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Samaya Clark-Gabriel (born October 1, 2009) is an American teenage athlete and actress from Brooklyn, New York, area. [2] She gained recognition for her athletic abilities at the age of four [3] and has also been involved in community and philanthropic initiatives.
In 2016, Clark-Gabriel helped lead the Brooklyn Stars soccer team to their first championship. [2] She received the Lion's Heart Award for her performances against predominantly male teams. [4] Following her time in soccer, she shifted her focus to basketball. [5]
Clark-Gabriel's basketball skills have been shown on several media platforms, including Good Morning America , [6] GoodDay NY , CBS Sports, USA Today , News 12 Brooklyn, SportsCenter , ESPN, ESPNW, Chasing News , the New York Post , Women You Should Know, [7] The Ben & Pickler Show, Rolling Stone [8] and People.com. [9]
In addition to media features, Samaya has practiced with the New York Liberty Basketball team and has played 1-on-1 with NY Liberty President Isiah Thomas. [10] In January 2018, Samaya became the first child to play alongside The Harlem Globetrotters in a game at Barclays Center, Madison Square Garden, and Nassau Coliseum. Clark-Gabriel and her father were featured on Fatherly social media platforms, where she garnered 2.8 million views and 76,000 shares. [11] She was also featured in a Monday Motivation post by the Olympic Games social media account. [12]
For the 2018 NBA draft, Clark-Gabriel teamed up with Verizon and Vince Carter's Dunk Clinic. [13]
In 2020, Clark-Gabriel was featured on Little Big Shots, starring Melissa McCarthy. [14] [15]
In 2018, Clark-Gabriel made her acting debut in the indie film titled Foster Sin . The film brings awareness to the mistreatment of children in the foster system. [16]
Clark-Gabriel raises donations for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, supporting research towards cures for child cancer and other life-threatening diseases. [17] She was recognized for her efforts by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. [18]
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Harlem Globetrotters is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera and CBS Productions, featuring animated versions of players from the basketball team of the same name.
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.
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Larry Darnell Rivers, also known as Gator Rivers, was an American basketball player, coach, business owner, and civil servant. He performed as a dribbler for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1973 to 1986, eventually taking over the main dribbler role from Curly Neal. As player-coach during his last year with the Globetrotters, he led the team's nationwide search for their first female player.
