows him, and even he knows he had a previous track record for controversy against past Cavs teams. That’s why, he said, when the reaction was so warm to him signing with Cleveland, and again when he peeled off the warmups and checked in Tuesday, and certainly when he drained this two critical 3s in the fourth quarter, the support meant such a great deal to him. “S—, I ain’t the most lovable guy around the league, you know what I’m saying?” Morris said. “So for a city like this to take me in and to actually push for me to play and want me to play — it felt really good.”
A jury voted unanimously on Friday in favor of Take-Two Interactive Software and rejected tattoo artist Jimmy Hayden’s claims that the video game maker violated copyrights when recreating Los Angeles Lakers supersatar LeBron James in its NBA 2K series. After a week in Ohio court, the jury determined Take-Two has an implied license to recreate James’ tattoos, something that was extended to the game maker from James’ agreement with the company.
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