{"id":37591,"date":"2024-05-30T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=37591"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:17:05","slug":"native-america-calling-basketball-is-in-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/30\/native-america-calling-basketball-is-in-the-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Basketball is in the air"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, May 30, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Basketball is in the air<\/div>\r\nBasketball fans are glued to their teams\u2019 performance in the NBA conference finals, with at least two Native players still battling for the title. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd the WNBA just started its season, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynx.wnba.com\/news\/lynx-select-alissa-pili-with-the-eighth-overall-pick-in-the-2024-wnba-draft\/\">welcoming Minnesota Lynx draft<\/a> pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alissapili\/\">Alissa Pili<\/a> (I\u00f1upiaq and Samoan) onto the court. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to hear from Pili, as well as University of Houston Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coachsampsonuh\">Kelvin Sampson<\/a> (Lumbee), who the AP just named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/39881036\/houston-kelvin-sampson-named-ap-coach-year\">Coach of the Year<\/a>, along with some other perspectives on Native representation on the court.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/30\/native-america-calling-basketball-is-in-the-air\/alissapili\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37596\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" data-attachment-id=\"37596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/30\/native-america-calling-basketball-is-in-the-air\/alissapili\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/30\/AlissaPili-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Alissa Pili\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Alissa Pili&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alissa Pili plays a preseason game for the Minnesota Lynx WNBA team in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 3, 2024. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnmac612\/53698216407\/&gt;John McClellan&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/30\/AlissaPili-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/30\/AlissaPili-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Alissa Pili\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-37596\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Alissa Pili plays a preseason game for the Minnesota Lynx WNBA team in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 3, 2024. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/johnmac612\/53698216407\/>John McClellan<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alissapili\/\">Alissa Pili<\/a> (I\u00f1upiaq and Samoan),  player for   <a href=\"https:\/\/lynx.wnba.com\/\">Minnesota Lynx WNBA team<\/a>  \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coachsampsonuh\">Kelvin Sampson<\/a> (Lumbee), <a href=\"https:\/\/uh.edu\/\">University of Houston<\/a> coach\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dominic.tigercortes\/\">Dominic Tiger-Cortes<\/a> (citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation), basketball trainer and founder and creative director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopmedicine.com\/\">Hoop Medicine<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KTNNSports\/\">L.A. Williams<\/a> (Din\u00e9), sportscaster and radio talent\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Native basketball fans have a lot to see on the court when it comes to the NBA and the WNBA.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,21],"tags":[4944,1252,4946,4945,3304,243,133,4942,134,4943,44],"class_list":["post-37591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-sports","tag-alissa-pili","tag-basketball","tag-dominic-tiget-cortes","tag-kelvin-sampson","tag-la-williams","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-nba","tag-radio","tag-wnba","tag-women","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/30\/AlissaPili-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-9Mj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37591"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37599,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37591\/revisions\/37599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}