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Basketball has come a long way from the days when Dr. James Naismith put a couple of peach baskets in an old community center. It's now a worldwide phenomenon, second only to soccer in terms of popularity and global reach. From Beijing to Buenos Aires to New York, Chicago, the game is played wherever there is two hoops, some asphalt, and someone willing to shout "I got next". Tag your post with the word "basketball" to join in on the action.

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NBA player Jason Collins and This High School Has Closets

When Jason Collins became the first NBA basketball player to come out as “openly gay”, it made global news. However, Could the media have missed the mark on what was truly news?  Almost all of the NBA...

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NBA player Jason Collins and This High School Has Closets

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