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From the NBA All-Star Game

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spent some time on the TNT “NBA Tip-Off show presented by Autotrader,” with Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley on Feb. 16.Turner Sports

 

Chicago greats

Celebrating the NBA All-Star Game’s visit to Chicago, basketball superstars (from left) Dwyane Wade, Mark Aguirre, Candace Parker, Isiah Thomas, Cappie Pondexter and Tim Hardaway swapped jerseys after taping “Open Court: Chicago Greats,” hosted by Matt Winer (center). The roundtable show premiered on Feb. 16, on NBA TV.Turner Sports

 

Showtime with Kevin Garnett

Showtime Basketball announced on Feb. 15 — coinciding with NBA All-Star Weekend — at The Ace Hotel in Chicago that the network will premiere a new basketball documentary based on the life, career and legacy of NBA champion and 15-time All-Star Kevin Garnett. From left: Garnett; Stephen Espinoza, president, sports and event programming, Showtime; Brian Dailey, SVP, digital and content strategy, Showtime, and host and event moderator Kristine Leahy.Esther Lin / Showtime

 

Premier Partners suit up

At the 62nd annual Daytona 500 on Feb.16, NASCAR’s four Premier Partners toasted the 2020 season and were gifted custom-designed helmets honoring their positions in the sport. From left: Peter Intermaggio, SVP, marketing communications, Comcast; Jim Dinkins, president, Coca-Cola North America; Melissa Halicy, marketing director, Geico; and Ricardo Marques, Group VP marketing, core and value brands, Anheuser-Busch.NASCAR

 

Wedding journey

The Philadelphia Eagles’ latest Eagles Entertainment original project, “Sincerely, Patience,” is a three-part docu-series that follows the wedding journey of a Philadelphia couple who fell in love amid the tragedy of the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016. Patience Carter, a survivor of the shooting, wrote to the Eagles with a single wish — to exchange wedding vows at Lincoln Financial Field with her fiancé, Alex Murray, whose sister was killed at the nightclub. At the screening of the series: Murray; Jen Kavanagh, Eagles SVP of marketing and media; and Carter.Philadelphia Eagles

 

National Sports Forum

Sports Business Journal Publisher and Executive Editor Abraham Madkour conducted a “fireside chat” with Atlanta Falcons and United owner Arthur Blank during Day 2 of the National Sports Forum on Feb. 10.Christy Seaver
Brent Schoeb, San Francisco 49ers chief revenue officer, accepts the Business of Diversity in Sports and Entertainment Redlick Trailblazer Award from Ohio University’s Christina Wright (left) and the PGA Tour’s Laura Waters-Brown.Christy Seaver
SMU students Erik Severson and Brendan Barry (center), joined by Coca-Cola’s Aaron Kail and Amanda Windsor White, accepted the Case Cup award. SMU team members Parker Richey and El Yellin are not pictured.Christy Seaver

 

 

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