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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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On Track: For Jamal Mashburn, Retirement from the NBA Was Just the Beginning
by John Fawaz “What next?” It’s the question asked by every professional athlete. At some point, everybody hangs ‘em up. Only then do they begin to consider the next chapter of their lives. Jamal Mashburn had that all worked out well before he retired from the NBA in 2006. You can learn a lot riding ...Read More >
All-Access Podcast with Sam Perkins
Next up, we welcome 1982 NCAA Champion & newly elected Board Member of the National Basketball Retired Players Association Sam Perkins to the All-Access Legends Podcast for an exclusive interview in Legends Magazine. In the interview, “Sleepy Sam” as he frequently goes by, touches on his days at North Carolina, playing alongside Jordan & Worthy, ...Read More >
The NBA Biography They Didn’t Teach You in History Class
by Sam Smith Just because things are the way they are doesn’t mean they were destined to be so. Just because NBA players have the richest guaranteed contracts in American team sports, unlike NFL players, or have so much flexibility in their economic relationships, unlike NHL players, doesn’t also mean it was inevitable. It occurred ...Read More >
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