Jonathan Abrams
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How Tupac Shakur Remained a Defining Rap Figure After His Death
A star during his lifetime, he became an almost mythical figure in the decades since his 1996 killing.
Hattie McDaniel’s Historic Oscar Will Return to Its Desired Home
The plaque that McDaniel, the first Black winner of an Academy Award, bequeathed to Howard University has been missing for about 50 years. Now a...
Alex Smith’s Recovery Didn’t Prepare Him for Daughter’s Cancer Fight
Alex Smith returned to play pro football after a horrific leg injury nearly killed him. Nothing about his recovery prepared him for the helplessness of...
Garrett Wilson Can Be a Key to Aaron Rodgers’s Jets Success
Garrett Wilson broke out in his rookie season as the dynamic receiver the Jets have long lacked. Now he’s reminding Aaron Rodgers of a productive...
Scoot Henderson Thinks He Should be the No. 1 Pick in the NBA Draft
Scoot Henderson finished high school early to start a two-year apprenticeship for the N.B.A. Now, at 19, his moment has arrived.
‘I Can’t Continue This Fight Any Longer’
Why Tyrell Terry walked away from basketball, the millions of dollars that came with it and the identity he had spent his whole life building.
Brittney Griner Is Creating a New Normal, for Herself and the W.N.B.A.
Griner returns to basketball after her detention in Russia with a bigger platform and a desire to reshape women’s sports.
NBA ‘Bad Boy’ Wants Players to Do as He Says, Not as His Teams Did
Joe Dumars was on the 1980s Detroit Pistons teams known for their hard fouls. But players and coaches who step out of line today can...
J.R. Smith Was Lost After the N.B.A. Golf Became His Guide.
Smith was bored and confused when his basketball career abruptly ended in 2020. His search for self took him to a golf team at an...
Vanessa Bryant Settles Helicopter Crash Photos Lawsuit for $28.85 Million
Bryant, the widow of the basketball star Kobe Bryant, sued Los Angeles County after some of its employees shared graphic photos of the crash that...