Michael Jordan gave an emotional speech during his Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Springfield, Mass. on Friday. It was an ideal setting for a true basketball legend and a fantastic speech by Jordan.
In the speech, Jordan discussed his childhood, the beginning of his basketball career and thanked the people that helped him out [...]

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William “Skipper” Beck, a 49-year-old businessman who assisted in bringing an expansion basketball team to Charlotte and who held a minority share in the NBA’s Bobcats franchise, was killed in a plane crash on Friday morning.
“Skipper loved basketball and was instrumental in bringing the Bobcats to Charlotte, and as an owner, he was without question [...]

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In September, Michael Jordan is set to be inducted the Basketball Hall of Fame.  Jordan is arguably the greatest basketball player to ever walk the planet.  Gatorade, one of Jordan’s many sponsors, is using this opportunity to create a social media windfall.
The sports drink company has just unveiled a new Facebook app that [...]

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