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The NBA is globally one of the most popular sports in the world, which make basketball speakers in-demand talent. Corporate groups, charities, universities, faith-based groups, and other organizations understand the value of having a current or retired NBA player, coach, or broadcaster at their event. Basketball speakers impart lessons from their careers at in-person speaking engagements, virtual events, and other types of meetings. The topics they speak on most often include leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity. 

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  • Sim Bhullar — First NBA Player of Indian Descent

    Sim Bhullar made NBA history on April 7th, 2015. Bhullar became the first player of Indian descent in the league when he checked in for the Sacramento Kings with 16.1 seconds to go in their game agai

  • Mike Bibby — Former NBA Point Guard and Head Coach at Sacramento State

    Mike Bibby played 14 seasons in the NBA after helping the Arizona Wildcats to an NCAA Championship in 1997 and earning consensus First-Team All-American, Pac- 10 Player of the Year and First-Team All-

  • J.B. Bickerstaff — Head Coach of the Detroit Pistons

    J.B. Bickerstaff is regarded as one of the top coaches in the NBA and currently heads up the Detroit Pistons. Bickerstaff was previously the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers after serving for hal

  • Jay Bilas — ESPN College Basketball Analyst

    Jay Bilas is a man of many talents. Those talents include being a former professional basketball player and coach, serving as one of the most popular television sports personalities in the world, and

  • Dave Bing — Former Seven-Time NBA All-Star

    Dave Bing played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons, Washington Bullets and Boston Celtics. During that span he averaged over 20 points and six assists per game in route to earning seven A

  • Larry Bird — Hall Of Fame Forward for the Boston Celtics

    Larry Bird is a retired professional basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. Bird was offered a basketball scholarship to play for the Indiana Hoosiers in 1974, but dropped out

  • Sue Bird — Basketball Hall of Famer, Retired 13-Time WNBA All-Star and Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

    Sue Bird is one of the WNBA's all-time legends. Her entire 20-year career was spent with the Seattle Storm and she was a 13-time All-Star. Bird won four WNBA titles. She was named to the 10th, 15th, 2

  • Otis Birdsong — Four-Time NBA All-Star

    Otis Birdsong had a brief, but stellar NBA career. In 12 seasons, Birdsong made 12 All-Star games. His had his best season in 1980-81, averaging a career-best 24.6 points and being named to the All-

  • Bismack Biyombo — Center for the Charlotte Hornets

    A native of Congo, the 7th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, Bismack Biyombo is now the center for the Charlotte Hornets. Biyombo got his break when he was just 16 years old while playing at a youth

  • Nate Bjorkgren — Former Indiana Pacers Head Coach

    Nate Bjorkgren is the former head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Bjorkgren gained a sterling reputation during two seasons as Nick Nurse's lead assistant with the Toronto Raptors, including a run to the

  • Rolando Blackman — Retired Four-Time All-Star from the Dallas Mavericks

    Rolando Blackman went from Brooklyn, New York to Kansas State University to play basketball for Coach Jack Hartman’s Wildcats team. He was a four-year starter at Kansas State, scoring 1,844 career poi

  • Gary Blair — Texas A&M Women's Basketball Coach

    Gary Blair is the head coach of the women’s basketball team at Texas A&M. Blair played baseball in high school where he received all-city honors in 1963. In 1969, after failing out of Texas Tech Unive

Basketball Speakers

The NBA is globally one of the most popular sports in the world, which make basketball speakers in-demand talent. Corporate groups, charities, universities, faith-based groups, and other organizations understand the value of having a current or retired NBA player, coach, or broadcaster at their event. Basketball speakers impart lessons from their careers at in-person speaking engagements, virtual events, and other types of meetings. The topics they speak on most often include leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity.

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