basketball
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He got his first paid job in 1971 calling Hart basketball games for NBC Cable Newhall for $10 a game.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
“In a basketball game,” he said, “when you are winning after the first quarter, you usually win the game.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
He wrote about basketball, Congress, the 2004 presidential election and the aftermath of Sept. 11 in New York, where La Libre Belgique sent him the day after the attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He attended Granada Hills Kennedy High, where he starred in baseball and basketball.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“I have basketball tryouts later. Remember? I’m going to be home late. This is the only time I’ll have with her,” I say.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
