Tag: LeBron James

Sports

NBA All-Star Game Honors HBCUs, Donates to Multiple Funds

Team LeBron defeated Team Durant 170-150 in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game Sunday, People reported. Art by HBCU students was displayed throughout the arena, with the All-Star Game’s court itself featuring art honoring HBCUs – designed with help from HBCU alumni. As part of the event, the NBA also gave more than $3 million to […]

March 8, 2021

Sports

Florida A&M Sign Six-Year School-Wide Apparel Contract with Nike

Florida A&M University (FAMU) has partnered with athletic apparel brand Nike and NBA star LeBron James for six years, UPROXX reported. The partnership contract applies to all 15 sports at the school. The school’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will now be “Team LeBron”, with James’s crown icon on their uniforms and their new FAMU […]

March 5, 2021

Sports

NCAA Amends Rules, Agents No Longer Need College Degree

The National Collegiate Athletic Association will no longer require a bachelor’s degree for those who will be allowed to represent a student-athlete, backtracking on its new agent certification standards, WPTA21 television has reported. When the certification standards were first revealed last week, the degree requirement drew criticism, including a social media blast by NBA star […]

August 12, 2019

Sports

College of Ozark Drops Nike, Amid New Ad Campaign

Shortly after Nike’s new ad campaign with Colin Kaepernick began airing, the College of the Ozarks  in Point Lookout, Missouri,  decided to drop the clothing-line as its athletic apparel sponsor. “In their new ad campaign, we believe Nike executives are promoting an attitude of division and disrespect toward America,” C of O president Jerry C. […]

September 7, 2018

Opinion

Who’s the Real Dummy?

I thank Don Lemon for his question, “Who’s the real dummy?” His question encouraged me to research James and to question the stereotype of the Black male athletic figure.

August 7, 2018

Sports

LeBron Adds to Education Support, Opens Public School

LeBron James, a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, has opened a public elementary school named I Promise School. The school is a partnership between the Akron, Ohio Public School system and the LeBron James Family Foundation, Sports Illustrated reported. James has a history of supporting education initiatives across the country and providing scholarships to […]

July 31, 2018

News Roundup

University Building Evacuated After Powder-Throwing ‘Stunt’

ORLANDO, Fla. — A building at the University of Central Florida in Orlando has been evacuated after campus police say someone wearing a LeBron James Miami Heat basketball jersey stood up in a classroom and threw powder in the air. University police said in a statement posted Wednesday on Twitter that the Business Administration building […]

February 28, 2018

Faculty & Staff

Lessons for Administrators from the NBA’s MVP Race

This year’s race for the Most Valuable Player award of the National Basketball Association contains some insight and lessons for higher education administrators.

April 10, 2017

Students

LeBron James’ Foundation Opens Institute to Aid College Students

AKRON, Ohio ― LeBron James isn’t just helping kids afford college. He wants them to stay there and leave with diplomas. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, whose foundation announced a partnership with the University of Akron last year to pay for four years of tuition for inner-city public high school graduates who meet certain criteria, has […]

October 13, 2016

Opinion

Let’s Not Forget the Racism, White Privilege Brought to Light by 2016 Olympics

The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics has been an event packed with suspense, intrigue and drama. Anticipation about the games had been intense even before the competition began. One thing can be said for certain, the athletic competition did not disappoint as there was hardly a dull moment. The U.S. Women’s gymnastic and swim teams made […]

August 23, 2016

Students

Will LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?

Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.

June 19, 2016

Sports

Campus Center Named for LeBron James Charity may be Delayed

AKRON, Ohio ― A contractor dispute may delay the opening of the LeBron James Family Foundation College of Education building at the University of Akron. The $18 million project is slated to be finished in early February, but the university says it terminated a contract with a general contractor working on the building. Cleveland.com reports […]

January 14, 2016