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Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan sits in the stands during Game Four of the ALCS during the 2010 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 19, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Michael Jordan: Bobcats changing name to Hornets

Steve Reed, Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Bobcats owner Michael Jordan says he's changing his team's name to the Charlotte Hornets...
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(Photo courtesy of NBC South Florida)

D-Wade grants girl's prom wish

NBC South Florida
NBC South Florida - Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade granted a South Florida teen's wish and showed up at her senior prom on Friday.
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BET host Bow Wow appears on BET's '106 & Park' at BET Studios on April 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Bow Wow: MJ swapped my Iverson shoes for Jordans

Lilly Workneh
Bow Wow recently gave an in-depth interview and shared a few entertaining stories from his past.
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The Chicago United Hoops Classic is a local high-school all-star basketball game aimed at silencing the violence that plagues the city's streets. (Courtesy NBC Chicago)

Chicago high school all-star game aims to end violence

Bryan Crawford, NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - On Saturday, some of the areas best high school basketball players from the South and West sides of town competed in the Chicago United Hoops Classic at the Gerald E. Ratner Center on the University of Chicago campus, in an event aimed at bringing awareness and hopefully an end to all of the senseless acts of street violence that occur all too often.
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This May 1, 2013 photo released by OWN shows host Oprah Winfrey posing with NBA basketball player Jason Collins during an interview for "Oprah's Next Chapter," in Beverly Hills, Calif. The interview aired Sunday. Officials at three publishing houses said Monday, May 6, that they had been contacted about a planned memoir by Collins, the first active player in any of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. (AP Photo/OWN, Chuck Hodes)

Jason Collins denies seeking book deal

Hillel Italie, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Jason Collins, the NBA veteran who last week announced he was gay, is disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal...
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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat celebrates a basket against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 3, 2013 (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

LeBron James wins 4th MVP award

Tim Reynolds, Associated Press
(AP) - LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award — and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous...
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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts as he walks down court during the NBA game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on April 7, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers defeated the Lakers 109-95. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Kobe Bryant battles mom, business over auction

Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementos from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers...
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In a Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 file photo, Boston Celtics' Jason Collins poses during Celtics NBA basketball media day at the team's training facility in Waltham, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Jason Collins needs a new NBA home

Jon Krawczynski, Associated Press
(AP) - The 34-year-old journeyman becomes a free agent on July 1 — meaning that he will first have to sign with an NBA team and wait until next season to see if teammates, coaches, opponents and fans will treat him any differently...
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Jason Collins #98 of the Boston Celtics splits the defenders underneath the basket in front of Gerald Henderson #9 of the Charlotte Bobcats during the game on January 14, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Celtics players happy for former teammate Collins

Howard Ulman, Associated Press
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Celtics coach Doc Rivers wishes Jason Collins had gotten more rebounds. Jeff Green liked the screens his former teammate set. Jason Terry would love to have Collins' toughness in the playoffs...
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In this photo provided by ABC, NBA basketball veteran Jason Collins, left, poses for a photo with television journalist George Stephanopoulos, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Los Angeles. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website, Collins became the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. He participated in an exclusive interview with Stephanopoulos, which is scheduled to air on Good Morning America on Tuesday. (AP Photo/ABC, Eric McCandless)

Jason Collins' coming out could land him contract

Tracy Connor, Staff Writer, NBC News
NBC NEWS - Jason Collins could parlay his decision to come out of the closet into a contract with a new team, endorsement deals, or even a robust off-the-court career...
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