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The Los Angeles Lakers' Earvin Johnson, left, and the Detroit Pistons Isiah Thomas, right, exchange greetings prior to the start of the NBA Finals game at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, on June 16, 1988. In the foreground is Detroit's Joe Dumars. Photo credit: Richard Sheinwald, The Associated Press
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Crowd sets record at Pistons-Lakers NBA Finals game

  • June 16, 2025
  • By Mike Patton
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The Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan holds the trophy after the Bulls 108-101 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in game five for the NBA championship in Inglewood, California, June 12, 1991. Photo credit: Reed Saxon, The Associated Press
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Chicago Bulls win first NBA title

  • June 12, 2025
  • By Mike Patton
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Golfing buddies Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley chat before the start of Game 2 in the NBA Finals in Phoenix on June 11, 1993. In back for the Bulls is Horace Grant. Photo credit: Jeff Robbins, The Associated Press
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Dual NBA records for Jordan and Barkley

  • June 12, 2025
  • By Mike Patton
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recognized

  • June 9, 2025
  • By Mike Patton
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then of the Los Angeles Lakers, left, drives against Caldwell Jones, then of the Philadelphia 76ers, center, during their NBA Championship game at Philadelphia, June 6, 1982. The player at right is Bobby Jones. Photo credit: Rusty Kennedy, The Associated Press
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar doesn’t want you to know about this

  • June 6, 2025
  • By Mike Patton
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SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Another Knicks v. Pacers battle — more than 30 years ago

  • June 5, 2025
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  • Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest of the Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
  • SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Ken Griffey Jr. homerun sets a record
  • SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Michael Jordan does an about face
  • 20 Black couples, one Dallas megachurch, countless narratives tripped up
  • Iconic Buffalo nightclub turns 90; hosted Dizzie Gillespie, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday

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