venue, and amount of coverage and exposure that can be leveraged for the greater good, and in this case, i think it moved the needle where it needed to be moved in regards to this particular religious freedom reformation act. i look at it as our coaches and league standing up nationally, having their voice, not just against discrimination, but the violence acts against people being discriminated against, but i think also, what i don t like is i m a purist. this is the student athlete, their platform. to have anything taken away from the kids, just move aside, get a chance to have the kids play in the games because it s about a student athlete talking about the final four. fortunately, seems they made enough amendments they have been able to now move to the final four, and let s shift our focus to the actual games, and we have three hours of pregame coverage on tbs starting when the show is
and harrison, stein, and kyle anthony. let me see that follow through. let me see. oh, my goodness. look at this. that s what i m talking about. let me see it again. i ve known jackson since he was born. i don t think jackson knows that, man, i m a little different. i think he looks at this, and he does not see it as something that s going to hold him back. that s what makes this great. you can go to bleacherreport.com to see the rest of jackson s really touching story, and, of course, a lot more incredible moments will unfold this afternoon on tbs. a quick reminder, three hours of pregame coverage coming up on tbs when this show is over at 3:00 eastern. the first semifinal matchup, michigan state versus duke at 6:00 p.m. with the national broadcast on tbs and the super
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is it is now referred to as the dunker of the night. that sounds a little weird. i am not hating on the nba. there s still some flare there but when you have to show the video replays over and over to show who is it. i would like to see more stars get involved. you can watch the game tonight at 7:00 p.m. the pregame coverage includes a fascinating sit-down interview with former all-star charles barkley and president obama. it s a really good interview, you don t want to miss it. after revealing to the world he s gay, michael sam to be the first openly gay player in the. protested on university of missouri campus yesterday but hundreds of students downing stand with sam pins formed a
retired. lebron, when you look at him, you think he might be able to play at a high level for another seven, eight, ten years. he s 29 years old. in terms of every aspect of the game, lebron has a chance to be, you know, as good as anybody. that s probably the most relaxed i ve seen the president in quite some time. well, charles barkley you know. they re talking sports. that s right. nothing against charles, he s talking sports. who wouldn t be comfortable around charles barkley. yeah. you can watch more of the exclusive interview during pregame coverage of the nba all-star game that starts tomorrow night 7:00 eastern on tnt. joe, nick. thank you, guys. still to come on new day, actress ellen page holds back tears during i speech at the human rights campaign. what she said that triggered a standing ovation from that crowd. plus, a step towards marriage and equality in virginia. but same-sex couples who want to wed may want to wait a little