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The Jr. NBA Makes its way to Vegas

By Kim Dillinger July 19, 2023 Leave a comment

Las Vegas welcomed some special guests as the Jr. NBA brought out the youth during the AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023 and NBA 2K24 Summer League 2023.  The Jr. NBA showcases the talent of the top 40 elite 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls from 17 countries.  The players are coached  by Terri Bamford Women’s Basketball Coach […]

Money Matters Brooklyn Nets & Liberty 

By Kim Dillinger July 7, 2023 Leave a comment

The Brooklyn Nets and The New York Liberty. Has partnered with Webull to provide free financial courses for New York City High School Students. The program helps students with financial education. In 2022 the “Money Matters“ program by Webull was implemented in 20 schools in the New York City area. The course teaches students about […]

New York Liberty News and Notes as Excitment builds for 2023 Season

By Stacy Podelski March 23, 2023 Leave a comment

The 2023 WNBA Season is almost amongst us and the New York Liberty is one of the many teams staying active and busy to get themselves ready for the new year. Always looking for new talent to their training camp the franchise recently signed guard Morgan Green and Stephanie Mawuli to contracts. Green who played […]

NBA and WNBA to Launch National Network of Youth Basketball Leagues

By Stacy Podelski July 15, 2022 Leave a comment

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) recently announced the launch of Jr. NBA Leagues, a national network of youth basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 6-14.  The program will tip off with leagues across the following 11 markets in the U.S. in November 2022 before expanding nationwide with the […]

Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty Partner With Hospital for Special Surgery to Open Food Pantry

By Stacy Podelski March 2, 2022 Leave a comment

In order to help combat food insecurity in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have teamed up to launch The Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty Food Pantry presented by HSS. The food pantry will be located at P.S. 12 and M.S. 484 in the Ocean Hill Brownsville […]

NBA Star Chris Paul Named Inaugural Recipient of Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award

By Stacy Podelski February 21, 2022 Leave a comment

Recently, the WNBA announced that Phoenix Suns’ 12-time All-Star guard Chris Paul has been named the inaugural recipient of the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for his significant contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball, and advocacy for the WNBA.  The WNBA and Vanessa Bryant will present Paul the award at […]

Hofstra University stars Wright-Foreman And Pemberton Added To NBA Summer League Rosters

By Stacy Podelski August 6, 2021 Leave a comment

Two all-time greats of the Hofstra Men’s Basketball program will get the opportunity to impress NBA teams this summer as Justin Wright-Foreman (’19) and Eli Pemberton (’20) have both been added to rosters for NBA teams this summer.  Wright-Foreman will be a member of the Washington Wizards team that will compete in the MGM Resorts […]