Six Kids Crowned in Elks Hoop Shoot Finals
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CHICAGO, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The dust has finally settled over the longest Hoop Shoot season in Elks history. The 2020 National Finals of the Elks Hoop Shoot free throw program officially concluded on May 14, 2021. In April, 72 of the nation s best free-throw shooters vied for national titles in boys and girls divisions in three age-groups. Throughout the month, the finalists stepped up to free throw lines in gyms all over the country to shoot their 25 shots, along with an extra set of 25 for tiebreaking purposes.
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“As a wife and mother, I have thought a lot about what Vanessa Bryant has been going through this past year. I was touched hearing her speak with such courage and strength this past weekend at the Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony honoring Kobe, and I am proud to join so many others in building upon Gianna’s legacy by supporting the Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation,” Obama said in her post
“@VanessaBryant, all my love to you and the girls and the next generation of athletes you are working to empower. #PlayGigisWay ❤️.”
Vanessa Bryant was joined by basketball legend Michael Jordan to pay tribute to Kobe during his enshrinement ceremony at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Vanessa Bryant Truly Touched by Michelle Obama s Praise
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The former First Lady of the United States shares how she s touched by Vanessa s speech at Kobe s posthumous induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 15. May 19, 2021
Michelle Obama s heartfelt shout-out on Instagram. Remembering Vanessa s late husband
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi, the former First Lady of the United States shared how she was touched by Vanessa s speech at Kobe s posthumous induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 15.
Alongside a picture of her rocking a Mambacita hoodie, Michelle wrote on her Instagram account, As a wife and mother, I have thought a lot about what Vanessa Bryant has been going through this past year. I was touched hearing her speak with such courage and strength this past weekend at the Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony honoring Kobe.
NBA legend Charles Barkley gives $1,000 apiece to more than 200 employees from his childhood school district in Alabama after donating over $3million in scholarships to local kids since 1990
Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has given $1,000 apiece to the more than 200 employees of the Leeds City School system in his native Alabama
The former Auburn and NBA star graduated from Leeds High School in 1981. The monetary gifts are going to each Leeds City School system employee
Barkley has provided more than $3 million in scholarships to Leeds graduates over the past 30 years, according to a Facebook post from Leeds City Schools
The district says Barkley is a supporter of the school s basketball programs, and that he has helped the system get laptops and wifi hotspots during the pandemic
Pierce, Webber and Bosh headline basketball s 2021 Hall of Fame class Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-17 16:16 Share CLOSE
WASHINGTON - Former Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce, two-time NBA champion Chris Bosh and five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber were named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021 on Sunday.
The announcement came a day after the induction of the Class of 2020 which included Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett.
Bryant and the others were voted into the Hall of Fame as the 2020 class, but the formal induction ceremony was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 class is headlined by Garnett s teammate on the 2008 NBA champion Celtics and 10-time All-Star Pierce. He is joined by Bosh, who won NBA titles with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013. The list also includes 2004 champion and four-time Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace and five-time All-Star Webber.