Things Worth Noting
December 21 marks the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night of the year, signaling the start of astronomical winter as days begin to lengthen. Key historical events include the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620, James Naismith inventing basketball in 1891, the first crossword puzzle published in 1913, […]
Nico Harrison, born in 1972 in Seattle, is the Dallas Mavericks’ General Manager and President of Basketball Operations since 2021. After starring at Montana State University—earning All-Big Sky honors and a 2015 Hall of Fame nod—he played pro basketball overseas. Harrison then spent 19 years at Nike, rising to VP of North American Basketball Operations, […]