Where Are They Now? Here's What Former NBA Players Are Up To

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07/24/25

Ex-NBA Player Kidd-Gilchrist’s New Arena Is Advocacy Against Speech Stigma

By Analah Wallace | OBSERVER Staff Writer - Ex-NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist visits the Capitol to advocate for legislation to ensure insurance covers speech therapy, fighting to increase accessibility for Black communities.

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Michael Kidd Gilchrist was No. 2 in the NBA draft in 2012, and an NCAA Champion. Everyone knows he's a basketball star, but what they might not know is that he has dealt with a stutter throughout his life. Now he’s helping others. After retiring from professional basketball in 2020, he started an organization called “Change and Impact.” He’s working to get insurance companies to cover screening and speech therapy for children who stutter.

 

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It seems like the NFL players have done better outside of their sport.
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