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Jemele Hill: Rumor said NBA blocked Stephen A. Smith from pregame coverage
Jemele Hill, however, revealed that the issues with LeBron James are not the first time the league office may have gotten involved with Stephen A. Smith’s presence on ESPN’s hoops coverage. “That was the long rumor for a while, that part of the reason that Stephen A. was not more prominent in some of the pregame coverage was because the NBA was blocking that,” Hill said. “That they had particular opinions about him being part of the some of their flagship properties.”
According to the official description, Memes & Nightmares “reveals how social media has forever transformed the way the NBA is experienced and celebrated. Whether you’re a die-hard NBA fan, a lover of memes, or someone who thrives on the chaos and creativity of the internet, this film offers a unique look at the intersection of sports and digital culture.” Memes & Nightmares is guided by Josiah Johnson (aka King Josiah) and Jamel Johnson (no relation) and also features J.R. Smith, Flavor Flav, Jalen Rose, Metta World Peace, Gilbert Arenas, Matt Barnes, Jemele Hill, Darius Miles, The Kid Mero, and Ros Gold.
Among those participating in the documentary to place Chamberlain’s life and achievements in context are such figures as Kevin Garnett, Pat Riley, Rick Barry, Bill Walton, Lisa Leslie, Oscar Robertson, Jemele Hill, Jerry West, the late Jim Brown and clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik, among others. The series utilized artificial intelligence to recreate Chamberlain’s voice to narrate his own words, and is further bolstered by archival footage from the Wilt Chamberlain Estate.
LeBron James made an appearance on late-night television Wednesday as a guest on VICE TV's newest series, "Stick to Sports." The series hosted by Cari Champion and Jemele Hill covers a range of topics including sports, pop culture and politics. The Los Angeles Lakers' star checked-in from the NBA Bubble to discuss his work with More Than A Vote, a coalition of Black athletes and artists working to fight against voter suppression ahead of the 2020 presidential election working to protect and amplify historically marginalized voices.
"More Than A Vote is not only about trying to get people in our community to actually go out and vote; it is also giving them the knowledge and the power and the mechanism to know that they can create change," James told VICE. "That's all we hear in the Black community all the time, saying we want change." “We've been lied to for so many years in the Black community, saying that we can't do this and we can't do that because we are so bottom-of-the-barrel,” James continued. “Change starts at the very top when it comes to leadership, but it also is going to continue beyond November going into December and also into 2021.”
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Irving, who has been outspoken about social justice issues, says as society is calling attention to police brutality and systemic racism, it is "critical to magnify how these unjust behaviors and practices are directly impacting Black women." Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and journalist Jemele Hill are among the others appearing in the program.
Qerim Rose then urged Ball to "stay focused," and she was praised by former ESPN reporter Jemele Hill for how she handled the situation. "Kudos to Molly Querim for the professional way she handled LaVar Ball after his inappropriate comment," she tweeted. "Maybe ESPN will have finally learned its lesson about putting him on TV."
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I like this ! Good job in selecting her. Jemele Hill To Narrate LeBron James’ Showtime Series ‘Shut Up And Dribble’ totalprosports.com/2018/09/19/jem…
In her first post-ESPN gig, Jemele Hill will narrate LeBron James' basketball documentary Shut Up and Dribble, which bows in November on Showtime. The three-part series is directed by Gotham Chopra (who also helmed the Tom Brady doc Tom vs. Time), and it is among a slew of new projects from James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment.
In her first post-ESPN gig, Jemele Hill will narrate LeBron James' basketball documentary Shut Up and Dribble, which bows in November on Showtime. The three-part series is directed by Gotham Chopra (who also helmed the Tom Brady doc Tom vs. Time), and it is among a slew of new projects from James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment.
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Jemele Hill has been selected as the 2018 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The annual award recognizes a black journalist who has amassed a distinguished body of work with extraordinary depth, scope and significance to the people of the African Diaspora. Known for her provocative commentary on what’s happening in sports and in the news, Hill is a senior correspondent and columnist for ESPN’s The Undefeated. She uses her platform to address national, social and cultural issues, in addition to sports. Hill nearly broke the internet last year when she criticized President Donald Trump. She also, taking up the NABJ spirit of advocacy, addressed athletes’ rights to take a knee to protest police brutality. She did all this while co-anchoring a groundbreaking rebrand of ESPN’s marquee show SportsCenter, or SC6, along with fellow NABJ member Michael Smith.
“It would be a serious understatement to call this recognition from NABJ special. This organization has been a second family for me, both personally and professionally,” Hill said. “I am humbled to be honored by an organization whose values not only match my own journalistically but has tirelessly dedicated itself to developing and nurturing journalists like me. “This is the biggest accomplishment of my career.”
ESPN star Jemele Hill says the way Jamie Foxx shut down a live "SportsCenter" interview over a Katie Holmes question was bizarre ... since EVERYBODY knows they're dating! Hill's good friend and former "The Six" co-host Michael Smith was the one asking the Katie Holmes question Friday when Foxx stopped the interview and walked off.
ESPN SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill is leaving the 6:00 p.m. SC6 edition of SportsCenter to join the staff of The Undefeated, the ESPN microsite that fuses sports, race and culture, as well as other additional assignments. Multiple sources confirmed that Hill asked management for the switch. She is expected to depart SC6 the first week of February. Hill has three years remaining on her ESPN deal.
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