Missouri - Jo Jo White

Missouri - Jo Jo White

The Boston Celtics have a plethora of legendary athletes that have come and go from their roster but none as durable as the 6'3 point guard Jo Jo White. After his four year stint at the University of Kansas, White found his way to the 1986 Summer Olympics where he would earn his first-ever accolade as a member of the Men's US National Basketball Team earning a gold medal. The following year, Jo Jo White was drafted ninth overall in the 1969 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics where he would go on to have a stellar NBA career.

In 1970, White earned the title of NBA All-Rookie First Team, seven NBA All-Star nods, two championships as a member of the Celtics (1974, 1976), NBA Finals MVP (1976), and eventually an induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. During his ten-year stint with the Boston Celtics, Jo Jo White broke a franchise record tallying a total of 488 consecutive games played with the Celtics. Unfortunately, Jo Jo passed away from complications with dementia and pneumonia in January 2018. Not only will Jo Jo be remembered for his contributions to the game of basketball but for the beautiful person was.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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