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Then-Utah Jazz's Shandon Anderson tries to block then-Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan in the second half of Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday, June 14, 1998. Photo credit: Mark J. Terrill, The Associated Press

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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Michael Jordan and the Bulls defeat Utah Jazz in finals

June 14, 2024
By Mike Patton
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Then-Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon (34) passes the ball as he is pressured by Then-Orlando Magic players Shaquille O'Neal (32) and Horace Grant (54) during the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Houston on June 11, 1995. Photo credit: Rick Bowmer, The Associated Press

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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O’Neal face off

June 7, 2024
By Mike Patton
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Pittsburgh Pirates' Barry Bonds warms up on the deck circle before his first major league at-bat during the first inning of play against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in this May 30, 1986, file photo. Photo credit: Gene J. Puskar, The Associated Press

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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Barry Bonds makes his Major League Baseball debut

May 30, 2024
By Mike Patton
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Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams (12) during the second half in Game 6 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Saturday, May 28, 2016. The Warriors won 108-101. Photo credit: Sue Ogrocki, The Associated Press

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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Golden State Warriors make a comeback

May 29, 2024
By Mike Patton
NABJ Black News & Views

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The Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan (then number 23) moves around the Detroit Pistons' Bill Laimbeer (40) during the first quarter of their playoff game in Chicago, May 21, 1991. Pistons coach Chuck Daly watches in the background. Photo credit: John Swart, The Associated Press

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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Michael Jordan and the Bulls eliminate Pistons

May 28, 2024
By Mike Patton
NABJ Black News & Views

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Former Detroit Pistons guard Isiah Thomas smiles as he meets the media at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan, after being named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, May 24, 2000. Photo credit: Carlos Osorio, The Associated Press

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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Isiah Thomas reaches Hall of Fame status

May 24, 2024
By Mike Patton
NABJ Black News & Views

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