Topic: Basketball

Why The Sixers Need Jay Wright
Our dysfunctional pro team’s problems have nothing to do with basketball
By Larry Platt
I Am Because We Are
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
By Aaron Crump
True Champs
In a world without sports, players step up
By Dave Kyu
Lara Price and Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Citizen’s executive editor and Sixers chief operating officer talked about the key to helping women get ahead: Being a champion
By Jessica Blatt Press
What Would Jay Do?
Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright’s Zen coaching may be the only antidote to the Sixers’ dysfunction
By Larry Platt
I’m heartbroken about Kobe—and I didn’t even like him
A Philly native in L.A. reflects on the personal growth and complexity of the late NBA star
By Sam Rosenthal
Can Basketball Keep People Out of Prison?
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.
By Larry Platt
Sam Wachs
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?
By Larry Platt
Villanova Wins the NCAA Tournament!…
…Of social consciousness, that is.
By Larry Platt
Hoop Dreams
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
By Larry Platt