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A slew of members from the Celtics ownership group attended last night's Celtics-Lakers NBA Finals Game Three, including IRV GROUSBECK, STEVE PAGLIUCA, GARY LOVEMAN, PAUL EDGERLEY and DAVID BONDERMAN. Dreamworks CEO JEFFREY KATZENBERG, film directors STEVEN SPIELBERG and SPIKE LEE and MLS Galaxy MF DAVID BECKHAM also attended the game at Staples Center, along with the following celebs: JACK NICHOLSON, DENZEL WASHINGTON, SYLVESTER STALLONE, ADAM SANDLER, STEVE CARELL, KANYE WEST and MARIA MENOUNOS (BOSTON HERALD, 6/11).
MEDIA MANIA: ESPN Digital Media Senior Dir of Programming & Acquisitions JOHN LASKER and Turner Sports Senior Producer HOWARD ZALKOWITZ are listed among Broadcasting & Cable's 12 "Next Wave Of Leaders" in the media industry who are "changing content on all platforms." Lasker is "helping forge a sharper identity for ESPN360.com." ESPN360.com VP DAMON PHILLIPS said Lasker "works hard and he is smart, so everyone else has to step up their game." Meanwhile, Turner Sports Senior VP & Exec Producer JEFF BEHNKE said of Zalkowitz, "He's very organized and detailed and he has great foresight. He's so forward thinking -- you give him a task and his mind is working on it before you even complete your thought" (BROADCASTING & CABLE, 6/9 issue).
CHARITY STRIPE: The New Balance Foundation is donating $100,000 to the Special Olympics Massachusetts (BOSTON.com, 6/10)....MLB will donate $1.5M and other support to the TAYLOR HOOTEN Foundation as part of an "aggressive grassroots anti-steroid educational program." Hooten, a nephew of former MLBer BURT HOOTEN, in '03 "took his life trying to disengage from the use of steroids" (MLB.com, 6/10).
NAMES: Lakers G DEREK FISHER won the MAGIC JOHNSON Award, presented annually to the NBA player who "combines on-court performance with steady cooperation with the media." Members of the Pro Basketball Writers Association voted on the award (L.A. TIMES, 6/11)....Suns C SHAQUILLE O'NEAL said that he is "working on plans for real-estate-development projects in Orlando, with an eye toward helping those who are facing foreclosure on their homes." O'Neal added that he is "interested in developing" a reality TV show based on the plans called "Shaq's Big Save," a sequel to the '07 weight-loss show "Shaq's Big Challenge" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 6/11)....Sporty Minds LLC has developed "The Alphabet Games," an instructional DVD that "uses sports and sports terminology to teach young children letters and words." The DVD sells for $18 (HARTFORD COURANT, 6/11).
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