Topic: Basketball

Our dysfunctional pro team’s problems have nothing to do with basketball

The Citizen’s 2020 Jeremy Nowak Urban Innovation Award will go to a program fighting gun violence and incarceration through basketball. Here, one of the organizers explains what it means to him—and for young black men in Philly

In a world without sports, players step up

The Citizen’s executive editor and Sixers chief operating officer talked about the key to helping women get ahead: Being a champion

Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright’s Zen coaching may be the only antidote to the Sixers’ dysfunction

A Philly native in L.A. reflects on the personal growth and complexity of the late NBA star

Police say returning citizen Taylor Paul’s inner-city league for young adults and cops in Richmond, Virginia, has markedly reduced the gun violence rate.

The Sixers fan was kicked out of a game last week for protesting China’s crackdown on Hong Kong. Does his team have something against freedom?

…Of social consciousness, that is.

As March Madness gets underway, it’s hard to be a fan and socially conscious. Enter Philadelphia Youth Basketball, which uses sports to shape inner city kids