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“Jump Shot,” a documentary from executive producer NBA star Stephen Curry telling the story of Kenny Sailors, the developer of the modern day jump shot in basketball, is set for a special one-night-only theatrical event on April 2.

The film, executive produced by Curry’s Unanimous Media, will be screened in more than 250 movie theaters across the U.S. through distributor Aspiration Entertainment in partnership with Trafalgar Releasing. The April 2 event will include exclusive programming from Curry, director Jacob Hamilton, and other special guests. Info on tickets and theaters is available at jumpshotmovie.com.

Sailors introduced his never-before-seen “leaping one-hander” on a national level. He led his Wyoming Cowboys to the Ncaa Championship in Madison Square Garden in 1943, but after serving in World War II and playing in the emerging league now known as the NBA, Sailors disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness. Now, nearly 60 years later, the pro players and others...

CBS Sports and Big3, the professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, have agreed to an exclusive deal for live broadcasts of Big3’s 2019 season.

Games will be shown on CBS and CBS Sports Network, with more than 20 hours throughout the season on the former and more than 25 hours on the latter.

The 2019 season, the league’s third, is set to open on CBS in primetime on Saturday, June 22. During the 11-week season, games will air live on CBS Television Network and CBS Sports Network on both Saturday and Sunday, with the championship game on September 1.

CBS Sports Network will also air the Big3 Draft live on May 1, when 120 professional players will vie for only 31 open roster spots on 12 teams, expanded from eight the first two seasons.

In 2018, according to today’s announcement, average arena attendance for the emerging league exceeded 14,000, up from 11,000 in its debut year.

On Saturday, March 23, 2019, stars and athletes from around the country, gathered at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Celebrity Fight Night.

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Grammy Award winning superstar of country music Reba McEntire returned for her fifteenth year as emcee.

Lonnie Ali introduced this year’s illustrious honorees, and was joined by each of them on stage. Dr. Michael Crow, president of Arizona State, was honored for his unparalleled work as an educator, knowledge enterprise architect, science and technology policy scholar, and higher education leader. Muhammad Ali’s neurologist, Dr. Abe Lieberman was recognized for not only his dedication and achievements professionally, but for his commitment to the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center. More than 40,000 patients received treatment from Dr. Lieberman during his 50 years as a neurologist.

Celebrity Fight Night is returning to Phoenix, Arizona in March.

Celebrity Fight Night will be hosted by Grammy Award-winning superstar of country music Reba McEntire. This will be McEntire’s fifteenth year hosting Celebrity Fight Night. The black-tie evening will begin with a welcome reception, followed by dinner, an exciting live auction, an array of special performances and more. Grammy winning songwriter and producer David Foster will be returning for his 20th consecutive year as the evening’s Musical Director. This year’s sponsors include Parsons Xtreme Golf, USA Today Sports, Patrón Spirits, M Group Scenic, iHeart Media, and Go Media.

Expected to attend are: Honorees Dr. Michael Crow, Quincy Jones, Dr. Abraham Lieberman, and Renee Parsons, Performers Barry Manilow, Caroline Campbell, Gunnar Gehl, Angelica Hale, William Joseph, Brian McKnight, Shari Rowe, Michael W. Smith, Pia Toscano, and Rita Wilson, Music Director, David Foster, Special Guests Randy Jackson, Bo Derek,...

Ice Cube was so fired up after Team Power won the BIG3 title over the weekend, he went to the locker room and kicked off the champagne-spraying party all by himself ... and TMZ Sports has the video. Cube actually got to the locker room so fast, he beat some of the players to the celebration -- but when Corey Maggette, "Big Baby" Davis and "Birdman" Andersen arrived, they got the full spray treatment. It all...

The three-on-three hoops action of Big3 — the basketball league co-founded by Ice Cube that features former NBA stars in fast-paced, half-court games — will be coming to Facebook later this month.

Fox Sports signed a deal with the social-media platform to stream one Big3 game per week live during the 2018 season exclusively on Facebook, free to anyone in the world to watch. The games on Facebook will lead in to three additional games, which will air exclusively on Fox or FS1 (and simulcast live in the Fox Sports app) during the regular season and playoffs.

The pact tips off with the Big3 season opener in Houston on June 22, available on the Big3 on Fox page (facebook.com/big3onfox) for the first nine weeks of the season. In addition to getting exclusive live access to nine games this summer, Facebook will host highlight packages and game recaps for all 37 games, including...

Former NBA star Baron Davis is pumped Nancy Lieberman got tapped to head coach a BIG3 team ... and says her hiring proves their sport is inclusive of all people. "That's my girl. Well deserved," Baron -- a recent BIG3 signee -- told TMZ Sports. "The thing about basketball is there ain't no discrimination. If you got game, if you know the game, we gonna accept you." He ain't wrong -- Nancy (Kings) and Becky Hammon...

Clyde Drexler ain't been on the job for a week as BIG3 commish -- and he's already makin' history -- hiring the 1st ever female as head coach of a men's pro basketball team ... TMZ Sports has learned. "The Glide" tapped Nancy Lieberman -- a member of the Naismith and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame -- to coach Power, the squad he previously coached before leaving to run the league. Lieberman -- a legend for...

On Saturday, March 10, 2018, stars and athletes from around the country, gathered at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate the 24th Anniversary of Celebrity Fight Night.

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Grammy Award winning superstar of country music Reba McEntire returned for her thirteenth year as emcee. Activist and Alzheimer’s research advocate Maria Shriver was honored and spoke to the devastation of neurological diseases, while Dr. Stacie and Richard Stephenson were also honored for their philanthropic contributions. Officer Tom McGrath and civilian Jonathan Smith were honored in an emotional presentation for the bravery they displayed during the horrific Las Vegas shooting that took place this past year. Lonnie Ali presented the two gentlemen with the Muhammad Ali Unsung Hero Award at the star-studded evening honoring Muhammad Ali's legacy, while...

Nancy Lieberman is one of the best female basketball players of all time and one of the NBA's first female coaches. Today, she is paying it forward by building DreamCourts across America. The courts provide safe environments for at-risk kids to learn the value of team sports. Watch and be inspired by the legacy Nancy is leaving for the next generation!

Memphis Grizzlies player Courtney Lee says he's 100% behind the female boom in his league ... telling TMZ Sports he thinks the inclusion of women in the locker room is "dope." Lee was out in L.A. when we asked him about the Sacramento Kings adding Hall Of Famer Nancy Lieberman to their coaching staff ... the second woman to join an NBA bench after Spurs coach Becky Hammond. Check out the clip -- Lee says he'd be...

The San Antonio Spurs hired Wnba star Becky Hammon on Tuesday, making her the first full-time, paid female assistant on an NBA coaching staff. Hammon, 37, who plans to retire from the San Antonio Stars after this season, spent time working with coach Gregg Popovich and the Spurs last season and made a strong impression on a team with a history of forward-thinking moves. Last season, Hammon attended Spurs practices, film sessions and sat behind the bench for the NBA champions at the home game this season. She's been friends with Spurs teammates Tony Parker and Tim Duncan since competing in...

The San Antonio Spurs hired Wnba star Becky Hammon on Tuesday, making her the first full-time, paid female assistant on an NBA coaching staff. Hammon, 37, who plans to retire from the San Antonio Stars after this season, spent time working with coach Gregg Popovich and the Spurs last season and made a strong impression on a team with a history of forward-thinking moves. Last season, Hammon attended Spurs practices, film sessions and sat behind the bench for the NBA champions at the home game this season. She's been friends with Spurs teammates Tony Parker and Tim Duncan since competing in...

Nancy Lieberman has been breaking basketball barriers for almost four decades, and she's not done yet. The 52-year-old Hall of Famer is currently in the midst of her first season as the first female head coach at the NBA level, calling the shots for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League (the equivalent of Triple-a baseball). Being a pioneer in the sport is nothing new for Lieberman, whose accomplishments are, well, legendary: Olympic silver medalist at age 18; two-time collegiate player of the year while leading Old Dominion University to back-to-back national titles; first woman to play in a men's pro league; player, coach and general manager in the Wnba. Lieberman isn't shy about her competitive nature, but she's not afraid to show a softer side with her players.

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The She Cares Foundation will hold its second annual Celebrity Basketball Game this weekend, featuring Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons and Rob Kardashian.

The event – which takes place on September 4 at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach – will help She Cares, which assists independant mothers that are working hard and struggling to be successful.

Also set to appear at the event are Nancy Lieberman, Jackie Long (Actor), DeRay Davis (Comedian/Actor), Keith Robinson (Actor), NoID (Grammy-Award winning Producer), Wesley Jonathan (Actor), Quincy Brown, Claudia Jordan (Radio/Tv Host and Model), Tank (Singer/Songwriter), Terry Kennedy (TV Personality/Skateboarder), Elise Neal (Actress), Darrin Henson (Actor), Christian Keyes (Actor), Texas Battle (Actor), Cuttino Mobley (retired La Clipper), Corde Broadus (TV Personality/Model), Lil Jj (Comedian), Angell Conwell (Actress), Lil Mama (Rapper/TV Personality), Lavan Davis (Actor) and many more.

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Brian Austin Green has won this year’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Charity Race at the the Long Beach Grand Prix, finishing fractions of a second in front of Adrien Brody and Zachary Levi.

The celebrity race has been held every year since 1977, and has attracted stars such as Gene Hackman, Jason Bateman, Rick Schroder, Stephen Baldwin, Donny Osmond, Sean Patrick Flanery, Nancy Lieberman, Daniel Goddard and Josh Brolin.

2008’s race was won by Espn/ABC pit reporter for Nascar Nationwide Jamie Little, while last year’s race was taken out by Keanu Reeves. Reeves took part this year as well, but finished 11th, ahead of Christian Slater and Tony Hawk.

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After winning last year’s event, actor Keanu Reeves will once again get behind the wheel for the annual Toyota Pro/Celebrity charity race at the 36th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach next month.

The celebrity race has been held every year since 1977, and has attracted stars such as Gene Hackman, Jason Bateman, Rick Schroder, Stephen Baldwin, Donny Osmond, Sean Patrick Flanery, Nancy Lieberman, Daniel Goddard and Josh Brolin. 2008’s race was won by Espn/ABC pit reporter for Nascar Nationwide Jamie Little.

Every year, Toyota donates $5,000 to Racing for Kids, a non-profit program benefiting children’s hospitals in Southern California, in the name of each celebrity racer, and another $5,000 to the winner’s charity of choice. The car company has donated close to $1.6 million to various children’s organizations since 1991.

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