National Basketball
Retired Players Association
The National Basketball Retired Players Association serves former professional basketball players, supporting them in life after their playing days, and helping them to leverage their inspirational influence to promote and teach basketball in their communities.
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THE RISING FIVE
SCOUTING THE NEXT WAVE OF COACHING TALE by SEAN DEVENEY Crunching numbers into the morning’s wee hours. Scouring game film until the sun begins to rise. Spending sweaty hours working with the team’s 12th man, trying to smooth out his footwork or his jumper or a new post move. The bulk of coaching basketball is ...Read More >
PICK UP THE MIC
NBA PLAYERS ARE INCREASINGLY STARTING THEIR MEDIA CAREERS WHILE THEY’RE STILL PLAYING IN THE LEAGUE by CALEB FRIEDMAN The summer of 2019 provided an NBA free-agent frenzy unlike any we’ve seen in a long time. Shortly after winning an NBA Championship and Finals MVP award with the Toronto Raptors, Kawhi Leonard signed with the Los ...Read More >
BECAUSE OF DAVID
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FORMER NBA COMMISSIONER DAVID STERN David Joel Stern was born on Sept. 22, 1942. His father, William, ran Stern’s Deli in Manhattan, where David often worked as he grew up. He spent most of his childhood in Teaneck, New Jersey, which was the first Northern suburb to vote in favor ...Read More >
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