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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born at in Brooklyn, New York
City. He is 62 years old today.

As former professional basketball player MJ played 15 seasons
in the
National Basketball Association between 1984 and 2003,
winning six
NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.

He was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around
the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global
cultural
icon
.

His profile on the NBA website states, "By acclamation, Michael
Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."

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BASKETBALL TEAM ORGANIZED IN 1923

Did You Know This Was the First All Black Basketball Team & They Beat the Original Celtics ...

On February 13, 1923, the New York Renaissance, the first
all-Black professional basketball team, was organized.

The Renaissance, commonly called the Rens, become one
of the dominant teams of the 1920s and 1930s.

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Robert L. Douglas (1882 – 1979)

Nicknamed the "Father of Black
Professional Basketball", Douglas
owned and coached the Rens from
1923 to 1949, guiding them to a
2,318-381 record.

Coach Bob Douglas and his New York Rens changed how basketball was played — Andscape 
The History of the New York Renaissance

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FIRST ARICAN AMERICAN TO BE NOMINATED

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Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906 – June 8, 1982)

On February 9, 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige became the
first Negro League veteran to be
nominated for the Baseball
Hall of Fame.

In August of that year, Paige, a pitching legend known for his
fastball, showmanship and the longevity of his playing career,
which spanned five decades, was inducted. Joe DiMaggio (‘’the
Yankee Clipper”) once called Paige “the best and fastest pitcher
I’ve ever faced.” 

Joe DiMaggio. | ninety feet of perfection.
Joseph Paul DiMaggio (1914 – 1999)

When did Satchel Paige join the Kansas City Monarchs? | KC History

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THE FIRST GAME WAS PLAYED ON THIS DAY

World's First Basketball Game, world record in Springfield, Massachusetts


On December 21, 1891, 30-year-old James Naismith (above) 
introduced the
first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules
created by Naismith
, the game was tested by 18 students at
the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training
School in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Two teams of nine players each compete against each other,
with the objective to throw a soccer ball into a peach basket
attached to a balcony 10 feet above the floor.

Rules History

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TRAIL BLAZER RADIO VOICE HAS DIED

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Brian Wheeler, known by the nickname "Wheels", was a
radio announcer and host best known for his work as the 
the
play-by-play radio announcer for the Portland Trail
Blazers of the
National Basketball Association from 1998
to 2019.

Wheeler had reportedly been in poor health for some time. He
died today at age 62.

Longtime Blazers Radio Broadcaster Brian Wheeler Will Not Return Next Season

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