Inside Philanthropy: Hoop Dreams: An NBA Veteran Talks About His Schoolâand a New Generation of Athlete Givers
April 23, 2020 | Jalen Rose Leadership Academy Latest News Philanthropy Press
By Ade Adeniji  — Motor City native Jalen Rose, 47, had his greatest success in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, making three consecutive Eastern Conference finals, including a trip to the NBA finals in 2000, alongside Reggie Miller. Rose was a member of the legendary University of Michigan âFab Five,â the first team in NCAA history to compete in the championship game with all-freshmen starters. Fellow Detroit native Chris Webber was also part of this high-flying team.
Since retiring from the NBA in 2007, Rose made a quick transition into broadcasting, working as an analyst for ABC/ESPN, hosting shows including âNBA Countdown,â âGet Up!â and âJalen & Jacoby.” Rose brings a unique perspective as a former player whoâs kept major ties to the NBA, and in our recent conversation, he was keen not only to share his own philanthropic story, but also talked about the next generation of NBA givers.
âA lot of it started at home, seeing the work ethic my mother had, working at Chrysler for more than 20 years, and also my uncles who worked at Ford and GM,â Rose explains to …
UPROXX: âJalen And Jacobyâ Will Try Anything To Give The People What They Want
January 17, 2020 | General Latest News Press
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NEW YORK â âIf your superiors every one or two months arenât questioning some of your content, then youâre not pushing the envelope,â Jalen Rose says with a wry smile.
âYouâre not doing it,â David Jacoby confirms. âWe get emails.â
In their nook of a studio at ESPNâs new Seaport facility, no larger than a medium-sized walk-in closet, the two hosts of Jalen & Jacoby reflect on some of their failed bits and segments of the past.
âThis is eight years in development and weâve tried a lot of things that didnât stay, and most of the things that didnât stick didnât stick for a reason,â Jacoby says. âOne thing that comes to mind is, we had a character called âDurag Jalen.ââ
âAnd this was before I was trying to get waves,â Rose quips.
âDurag Jalen was wearing an undershirt and he had a durag onâŚâ Jacoby continues.
âThat most people call that type of shirt,â Jalen interrupts while pointing to the card that says âwifebeaterâ hanging from a clothespin on a string among their retired words in the rafters of the studio.
âYeah, we retired that word,â Jacoby explains. âBut Durag Jalen we had one …
