Tag: Aba
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ABA series screening soars ‘above the rim’
‘Soul Power’ gathering brings players, fans, family and media to sold-out Sie FilmCenter for nostalgic look back at Denver’s renegade basketball past “Bring back the ball!” That was Hall of Fame coach George Karl’s message to the NBA at Wednesday’s joyful, sold-out screening of “Soul Power” at the Sie FilmCenter. The new, four-part documentary series…
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‘Soul Power’: Long live the ABA
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Fifty years later, new documentary series takes nostalgic look at how the rebel American Basketball Association changed the NBA – and the world Three-point ABA trivia question: What do rapper-actor Common and Grammy Award-winning singer India.Arie have in common? Answer: Their fathers both played for the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association. No, I am…
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Aba Arthur, CU Boulder alum and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” actress, talks to The Denver Gazette
Aba Arthur, a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, plays a Naval engineer in the new film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’ Arthur appeared at a special screening of the film celebrating her appearance on Nov. 19 at the Denver Pavilions Regal Cinema. She spoke with Denver Gazette Senior Arts Journalist John Moore before the…
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Big-hearted Nuggets can beat their Rocky Mountain rivals | Woody Paige
You gotta have heart, Nuggets. Miles ‘n miles n’ of mile high of heart to beat the Jazz. A half century after Rocky Mountain foes Denver and Salt Lake City first converged in professional basketball playoffs, they are together apart again for a record seventh time. Far, far away from their homes in Colorado and…