NBA Players Association

The head of the NBA Players Association is speaking out about Lamar Odom’s grim health status, saying polices must be reexamined to ensure no other player suffers a similar fate. Executive director Michele A. Roberts tells TMZ Sports, ”Lamar Odom’s tragedy should not be replicated” … and she’s already working on measures to better help […]

The NBA is about to have its own award show. In addition to annual MVP honors, the league’s Players Association has teamed with BET Networks to air the 1st Annual Basketball Player Awards, voted on by NBA’s active players. The awards will tape in Las Vegas on July 10 to air exclusively on BET, with […]

Michele A. Roberts, the president of the National Basketball Players Association, is the first woman to lead a players union across the four major American sports. Ms. Roberts brings a wealth of legal experience to the job along with a no-nonsense style when working on behalf of the players she represents. Raised in a South […]