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NBRPA ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL CLASS OF LEGENDS SCHOLARS

-Five Undergraduates Attending HBCUs To Receive $10,000 Scholarships- Chicago, ILL. July 19, 2021 - The National Basketball Retired Players

LEGENDS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT TO EXPAND ORIGINAL CONTENT PORTFOLIO WITH LAUNCH OF LEGENDS LOUNGE WITH TRILL WITHERS PODCAST

- Legends Lounge with Trill Withers to Debut During the NBA Finals Bringing Fans Stories Directly from Some of the Game’s Biggest and Most

HOOP DU JOUR: BLACK MAMBA, BIG FUNDAMENTAL, BIG TICKET AND RUDY T

Black Mamba, Big Fundamental, Big Ticket and Rudy T By Peter Vecsey The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 enshrinement is

NATIONAL BASKETBALL RETIRED PLAYERS ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES LEGENDS LOCKER ROOM APP FOR ALL MEMBERS

- Legends Locker Room App to Provide Secure Destination for All NBRPA Members to Interact and Access Exclusive Content - Chicago, ILL. May

HOOP DU JOUR: THE MAN, THE MYTH, AND THE LOGO

The Man, the Myth and the Logo By Peter Vecsey and column castigator Frank Drucker   "If there is one player, I would have liked to play

HOOP DU JOUR: AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…

And the Oscar goes to... By Peter Vecsey November 25, 2007 | 10:00am THE last time I spoke to Wilt Chamberlain, 13 months before

HOOP DU JOUR: SLICK STORIES – IN MEMORY OF SLICK LEONARD

Slick Stories - In Memory of Slick Leonard By Peter Vecsey Damon Runyon was a Slick Leonard character.      I

HOOP DU JOUR: PUTTIN’ THE ROCK IN THE HOOP

Puttin' The Rock In The Hoop Today's Hoop du Jour is presented by Peter Vecsey (brain drizzle), Frank Drucker (author) and Jason Javaherian

LEGENDS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT TO EXPAND PETER VECSEY’S ‘HOOP DU JOUR’ CONTENT TO PODCAST FORMAT

LEGENDS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT TO EXPAND PETER VECSEY’S ‘HOOP DU JOUR’ CONTENT TO PODCAST FORMAT - Debut Episode Tips Off April 13 and

HOOP DU JOUR: COOZ & ERSKINE – TALES OF OLD NY, NEW ENGLAND AND THE DEEP SOUTH

Cooz & Erskine – Tales of Old NY, New England and the Deep South By Peter Vecsey    I’ve always liked older

HOOP DU JOUR: ELGIN AND THE LAKERS’ CORNFIELD ANGEL

Elgin and the Lakers’ Cornfield Angel By Peter Vecsey While the masses clustered to venerate Elgin Baylor’s glorious game in death after

HOOP DU JOUR: COACH ALBECK – FOREVER STAN-DIN TALL

Coach Albeck - Forever Stan-din Tall By Peter Vecsey Almost instantaneously upon taking over the ABA Denver Rockets from Joe Belmont 13 games

NBRPA ANNOUNCES LEGENDS HBCU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

NBRPA ANNOUNCES LEGENDS HBCU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM $10,000 Scholarships Available to Eligible Undergraduates Attending

Rolando Blackman: the Legend of Panama

By Esteban Abed at Interbasquet (Argentina) With the celebration of Latin Nights in the NBA, we review the career of “Ro”, a

HOOP DU JOUR: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Gone But Not Forgotten By Peter Vecsey For years, Dutch Garfinkel and I were part of a regular dinner group –– Larry Doby, who broke