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Bet.com: BIG3 To Sell Some League Teams
BIG3, the basketball league co-founded by rapper and actor Ice Cube, is negotiating to sell some of its 12 teams to outside investors in a shift to the franchise model used…
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BLOOMBERG: BIG3 In Talks To Sell Teams
Rapper and actor Ice Cube’s Big 3 basketball league is in talks to sell some of its teams as it looks to open up ownership to outside investors, according to…
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Season 6 Cities Announced
The BIG3 announced its sixth season will be returning to a full arena touring model, tipping off at United Center Arena in Chicago, IL on June 25, 2023. The 10-week…
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2022 Season In Review: Tri State
It was an up-and-down year for Tri State. They started the season off hot, but their reliance on the three-point shot ended up coming back to bite them. They suffered…
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2022 Season In Review: 3’s Company
We knew the big story for 3’s Company this season was going to be Michael Beasley. 2022 was the former #2 overall draft pick’s first season with the BIG3, and…
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Season In Review: Ghost Ballers
The Ghost Ballers had a strong start and looked like they’d be in the mix for the Championship in 2022, but were never quite able to get things back on…
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2022 Season In Review: Enemies
It wasn’t the best year for the Enemies, but they did show some promise. Gilbert Arenas’ team, like their coach, is brash and extremely talented, and that combination makes them…
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Season in Review: Bivouac
Things did get better for Bivouac in 2022. As they were coming off a winless 2021 season, that wasn’t a particularly high bar to jump, but the team did make…
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VIA MSN: “Ugly uniforms make me cringe” — Ice Cube…
Right from the jump, Ice Cube wanted everything in Big3 to look sharp. Artistry is not a must-have quality for running a basketball league. However, rap legend Ice Cube begs to disagree….
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Season in Review: Triplets
The Triplets had the rug pulled out from under them in 2022. The team was, as always, well-coached by Lisa Leslie. The Pargo Brothers and Ryan Hollins provided a solid…
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Season in Review: Ball Hogs
It looked like this might be the year things turned around for the Ball Hogs. Since the inception of the BIG3, the team have been perennial basement-dwellers. However, after a…
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Should Teams Take More Four-Pointers?
The four-point shot is one of the signature elements of the BIG3; no other basketball league incorporates a four-point shot in each one of its games. and one of the…
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VIA BOARDROOM: BIG3 OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED AS FIRST…
In a groundbreaking moment for pro sports, ByBlack and the US Black Chambers have officially acknowledged the basketball league as a Black-owned and operated company. On Friday, the BIG3 basketball league announced…
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BIG3 CERTIFIED AS A BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS
BIG3 is First Professional Sports League to Be Certified by ByBlack, the U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, as a Black-Owned and Operated Business. Los Angeles – October 14, 2022 —…
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THE BIG3 RETURNS TO CBS IN SUMMER OF 2023 FOR…
Los Angeles – October 12, 2022 — Today, the BIG3 announced CBS is returning as the league’s primary broadcast partner for the BIG3’s sixth season. CBS will air more than…
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Kevin Murphy: MVP & Too Hard To Guard Breakdown
What more is to say about Kevin Murphy? After winning the BIG3 Rookie of the Year Award in 2021, Murphy somehow took an exponential leap this season and won the…
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Mike Taylor: Trash Talker of the Year
Ghost Ballers guard Mike Taylor was the first G-League player ever taken in the NBA Draft. Making that kind of jump requires a lot of self-confidence, which Taylor certainly has….
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DaJuan Summers: 4th Man of the Year Breakdown
Tri State was one of the physically smaller teams in the BIG3 last season. To make up for their lack of presence inside, they relied on pinpoint shooting, sharp cutting,…
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Reggie Theus: Coach of the Year Breakdown
Reggie Theus was not handed an easy task when he took over as the coach of the 3 Headed Monsters before the 2022 BIG3 season. Theus had previously coached Bivouac,…
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Nancy Lieberman & Her Foundation Raise $1.1 Million At…
Last Tuesday, 2018 BIG3 Champion/ Coach of the Year Nancy Lieberman and her foundation celebrated the anniversary of TitleIX with an amazing roundtable panel of trailblazing female athletes including – Nancy, Martina…