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Follow-up story finds former teen basketball coach profiled 20 years ago serving as a priest

A Toronto news outlet discovered that the former student coach is now Father Branden Gordon, a priest at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Etobicoke.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Nov 7, 2024Nov 8, 2024

Boston Celtics’ Catholic coach leaves reporters speechless with simple answer about Christian faith

‘I wonder how many of those have been Christian coaches,’ Boston Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla said when asked if he took ‘pride’ in the fact that the head coaches of both teams in this year’s NBA Finals are black.

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Stephen Kokx

• Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024

‘Transgender’ male basketball player on girls’ team injures 3 players, causing opponent to forfeit

‘The players feared getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs,’ says Collegiate Charter School of Lowell.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Feb 21, 2024Feb 22, 2024

High school basketball player dies after collapsing during pickup game

Caleb White, the number three player in the state of Alabama, allegedly went into cardiac arrest last Thursday, according to his grandfather. An autopsy was scheduled for the following day, but results have not yet been made public.

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Stephen Kokx

• Aug 14, 2023Aug 15, 2023

Fired referee sues NBA for refusing valid exemptions from COVID jab mandate

'I think the NBA wants to break me,' Kenny Mauer said. 'This is why people don’t do this. They can’t stand the stress or the challenge.'

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Calvin Freiburger

• Aug 1, 2023Aug 2, 2023

NBA star LeBron James’ son suffers cardiac arrest during basketball practice

'Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him to the hospital. He is now in stable condition and no longer in ICU,' a family spokesperson told TMZ.

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Stephen Kokx

• Jul 25, 2023Jul 25, 2023

NBA’s Toronto Raptors apologize for Women’s History Month video saying only females give birth

Critics blasted the Raptors as 'soft' for capitulating to the woke mob.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Mar 7, 2023

NBA’s Jonathan Isaac decries ‘COVID hysteria,’ defends medical freedom in new interview

'People have been so weaponized and to a degree misguided by the media, to just be upset with everybody and beat everybody over the head that has any type of hesitancy about the vaccine,' the Orlando Magic forward lamented.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021

NBA all-star refuses to get COVID shot despite season-long suspension, media pressure

Seven-time NBA all-star Kyrie Irving told fans yesterday that he will not be pressured into taking the jab despite being suspended by his club for the entirety of the upcoming NBA season.

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LifeSiteNews Europe

• Oct 14, 2021Apr 22, 2024

NBA players break silence on why they refuse COVID shot

Washington Wizards player Bradley Beal and others have defended their decisions regarding the COVID-19 inoculation.

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Matt Lamb

• Sep 29, 2021Apr 22, 2024

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Follow-up story finds former teen basketball coach profiled 20 years ago serving as a priest

Boston Celtics’ Catholic coach leaves reporters speechless with simple answer about Christian faith

‘Transgender’ male basketball player on girls’ team injures 3 players, causing opponent to forfeit

High school basketball player dies after collapsing during pickup game

Fired referee sues NBA for refusing valid exemptions from COVID jab mandate

NBA’s Toronto Raptors apologize for Women’s History Month video saying only females give birth

NBA’s Jonathan Isaac decries ‘COVID hysteria,’ defends medical freedom in new interview

NBA all-star refuses to get COVID shot despite season-long suspension, media pressure

NBA players break silence on why they refuse COVID shot