SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz's NBA D-League team, the Idaho Stampede, will be honoring Black History month with a new jersey design that features notable African-American public figures.

The Stampede jersey will be an all-black top with white lettering and artistic portraits of one of three African-American public figures, including President Barack Obama, abolitionist movement leader Frederick Douglass, author Maya Angelou, and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., emblazoned on the side. The team will also don warm-up shirts with a quote from each of the aforementioned public figures.

The artist, Patrick Hunter, "blends music, dance, and poetry with performance painting" in his work, according to the team's press release.

The jerseys will be worn on Saturday, Feb. 20 as part of the team's Black History Night when the team hosts the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The team will also be honoring Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to play in an NBA game, that night.

The jerseys and warm-up shirts will be available for auction at a later date.

Sources gone wrong?

The NBA Trade deadline has arrived and the usual rumors and possible trades leading up to the day are ubiquitous. Teams are shopping players for interested buyers, while some players are looking to get out of an environment they believe is prohibiting their potential. Whatever the reasons, several teams, players and agents release potential trade details in part to improve buying power.

But these "sources" often have their own agenda and may not be telling the full truth. It's a vital part of journalism to ignore the "noise" while filtering out legitimate information. And sometimes what is believed to be legitimate information turns out to be a fraud and the reporter loses credibility for running with the information.

On Wednesday, self-proclaimed hoops critic Brian Geltzeiler tweeted that Memphis and Detroit were in talks to send Reggie Jackson to Memphis in a potential deal. But Memphis Vice President of Basketball Operations John Hollinger wasn't about to let false information win the day.

Was it a smokescreen to help with a pending trade? Probably not.

John Hollinger 1 | Brian Geltzeiler 0

Oops … live TV happening

In case you didn't notice, ESPN went all in Wednesday in its coverage of the North Carolina-Duke rivalry game. Admittedly, the game was great and was worth the watch, but all-day coverage seemed a bit much.

Prior to the game, ESPN analysts were discussing the game on the court when a Tar Heels cheerleader accidentally interrupted the live shot (hello, camera and people talking!). Former Duke player Jay Williams wasn't having any of it and turned to the cheerleader in pure contempt.

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