Embodiment of American Virtue, Embodiment of Corporate Interest?-Michael Jordan's Public Persona and Its Historical Roots.

T Neuhaus, N Thomas - HyperCultura, 2022 - ceeol.com
In professional sports physicality is closely connected to an omnipresent capitalist logic.
Therefore, professional sports constitute an arena in which bodies are produced, serve as …

Competitive by Nature: Unraveling the Affinity Between Basketball and Hip Hop

M Tretter, T Neuhaus - Interdisciplinary Analyses of Professional …, 2024 - Springer
It is undeniable that basketball and hip hop share a multitude of connections. But what is at
the core of this strong affinity between the two? Existing theories attribute the bond between …

Shallow Moment or Sustainable Movement? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement …

N Thomas, T Neuhaus - Interdisciplinary Analyses of Professional …, 2024 - Springer
In 2020, the intertwinement of sports and politics reached heights America had not seen
since the days of Bill Russel, Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali, and other athletes supporting Dr …

From Baller to Baller: A Study of Player-Specific Rule Changes and Morality in the NBA

S Despars - … Analyses of Professional Basketball: Investigating the …, 2024 - Springer
At the end of every season, the NBA governors examine the game of basketball and decide
whether to adjust, among other things, gameplaying rules. Major sport theories such as …

Kobe Bryant Doesn't Need a Son: Remembering an African American Icon

I Consenstein - … Analyses of Professional Basketball: Investigating the …, 2024 - Springer
Kobe Bryant's career began at a time when NBA players were at a new level of stardom. As
Michael Jordan's career ended, Kobe was the next generational superstar to take over the …

Prince Basketball's Ambassadors

MT CHILES - The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, 2024 - JSTOR
Virginia Union's “Dream Team” and the Origins of Integrated College Basketball, 1938–42
asketball has long been a canvas for American race relations. The game itself was born as …

Court Inspection: Introduction to the Edited Collection

T Neuhaus, N Thomas - Interdisciplinary Analyses of Professional …, 2024 - Springer
In April 2023, the auction house Sotheby's held a special bidding process as it auctioned a
pair of game-worn Jordan shoes, which the icon had worn in game 2 of the 1998 NBA finals …

Prince Basketball's Ambassadors: Virginia Union's" Dream Team" and the Origins of Integrated College Basketball, 1938-42

MT Chiles - Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, 2024 - digitalcommons.odu.edu
This article explores the history of integrated college basketball in the United States, with a
focus on the Virginia Union Panthers. The Panthers, known as the" Dream Team," broke the …