Archive for August 2020
Press: CNN “Glenn Robinson III on life inside the NBA ‘bubble’ and fighting for social justice”
(CNN)For NBA players, life in the “bubble” in Orlando, Florida, isn’t easy. You’re away from your family and stuck in a hotel room with limited interaction outside of your team.For Glenn Robinson III of the Philadelphia 76ers, what makes it harder is living without his two-year-old daughter, Ariana, who is at home and thinks bubbles are just something to…
Read MorePress: NWI Times “‘Know your why’: Glenn Robinson III focuses internally, works on ARI Foundation at NBA bubble”
There has been a lot of time for team bonding at the restricted NBA bubble, which has given Gary native Glenn Robinson III time to get to know his new Philadelphia 76ers teammates. It’s also given him an opportunity to ask them why they’re playing basketball. “We all want to win a championship together, and…
Read MoreFrom “The Bubble” With Love
Let’s be honest… Scientists and health professionals excluded, absolutely none of us saw COVID-19 coming. This virus has disrupted all of our lives, regardless of our race, religion, gender or orientation. It has touched everything. The pandemic feels unprecedented and historical, like living through a horror thriller. We’ve shut down the whole world and reconfigured…
Read MorePress: The Athletic “Thompson: The NBA bubble through the eyes of a vet trying to make the most of it”
Glenn Robinson III made it a point to spend some time with Ben Simmons. He’s known Joel Embiid for six years. But he and Simmons, it was time they build. So Robinson sought to spend time with Simmons, who welcomed the company. They ate dinner together. They hung out in the lounge. During one conversation,…
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