Sports Industry Legend, Englewood Dad Chris Bernard Dies, 47
Chris Bernard, a Bergen County, NJ dad, former Adelphi University Hall of Fame basketball star and CEO who once worked in a VP role for the NY Knicks, has died. He was 47 years old.
As of Wednesday, Jan. 8, more than $220,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched to support Chris' wife, Amanda, and their three children, Roman, Jude, and Chloe, of Englewood. The campaign was launched by Dan Gladstone, a senior VP at the National Basketball Players Association.
Chris' death spread shock and sadness through the basketball community on a national level.
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'Highly-Regarded' Mastic Coach, Mentor Honored Following Death In Rollover Crash
The Long Island athletic community is mourning the loss of a beloved high school basketball coach following his untimely death.
Darrell Sumpter, a dedicated assistant varsity basketball coach at William Floyd High School, died Friday, Dec. 13, in a wreck on Sunrise Highway in Shirley, as Daily Voice reported. He was 51.
The William Floyd School District confirmed his passing in a letter to parents the following day.
“Mr. Sumpter was a proud William Floyd graduate, a longtime community member, a family man, and a highly-regarded coach and mentor for our boys’ and girls’ basketball programs,…
Meet Michael Ray Richardson, Who Played For Knicks, Nets, In Ridgewood
Michael Ray Richardson was a four-time NBA All Star who starred for the Knicks and Nets before being banned for drug use, starting him on a road to redemption.
Richardson is signing copies of his new book "Banned: How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption," at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.
On the Knicks, Richardson led the league in assists and steals, and made the All-Defensive team twice, while also playing for the Nets and Warriors.
In 1986, Richardson was banned from the NBA for repeated drugs and alcohol violations. Richardson played fo…
Hollywood Director's Netflix Movie Casting Young Basketball Players For Newark Shoot
Kathryn Bigelow, the director behind movies like "The Hurt Locker," "Point Break" and "Zero Dark Thirty" is filming a new movie in Newark and your children can be a part of it.
The untitled Netflix project is looking for girls ages 12 to 16 to play basketball players in a scene that shoots in Newark from Wednesday, Oct. 23 to Thursday, Oct. 24, according to a casting notice.
According to Deadline, the movie will be set at the White House as a national crisis unfolds. The movie stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso, Anthony Ramos, Tracy Letts, accord…
Basketball Hall Of Famer, Former NJ Net Dikembe Mutombo Dies At 58
Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo, who played for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks as part of a Hall of Fame career, died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced on Monday, Sept. 30.
We share our condolences with his wife, Rose, the entire Mutombo family, and their loved ones. RIP. pic.twitter.com/3j7M1ONqxJ — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) September 30, 2024
Mutombo, who also played for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets, was known for his signature shot block, which he would follow up by wagging his finger and yelling, "No No No!…
Woj Bomb: NBA Insider, Glen Rock Resident, Retires From ESPN
Adrian Wojnarowski saved his biggest Woj Bomb for last.
The Glen Rock, NJ resident, known for setting social media afire with his basketball scoops, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that he is leaving ESPN.
And in classic "Woj Bomb" style, nobody saw it coming, sharing it on X, formerly known as Twitter, where he has 6.5 million followers.
"I grew up the son of a factory worker two miles from ESPN's campus and only ever dreamed of making a living as a sportswriter," Wojnarowski said. "Thirty-seven years ago, the Hartford Courant gave me my first byline and I nev…
