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Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman is bringing opportunity to underserved youth on and off the court
PUBLISHED February 4, 2019 | News
Growing up in Far Rockaway, Queens, basketball superstar-to-be Nancy Lieberman wasn’t afraid to scrap with the boys, who sometimes questioned why she was even on the court. In fact, this just made her more determined to succeed. “I got tired of people insulting me because I was doing something that was different,” she says. This […]
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Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman builds ‘Dream Court’ in Springfield
PUBLISHED September 5, 2018 | News
SPRINGFIELD — Nancy Lieberman knows Springfield. She played for the Springfield Fame in the United States Basketball League in 1986, becoming the first woman to play on a men’s professional team. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. Now she’s back in a big way, overseeing the installation of a Dream […]
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Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman builds ‘Dream Court’ in Springfield
PUBLISHED September 5, 2018 | News
SPRINGFIELD — Nancy Lieberman knows Springfield. She played for the Springfield Fame in the United States Basketball League in 1986, becoming the first woman to play on a men’s professional team. She was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. Now she’s back in a big way, overseeing the installation of a Dream […]
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BIG3 Exit Interview: Ice Cube and the League’s Top Brass Look Forward to Year Three
PUBLISHED September 4, 2018 | News
With season two of the BIG3 in the books, the league’s top brass is excitedly looking forward to its third year. The three-on-three basketball league—co-founded by rapper, actor, writer, and producer Ice Cube—has already defied odds to a degree by making it to Year 2. The second season saw Nancy Lieberman, aided by MVP (and […]
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We spoke with Big3’s Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, Nancy Lieberman and Amy Trask
PUBLISHED September 3, 2018 | News
After the Big3 finished its second season, we caught up with some of the top executives that helped make the league into what it is today. Ice Cube, who is the co-founder and co-CEO of the league, joined us on the call. So, too, did league commissioner and Basketball Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler. The conference […]
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