“…. we have confidence in good over evil. Fight the real enemy!" #SineadOConner 1992 SNL

RT @AbpNewYork: Today I experienced my first Puerto Rican Day Parade as Archbishop of New York. The joy, faith, and pride of the Puerto Ric…

Josh Hart: "Everybody wants to be the guy that scores the most, that puts the ball in the basket and that's not everybody's path. That wasn't my path and sometimes that's a tough pill to swallow but when you embrace that when you're a star in your role and you take pride in doing the little things that breeds winning basketball. For me as embraced as I was in this city wearing this jersey that sacrifice was easy. Some days it was tough don't get me wrong but you sacrifice for moments like this"

For every young Black coach who has ever been told to wait their turn. For every assistant coach who stayed late, sacrificed time with family, and poured into others while waiting for an opportunity. For every coach who carried the weight of representing more than just themselves. Tonight is for you. Congratulations to Mike Brown on winning the 2026 NBA Championship. His journey has been built on faith, perseverance, preparation, and an unwavering commitment to the game. After decades of serving, teaching, leading, and winning, Coach Brown now adds NBA Champion Head Coach to his legacy. He joins an elite fraternity of Black Head Coaches who have led their teams to an NBA title: Bill Russell
Al Attles
Lenny Wilkens
K.C. Jones
Doc Rivers
Ty Lue
Joe Mazzulla
 These names represent more than championships. They represent doors opened.
Barriers broken.
Dreams realized. When one of us wins, we all win. Congratulations, Coach Mike Brown! HE WIN. WE WIN. #BCAWORLD

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SCOOP: Top White House officials believe NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their new book. Such a taped leak would be a shocking breach of one of the most secure settings on Earth. axios.com/2026/06/14/trump-s…

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First-time NBA CHAMPION as a Head Coach... Mike Brown!