Memphis, Tenn. – The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the formation of Jr. NBA Court of Leaders, a youth leadership council comprised of 18 15- and 16-year-old basketball players from across the U.S. Launched in conjunction with the sixth annual Jr. NBA Week (April 11-17), Jr. NBA Court of Leaders aims to empower promising young men and women by providing resources to further develop as leaders and a platform to amplify their voices within their communities and across the youth basketball landscape.
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Jaren Jackson Jr. will co-chair the Jr. NBA Court of Leaders along with Minnesota Lynx’s
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Breanna McBride, left, and Cecilia Barber, right.
Greensburg, IN The Indiana Fever have once again joined forces with Nike, the NBA and WNBA for a second season of Game Growers.
Nike Game Growers is an exclusive opportunity for Eighth-Grade girls to share their ideas on how to encourage more girls to play sports. Two girls were selected by each participating WNBA or NBA team to develop and test their idea and create a Game Plan that could grow girls’ sports participation.
On Friday, the Fever surprised students Breanna McBride and Cecilia Barber from North Decatur Junior-Senior High School in Greensburg, Indiana after the two were officially selected as Fever co-captains for this year’s Nike Game Growers Program.