Michael Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame Friday night, and he gave a long, layered speech to accept his place among the King of Kings. The video below trimmed MJ’s speech down, but you can still hear him talk about his choice of David Thompson as his presenter, where his competitive nature comes from, and at the very end he gives us his plans for age 50. Read the full story

Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson spoke on stage at the Michael Jackson memorial to give their thoughts on the King of Pop. Kobe had a short statement while Magic told a story about himself and Michael. Read the full story

Barack Obama is hours away from being sworn in as the first black president in the history of the United States, and the stars are coming out to show their support. I don’t get into politics too often here at YBB, but I don’t remember the nation being this electric when W. was elected.

First up, a number of NBA players talk about what the electing of President Obama means to them.

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Congratulations to Barack Obama for winning the 2008 presidential election and becoming the first African-American to be elected Commander in Chief. Obama delivered his victory speech at Chicago’s Grant Park in front of a crowd of 125,000 and let the world know that change has come to America.

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