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Three former Lansing School District athletes have won NBA Championships. They are all from different eras, but two superstars did overlap with playing days. First, there is the one and only Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. Magic won a State Championship at Everett High School in 1977 and his head coach was George Fox. He also won an NCAA Championship at MSU beating Larry Bird and Indiana State in Salt Lake City. Bird’s team was undefeated going into that great game. After college, it was Tinsel To...

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The win also highlighted the importance of Michigan’s 7-foot-1 freshman center Hunter Dickinson, who had several inches and considerable reach on Ohio State’s big men. The Alexandria, Virginia, native and DeMatha High product led the Wolverines with 22 points and nine rebounds, hitting all six of his foul shots. “I thought his length and size bothered us,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann acknowledged. Michigan (16-1, 11-1 Big Ten) had pulled away and led by nine with 23 seconds left. Bu...

The postponement is due to COVID-19 safety precautions within the Howard program.  “I am disappointed that we will not be able to make the trip on Monday, but we are committed to going back in 2022 to make this game happen,” Glenn and Stacey Murphy Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Brey said. “We hope that by next season, we will have a packed Burr Gymnasium, be able to invite special guests connected with both teams in the D.C. area and have the experience we envisioned when we schedul...