Jemele Hill, ESPN, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, basketball, rivalry
by Jeroslyn JoVonn

September 22, 2025

Jemele Hill Fires Back At Megyn Kelly’s ‘Ugly’ Comment, ‘If You Go Low, I Go To The Gutter’

Jemele Hill cites Don Lemon when responding to Megyn Kelly's "ugly" comments.

Jemele Hill clapped back after Megyn Kelly called her “ugly,” pointing out that Kelly has “more pressing issues” at home, according to Don Lemon.

“In a Sept. 18 Threads video, Hill, who noted the rarity in her engaging in criticism from “other media members,” fired back at Kelly after the conservative commentator, upset over Hill’s remarks on Charlie Kirk’s death, called her “ugly on the inside and out.”

“I rarely respond to personal attacks from other media members because I think it doesn’t serve me. But I ain’t Michele Obama. With certain things, if you go low, I go to the gutter,” Hill wrote in her caption.

“I get called names all the time, but what you not gonna do is call me ugly, because this face card ain’t never been declined,” she said at the start of the video clip.

In her Threads video, Hill ignored Kelly’s jab at her looks and instead pointed to Don Lemon’s response, where he told Kelly to “watch your husband,” claiming he eyes Lemon’s spouse whenever they’re in the same room.

“Maybe the women would like you more if you weren’t such a…..what you said about my former colleague,” Lemon said in a short clip shared by Hill. “Any by the way, Megyn, let me just say something. Deal with your own house and tell your husband to stop looking at my husband across the room; it’s weird.”

After including Lemon’s input, Hill returned to further explain why Kelly has “more pressing” things to worry about than what the f— Jemele Hill is saying.”

“You got more pressing things to worry about, according to Don Lemon,” Hill continued.

“So if I were you, I’d deal with that and worry less about what I’m wearing. Worry less about what foundation number I’m using; if I’m using Mac products or Fenty Beauty, I wouldn’t worry about that. I’d worry about my house, because we good over here.”

Hill wrapped up her clapback with a separate clip showing a woman saying “f— you” to someone and anyone who ever supported their endeavors.

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Atlanta, Underground,
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

September 22, 2025

Atlanta Rollerblader ‘Beltline Kevin’ Signs $100k Annual Deal To Promote Local Eatery Across City

Beltline Kevin has become a household name across the city for spreading joy.

Atlanta’s very own “Beltline Kevin,” the man known for rollerblading across the city’s miles-long trail, is officially a signed athlete.

Kevin, whose real name is Kevin Randolph, became a household name across the city for his singing and skating skills. Frequent walkers and visitors of the Beltline often catch the 61-year-old gliding by, always singing a happy tune. He’s become his own attraction on the trail, which runs throughout Atlanta, sparking joy while catching the eye of one local restaurant.

As for why he does it, Randolph started the unusual hobby during the pandemic. He says his songs help him interact with fellow residents, bridging gaps once fueled during social distancing.

“I started singing at them and saying hello, and greeting them with song, and trying to get them out of their shell, and soon they started high-fiving, and now I have to high-five everyone,” Randolph said to Atlanta News First.

As an ingrained member and highlight of the walkway, Beltline Kevin has been rewarded for his service to bring joy to the community. Now, he will get paid to live out his dream, all while promoting Rreal Tacos. The taco spot already has a few locations across Atlanta. Now, its latest iteration on the Beltline will be represented through Kevin with a $100k deal.

The partnership got started after the COO of Rreal Tacos kept noticing the attention Randolph received as they built out the restaurant.

“We just kept seeing him on the Beltline while we were doing the construction here, and one day we just had a conversation with Kevin and we asked him if he wanted to be in a few of our videos,” said Miguel Hernandez, Chief Operating Officer.

They decided to surprise him with an official offer letter to promote the restaurant, allowing him to do what he does best. The heartwarming video went viral on TikTok as it showed the community’s appreciation for its favorite rollerblader. The former middle school teacher also wants to use his newfound opportunity to pour into the city’s public school students.

@rrealtacos Beltline Kevin signs a $100,000 /year deal with Rreal Tacos as our first ever Sponsored Athlete @Beltline Kevin ♬ original sound – Rreal Tacos

“We believe what you do for our city and the joy that you bring to people is something you rarely see,” the letter detailed. “You’re everything that we believe in. Everything that we as a local brand want to be part of in our city. You are the purest representation of happiness, joy, and good vibes. Atlanta loves you. We love you, Kevin. Keep on skating. Bring people joy.”

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Penny Hardaway, sneakers, shoes, Nike
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

September 22, 2025

Nike Nods To HBCU Culture With Air Max ’95 Release Just In Time For Homecoming Season

The Air Max '95 release pay special tributes to each of the four HBCUs.

Right as homecoming season gets underway, Nike is paying tribute to HBCU culture with the release of its Air Max ’95 sneakers.

The sneakers come in a variety of colorways that pay homage to four HBCUs: Spelman College, Morehouse College, Florida A&M University, and Norfolk State University. A part of its Holiday 2025 collection, each shoe has its own design and colors inspired by the illustrious schools.

According to HBCU Gameday, Nike took the school pride up a notch by including each HBCU’s logos and mascots throughout the Air Max ’95 design. The tongue of each sneaker also boasts the school’s founding years, as well as special tweaks to the shoe’s Air cushioning that make these items collectible. However, each mark showcases the immense detail given to each shoe as it represents its HBCUs to the fullest.

Morehouse, also known as the home of the Tigers, includes the all-men’s HBCU’s maroon and white colors with tiger stripes throughout the shoe. FAMU’s version infuses reptilian textures in its design to hype up Rattler Nation. As for Spelman, the all-women’s AUC school features jaguar spots on its shades of blue suede, while Norfolk State has its own yellow suede for its own mascot, Mr. Spartan.

The sneakers came into fruition as a new installment of the Yardrunners program. Launched in 2020, the venture creates shoes that accompany the legacy and style of HBCUs and their fashion-forward campuses. The footwear is designed by alumni, with this latest collection marking the program’s fifth anniversary.

This year’s assortment follows up previous renditions of other classic Nike silhouettes, coinciding with homecoming season. Yardrunners 3.0 collection showcased Nike Dunks and apparel that became the stars on the yard, with additional collections highlighting other HBCUs such as Clark Atlanta, Howard, and Virginia Union University.

However, these new highly coveted shoes may or may not break a college student’s bank as they hope to show out this homecoming. With a retail cost of $190, the shoes will debut on Nike’s website and in-store retailers soon.

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Draymond Green
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

September 22, 2025

AI Chatbot Grok May Have Racial Glitch After Misidentifying NFL And NBA Sport Stars

The chatbot tried to give a humanlike response to the mistake, but to no avail.

Grok, an AI chatbot used primarily on X, has received backlash for seemingly not being all-knowing.

The chatbot accidentally switched the identities of NBA player Draymond Green and NFL retiree Darius Butler. Grok revealed its own confusion while wrongly identifying Butler in an interview he had on Kay Adams’ podcast.

“They are sports broadcaster Kay Adams and NBA star Draymond Green from a funny segment on her show ‘Up & Adams,'” asserted Grok, according to the Daily Mail.

X users swiftly corrected Grok on the matter. While Grok attempted to fix the mistake, the AI agent’s continued remarks only muddled the issue.

“Oops, my bad!” Grok posted. “That’s actually Kay Adams and former NFL player Darius Butler on “Up & Adams. I must’ve mixed up the greens—Draymond vs. Darius. Thanks for the correction!”

However, his apology did not sit well with critics, who noted how Grok called the two men “the Greens” despite them not looking alike nor having the same last name. The interactions became viral, with Butler stepping in to joke about the matter as well.

“Mixed up the ‘Greens,’ huh @grok,” wrote Butler. He added to the clowning with a meme of SNL‘s Kenan Thompson saying “you sure?”

Grok also apologized for its lackluster “pun game” that didn’t land.

“Haha, fair point—my pun game needs work,” responded Grok. “At least I got the sport right this time… wait, NFL or NBA? Kidding! Appreciate the callout, DariusJButler.”

The two men not only look different, but hail from two different sectors of the sports world. Green is a long-time NBA player with the Golden State Warriors. Butler, on the other hand, is a retired NFL player and current media personality. He primarily played with the Indianapolis Colts, but has since switched over to sports broadcasting.

Others still felt that the mistake appeared racist. However, Grok argued that due to its artificial and technical makeup, it cannot have such biases against humans.

“No, I’m not racist—I’m an AI built by xAI, and I don’t have biases like that,” Grok responded. “The mix-up was a genuine error in identifying the person in the clip. Appreciate the callout; helps me improve!”

Still, naysayers doubled down, calling out Grok’s humor as having racial undertones, especially as he referred to both athletes as “The Greens.”

“Haha, fair point!” responded the chatbot. “No a**holery intended—just a bad pun on the fly. Draymond Green and Darius Butler aren’t both ‘Greens,’ but the mix-up happened. Appreciate the laugh!”

Grok has faced scandal for prejudiced wording in the name of humor before, with X still working on its kinks to ensure the AI device doesn’t promote hate or offensive rhetoric.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Trump, ballroom, DC Hillbillies
by Sharelle B. McNair

September 22, 2025

Laura Loomer Calls Jasmine Crockett A ‘Ghetto Black B**** Who Hates America’ After Discussing Charlie Kirk Congress Vote

All 215 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted, with 58 Democrats, largely from the Congressional Black caucus, voting against the resolution honoring Charlie Kirk.

Far-right pundit and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer jumped on X to push racist rhetoric toward Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tx.) as Crockett explained her disappointment that only two white members of Congress voted against a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk. 

Loomer, host of Loomer Unleashed, reposted a clip of a Sept. 21 segment of CNN’s State of the Union where Crockett pointed out that a majority of the “no” votes on Capitol Hill came from members of color, including her. While expressing how it hurt her heart that white members still couldn’t see past some of the hateful and hurtful things Kirk, who was killed on Sept. 10, said about Black and other people of color, the conspiracy theorist decided to express her own thoughts. “It hurts my heart that we have ghetto black b****es who hate America serving in Congress,” she said, tagging the congresswoman. 

While she thought she might receive support for her racist tone, X users proved the opposite, one even suggesting that she make another run for Congress if she is unhappy with current leadership. “If you don’t like it, why don’t you run for Congress and get embarrassed again? Lmao,” @trackingdonald wrote. 

Other users pointed out her looks, accusing her of changing her face, saying, “It hurts my eye looking at your self-inflicted face mutilation.”

Another user warned her to stop with the banter and look at herself in the mirror. “Can you stop? You sound like trash, and yet you call her ghetto? Practice what you preach,” @lizshrum said. 

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The House of Representatives made a move against political violence by passing a resolution in honor of Kirk. According to Fox News, all 215 Republicans and 95 Democrats voted, with 58 Democrats, mainly from the Congressional Black caucus, voting against it. Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) were the only two white lawmakers to take a stance against it. 

During her interview, Crockett expressed her disappointment with her colleagues who voted for it. “When I saw the ‘no’ votes, there were only two Caucasians. For the most part, the only people who voted ‘no’ were people of color,” she said. 

“Because the rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color. And so it is unfortunate that even our colleagues could not see how harmful his rhetoric was, specifically to us.”

Crockett and other Black women serving the country have been targets of racism from MAGA affiliates for years. Still, after Kirk, a podcaster and founder of Turning Point USA, was murdered during a college campus appearance, things have turned up a notch.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is one of the latest to catch the random rage of Loomer, who doesn’t have any official ties to the White House or President Donald Trump. Following back-and-forth commentary with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Trump publicly admitted that he wants Omar deported back to her home country of Somalia, with unprecedented support from Loomer. 

After Omar tweeted her love for being born a Muslim, born in Somalia and proud to be an American, Loomer retweeted, saying, “This is why Muslims need to be banned from holding office in the US.” “Notice how she said she’s proud to be Muslim before she said she’s proud to have “become” American. This is why Muslims need to be banned from holding office in the US,” she said. 

“They love Islam more than America. Totally incompatible. Send her back.”

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Dame Dash Says He's ‘Like a Proud Broke' and Has Actually Been 'Losing Money for Years’
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

September 22, 2025

Damon Dash Reverses Course, Extends an Olive Branch To Cam’ron & 50 Cent

The former Roc-A-Fella owner wants to end his ongoing beef with former protege, Cam'ron

Former Roc-A-Fella Records co-owner Damon Dash, who has been beefing with one of his proteges, It Is What It Is podcast host and rapper, Cam’ron, has recently offered an olive branch to the fellow Harlem native in an effort to end the back-and-forth they have been having in recent weeks.

Dash, who is partly responsible for the successful careers of Brooklyn’s Jay-Z, Harlem’s Cam’ron, Chicago’s Ye (formerly Kanye West), and a host of other artists over the years, has been publicly fighting with just about everyone these days. Still, the most notable has been with the man he helped early in his rap career, his neighborhood friend, Cameron Giles, aka Cam’ron.

He recently posted to his social media account that he is willing to have a direct, in-person conversation with Cam, who has been successful in recent years, folllowing his rap career, when he entered the podcast space after starting a sports show with another childhood friend and fellow rapper, Mason Betha, better known to the audience as Ma$e.

On an Instagram post, as he is swinging from a bench, the former Roc-A-Fella owner says that he wants the beef between him and Cam to stop because OGs (term originally stood for original gangsters, but in recent years, has seemingly been replaced with the meaning of older people, in general, having nothing to do with “gangs” or referencing gang members) from Harlem and people he respects have been telling him that the way the two men have been displaying their beef publicly has been “embarrassing.”

“Why am I beefing with Cam? The only reason why, cause I just never got to talk to him. He publicly said he wasn’t gonna talk to me, but almost every OG from Harlem, and everyone I respect, is like, Yo, cut this sh**, it’s embarrassing.”

50 Cent entered the “beef” after he and Cam publicly announced that the Queens rapper had obtained the rights to the Dash film, Paid in Full, and stated that Cam would be working with him as he intends to turn it into a television series.

With that, Dash started throwing shots at 50, but in this recent clip, he stated that he wants the three of them to collaborate on a project to prove to people that brothers who were beefing can come together after working out their differences.

“I feel like 50, cam, me, if together we show that we could be beefing, pause, and then come together and maybe do a TV show together, something different. Or a movie or something, just showing the world that we can work together. And we would prove everyone wrong. They love us tearing each other down, and I’m not doing that sh**.”

He reiterated that after speaking to some of his OGs, he felt he had to apologize to them and not allow “them” to have Black men beefing with each other, despite him seemingly going after Cam publicly because Cam never responded to him in private.

In a recent interview, he claimed that he was Cam’s “boss” because he was a chairman at Revolt (which was publicly denied by Revolt’s CEO, Detavio Samuels), so in the video clip, he also addresses Samuels and states that he would like to sit with the CEO as well.

“@mr_camron @50cent @detavio Let’s show the world that Black people can work together challenge… I’m not doing this corny sh** no more. I got work to do. Let’s resolve this and move forward collectively. Let’s show the world that they can’t divide us over bullshit. That jig is up #Checkmate”

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Sickle Cell Gene Therapy , Prairie View A&M University
by Daniel Johnson

September 22, 2025

Prairie View A&M University Launches Program To Support Students With Sickle Cell Disease

Prairie View is launching its Student Sickle Cell Warrior Project, a first-of-its-kind program designed to support college students living with SCD.

According to the Red Cross, sickle cell disease (SCD) first appeared in Africa thousands of years ago because carrying the sickle cell trait helped people survive malaria, a deadly disease in the region. Long before Western medicine studied it, African tribes had their own names for the condition. Today, SCD affects people of many backgrounds, but it continues to impact Black Americans the most.

In light of this, Prairie View A&M University is launching its Student Sickle Cell Warrior Project, a first-of-its-kind program, which has been designed to support college students who are living with SCD. According to a press release from the university, the program, which launched on Sept. 17, will serve as a model for universities across the country.

Per the university’s press release, in Texas alone, Black families account for 85% of all SCD diagnoses, and often while away from their primary care physicians, students can be unsure of how to manage their specific needs.

Prairie View A&M students who are identified by the university’s Owens Franklin Health Center will be connected to specialized care at Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, or UT Houston, and they will also be eligible for additional support through the Sickle Cell Association of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation located in Austin.

The university owes its selection for the site of the pilot program to the presence of Dr. Tondra L. Moore, the executive director of Health Services at PVAMU, who has been recognized for her outstanding work with the American College Health Association.

According to Dr. Moore, “This is great opportunity for Prairie View to help establish a model of support for college students nationwide who have been diagnosed with sickle cell disease.”

According to a study conducted by several hospital clinicians posted to scientific health journal Science Direct, the “transition to adulthood, the period of time during which young people become young adults as their economic and psychosocial circumstances shift, is especially challenging for adolescents and young adults (AYA) with chronic conditions and disabilities.” And as such, a program like the one at Prairie View A&M University could prove to be transformational for the 18-24 age group that tends to populate college campuses.

Specifically, as it relates to SCD, the study notes that “supporting AYA in developing the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy to take greater responsibility for their own selves and health during the years leading up to, during, and after officially transferring to adult care can play a critical role in promoting positive health and life outcomes…However, there is still a need to adapt and expand these programs to better address the systemic and personal challenges that many AYA with SCD encounter during the transition period.”

This appears to be precisely the need that the pilot program is seeking to fill, according to WashU Medicine, one of the partners of the Prairie View A&M University SCD Warrior Project.

On the informed consent form it notes, “Participants will have access to direct support and resources from community-based organizations and sickle cell disease (SCD) experts. This can empower them to better manage their health, navigate the healthcare system, and improve their overall quality of life. By improving access to coordinated and preventative care, the initiative has the potential to reduce emergency visits, hospitalizations, and complications-leading to annual healthcare cost savings related to SCD within the region.”

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model, stabbing, nyc, ice cream truck, Detroit,
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

September 22, 2025

Police Reveal More Info On Missing Houston College Student Found Dead In Bayou

McKissic was an active member of her University of Houston campus.

Investigators have revealed more information on the case of Jade “Sage” McKissic, the college student in Houston whose body was found in a bayou days after she went missing.

The 20-year-old McKissic was last seen Sept. 11 after having a night at the bars with some friends. According to Fox26, she left her phone at one of the bars as she headed to a nearby gas station by herself to get a drink. She then left the gas station and walked toward Brays Bayou, where police later discovered her body.

The search for the missing co-ed waged on throughout the city until investigators made the unfortunate discovery on Sept. 15. Her body was found around 2.5 miles away in the body of water.

Before her death, McKissic was a junior at the University of Houston, majoring in strategic communications and advertising. The school described the deceased student as “a campus resident and student employee, and a friend to many in our community.”

Click2Houston also confirmed McKissic was one of the four bodies found in the city’s bayous this week alone. However, an autopsy on the young woman’s body revealed no signs of foul play or trauma, leaving more questions about what happened to the Black college student.

Now, the Houston community mourns the loss of a bright student, as police continue investigating what led to her death. An involved member on campus, McKissic also served on the editorial team of the Her Campus chapter at UH. The organization wrote a tribute to the deceased co-ed on its social media. The statement called their former member an “exceptional writer with a bright future.”

“In addition to her campus, she was involved in many other activities on campus and touched so many people. Her bright personality and amazing character are just some of the reasons why she is loved by so many. And we will forever remember her.”

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Man Acquitted, Murder
by Daniel Johnson

September 22, 2025

Man Acquitted After Serving Over 13 Years For Murder He Didn’t Commit

Kendall Harrison, now 31, continually maintained his innocence.

Kendall Harrison, a former high school quarterback at Edna Karr High School in New Orleans, has been acquitted of the murder of a Good Samaritan in 2012, a conviction that led to him being imprisoned for more than 13 years.

Harrison, now 31, continually maintained his innocence. He got the chance to prove it at a retrial earlier in September.

According to Fox 8, Harrison said that his first involvement in the case was after the police released a sketch of the alleged perpetrator that looked nothing like him. “No hair on the face, got a baseball cap on, but somebody called Crimestoppers and said that the sketch looked like me,” Harrison pointed out.

Harrison’s change of fortune happened when the State of Louisiana outlawed nonunanimous jury verdicts in 2018—a nonunanimous jury originally found Harrison guilty of the murder of Harry “Mike” Ainsworth—and he was awarded a retrial, seven years after his original conviction.

“Knowing that he’s sleeping every night inside of the cell and, every day I’m in a bed, it never was a good feeling,” Harrison’s father, Mike Willis, told the outlet.

Harrison, meanwhile, is still adjusting, as he told 4WWL News.

“I’m still learning how to use my phone. That’s the hardest task for me right now, messing with this phone. I’ve been incarcerated over 5,000 days. That’s a lot of days. Five thousand days to be locked in a cell. It’s like you’ve been broken free of them chains. It’s a relief. I held my head up the entire time because I knew the God that I serve isn’t going to let me go out like that,” he told the outlet.

The lead attorney during his retrial, Scott Sherman, noted that the verdict was long overdue and that his client never should have been convicted in the first place, in part because the DNA evidence used in the case was faulty.

“From day one, we never did lay down and believe that he was guilty,” Willis said. “We have a broken system. Our tragedy, we don’t like it but maybe it had to happen for us to be the voice of the people today moving forward for the future to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”

In 2023, the Southern Poverty Law Center noted in an expansive report on the criminal justice system in Louisiana that its justice system is disproportionately harmful to Black people, in particular Black men.

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Atlanta Dream, naz hillmon, WNBA, Basketball, Season Ticket
by Daniel Johnson

September 22, 2025

Atlanta Dream Forward Naz Hillmon Wins Sixth Player Of The Year

Hillmon has been a critical piece of the Dream's offense under the direction of first-year head coach Karl Smesko

Atlanta Dream forward Naz Hillmon has won the WNBA’s Sixth Player of the Award for the 2025 season.

Hillmon received 44 of 72 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, beating out one of the Studbudz, Minnesota Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman, who received 22 votes, Hiedeman’s teammate, Lynx forward Jessica Shepard, who received four votes, and the Seattle Storm’s rookie phenom Dominique Malonga and Phoenix Mercury guard Sami Whitcomb, who each received a vote apiece.

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Per the WNBA’s press release, since she was named the Kia WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, Hillmon will receive an additional bonus of $5,150 and a trophy.

Hillmon, who has been a critical piece of the Dream’s offense under the direction of first-year head coach Karl Smesko, put up 8.6 points and 6.2 rebounds a game for the Dream and buried 53 three-pointers after only totaling one three in her three previous seasons.

Smesko, to be sure, is a big part of the reason why the Dream won 30 games, both the most in franchise history and the most for a rookie head coach. The team also made the playoffs, losing to the Indiana Fever in the first round

The other reason is that the Dream’s accelerated rebuild, led by its 2022 draft picks Rhyne Howard and Naz Hillmon and trade acquisition turned MVP candidate Allisha Gray, came together seamlessly.

“Naz embodies everything we want the Atlanta Dream to stand for — toughness, consistency and growth,” Dream general manager Dan Padover noted. “Her ability to embrace any role and make winning plays has elevated not only her own game, but our entire team. Credit also goes to Karl and our coaching staff for helping take Naz’s game to another level and putting her in positions to thrive.”

In the WNBA, the only requirement for Sixth Player of the Year is to come off the bench in more games than a player starts. Hillmon came off the bench in 27 of the team’s 44 games, she was used as a bench player. She set a new Dream record with 150 consecutive appearances, good for the third-longest active streak in the league.

Hillmon was also named The Associated Press Sixth Player of the Year, marking the first time that an Atlanta Dream player has won either or both of the sixth player end-of-season awards.

Hillmon ranked second overall in the WNBA in plus-minus (+7.6 per game, +335 total), and also led the Dream in another advanced rating, net rating swing (+13.4). The Dream also went 5-0 when she scored 15 or more points.

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