Don't Got No Sports Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/dont-got-no-sports/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:12:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Don't Got No Sports Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/dont-got-no-sports/ 32 32 The First All-Black Game in NBA History https://popculturereferences.com/the-first-all-black-game-in-nba-history/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-first-all-black-game-in-nba-history/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:12:42 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=7299 On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we take a look at the first game in NBA history to involve only Black players on both teams

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/the-first-all-black-game-in-nba-history/feed/ 0 What Were the Only Six Times That the NBA Upheld a Protest? https://popculturereferences.com/what-were-the-only-six-times-that-the-nba-upheld-a-protest/ https://popculturereferences.com/what-were-the-only-six-times-that-the-nba-upheld-a-protest/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:30:52 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=6924 With the New York Knicks officially protesting their recent loss against the Houston Rockets, we take a look at the only six times that a protest was actually upheld by the NBA

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/what-were-the-only-six-times-that-the-nba-upheld-a-protest/feed/ 1 Why Jerod Mayo’s Hiring Doesn’t Violate the Rooney Rule https://popculturereferences.com/why-jerod-mayo-hiring-doesnt-violate-the-rooney-rule/ https://popculturereferences.com/why-jerod-mayo-hiring-doesnt-violate-the-rooney-rule/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:42:14 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=6644 The NFL requires teams to interview two external minority candidates before hiring a new coach, even if they hire a minority coach, but the Patriots' new hire, Jerod Mayo, falls under an exception to the rule

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/why-jerod-mayo-hiring-doesnt-violate-the-rooney-rule/feed/ 0 How The Knicks Became the First NBA Team to Force a Game 7 Down 3-0 https://popculturereferences.com/how-the-knicks-became-the-first-nba-team-to-force-a-game-7-down-3-0/ https://popculturereferences.com/how-the-knicks-became-the-first-nba-team-to-force-a-game-7-down-3-0/#comments Sun, 28 May 2023 03:56:54 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4988 With the Celtics heading to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals after being down 3-0, let's take a look at the first NBA team to take a series to the Game 7 after being down 3-0, the 1951 New York Knicks!

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/how-the-knicks-became-the-first-nba-team-to-force-a-game-7-down-3-0/feed/ 1 How Willis Reed Not Making the Olympic Team Helped the Knicks Draft Him https://popculturereferences.com/how-willis-reed-not-making-the-olympic-team-helped-the-knicks-draft-him/ https://popculturereferences.com/how-willis-reed-not-making-the-olympic-team-helped-the-knicks-draft-him/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2023 22:08:42 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4581 In honor of the passing of the Knicks icon, a look at the unusual circumstances leading into the 1964 NBA Draft, where the Knicks got Reed in the second round!

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/how-willis-reed-not-making-the-olympic-team-helped-the-knicks-draft-him/feed/ 1 The Time Willis Reed Fought the Entire Lakers Bench…and Won! https://popculturereferences.com/the-time-willis-reed-fought-the-entire-lakers-bench-and-won/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-time-willis-reed-fought-the-entire-lakers-bench-and-won/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:15:54 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4576 The late Willis Reed was involved in a number of memorable moments, one of them involved him taking on the Lakers in a brawl all by himself

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/the-time-willis-reed-fought-the-entire-lakers-bench-and-won/feed/ 1 To Go With 38 At the Garden, Discover the Knicks’ First Asian-American Player https://popculturereferences.com/jeremy-lin-38-at-the-garden-wataru-masaka-first-knicks-asian-american-player/ https://popculturereferences.com/jeremy-lin-38-at-the-garden-wataru-masaka-first-knicks-asian-american-player/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:14:12 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3046 After you watch the Jeremy Lin HBO documentary, 38 at the Garden, you might be interested in seeing the Knicks FIRST Asian-American player (the first non-White player in NBA history)!

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/jeremy-lin-38-at-the-garden-wataru-masaka-first-knicks-asian-american-player/feed/ 1 A Whole Team of Former All-Stars Who Won World Series Rings as Bench Players https://popculturereferences.com/a-whole-team-of-former-all-stars-who-won-world-series-rings-as-bench-players/ https://popculturereferences.com/a-whole-team-of-former-all-stars-who-won-world-series-rings-as-bench-players/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 23:26:49 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=1418 Sometimes Major League All-Star players stick around for a long time and finally win World Series rings as bench players. Here's a whole team of them!

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