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Former Shock coach Nancy Lieberman leads charge for women to head NBA teams
PUBLISHED June 24, 2019 | News
Nancy Lieberman sits in a room full of reporters and cameras, flanked by sweaty, tall basketball players. All eyes are fixed on Lieberman, despite her silence — and half her face covered by her arms. She didn’t want the attention, but her starting point guard ensured she got it. “I just want to take this […]
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Nancy Lieberman earning respect coaching in BIG3 league, compared to NBA coaching legends
PUBLISHED June 23, 2019 | News
Naismith Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman kicked off her second season in the BIG3 league on Saturday night, leading the Power to a 50-38 win against 3’s Company at Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit. While the BIG3 league doesn’t garner near as much respect or attention as the NBA, WNBA or the collegiate level does […]
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Hall of Famer, ODU women’s hoops legend Nancy Lieberman coaches in BIG3
PUBLISHED June 22, 2019 | News
DETROIT, Mich. – Nancy Lieberman, the basketball icon, brings her championship pedigree to News 3 for the third season of the BIG3 – the premier half-court, 3-on-3 basketball league. Lieberman, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, starred at Old Dominion from 1976 […]
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A ‘dream court’ come true: With new street, court Caron Butler’s journey comes full circle
PUBLISHED June 15, 2019 | News
Caron Butler took his first jump shot at the outdoor court at Roosevelt Park more than two decades ago; now, members of a new generation can take their first shot on the same ground with the court Butler helped bring to the city. “This is where I shot my first shot, literally,” Butler said. “This […]
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‘Dream court’ unveiled at Erma Henderson Park on Detroit’s east side
PUBLISHED June 11, 2019 | News
Josh Jackson, Nancy Lieberman team up to open basketball court NBA player Josh Jackson and basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman teamed up to open a “dream court” at Erma Henderson Park on Detroit’s east side. Jackson was a first-round pick of the Phoenix Suns in 2017 and grew up playing basketball at Erma Henderson […]
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