How Marvin Gaye Changed The NBA (Rebroadcast)

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Nov 29, 202300:32:08Sports & Recreation

In 1983, musical legend Marvin Gaye stepped to the microphone at The Forum in Los Angeles, to sing the national anthem before the NBA All-Star Game. What happened next set in motion a cultural transformation within the N...

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