Like many of the greats, he was born in New Jersey in 1961. (http://www.famousnewjerseyans.com/sports.htm)
He grew up in Dallas.
He stands 6 feet 6 inches tall.
He was a virgin until age 20.
He’s won championships alongside the best players of all time, he’s excelled on teams led by the top coaches of all time.
His accolades include:
- 5-time NBA Champion
- 2-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year
- 7-time All Defensive First-Team
- 2-time NBA All Star
- Carmen Electra
KB!
The NJ Nets’ minority owner (1.4%) is music mogul Jay-Z. He is worth over $300 million, and has a $4.5M annual stake in the team.
JayZ and NBA Commissioner David Stern
In 2009-2010, the Nets started the season 0-18
Jay-Z responds on Track 3 (Ni**as in Paris) of his latest album Watch The Throne
So I ball so hard muhf***as wanna fine me / But first ni**as gotta find me / What’s 50 grand to a muhf***a like me / Can you please remind me? / This sh*t crazy / Ya’ll don’t know that don’t sh*t phase me / The Nets could go 0-82 and I look at you like this sh*t gravy / This sh*t weird / We ain’t even spose to be here / Since we here / It’s only right that we be fair / Psycho, I’m liable to be go Michael, / Take your pick / Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6
NBA Legend and Bobcats Owner Michael Jordan with Nets minority owner and Rap Legend Jay-Z
Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, Game 6 vs Utah Jazz in 1998 NBA Finals
The lead singer of Straight Shot is JD. JD aka James Dolan is also the owner of the New York Knicks.
Here he is belting out “Fix the Knicks”
Doing my best / yes, I promise / I check with my friends, call Isiah Thomas
Full Story: Off The Dribble – NYT
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Props to Deco Turf – these guys built 40 courts, side-by-side, in Foshan, Guangdong (southern China).
In 2011, the Chinese government estimates that 300 million people play basketball in China.
89% of Chinese people ages 15 to 54 are more aware of the NBA the any other sporting body.
During the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, the player who received the most votes was Yao Ming, the hero of Chinese basketball and the first Chinese-born athlete to play fruitfully in the NBA.
Nike sponsored the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), China’s first professional basketball league, upon its founding in 1995, paying $2.5 million to outfit all eight teams over the first four years of the competition.
Duke Men’s Basketball will travel and play in China in August 2011.
She only has 1.2 billion people on her back!
Indian women’s captain, former Australian league MVP, Geethu Anna Jose, 25, is trying out for WNBA teams. Get to know her!
