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BILLBOARD: Meek Mill, Lil Baby & Michael Rubin Host Reform Night For Underprivileged Kids at Philadelphia 76ers Arena
Twenty-five percent of people who end up in jail every year did so without actually committing a crime, according to a stat cited by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin. Co-chaired by Rubin and rap star Meek Mill, the Reform Alliance is looking to do something about that statistic by changing the probation and petty technical violation laws across the country that send American citizens to prison.
PAGE SIX: Meek Mill, Michael Rubin treat 26 kids to VIP experience at 76ers game
Philadelphia 76ers partner Michael Rubin and rapper Meek Mill’s Reform Alliance treated 26 kids to a VIP experience at the team’s game on Wednesday — which included meeting TikTok stars Charlie and Dixie D’Amelio.
SBJ: No. 1 Influencer: Change agent. Disrupter. Visionary.
All eyes are on what Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin will do next. To anoint someone as supremely influential, especially the top rung in that rarified group, definitional clarity is a prerequisite. Webster’s says influence is “the power to change.”
NEW YORK TIMES: Michael Rubin’s Big Shot
Life isn’t all helicopters and parties for the king of sports merch — he’s got plans. Last month, after a three-day stretch in New York, Michael Rubin, was anxious to get back to Philadelphia to attend the home opener of the 76ers, the N.B.A. team of which he is an owner.
SPORTS INSIDER: The dynamic career and life of Michael Rubin — billionaire team partner, friend of high-profile rappers, and criminal-justice reform advocate
In December 2019, I shadowed Fanatics chairman and Philadelphia 76ers partner Michael Rubin as he hosted a holiday giveaway for 50 families who were affected by the unjust imprisonment of a parent.
THE ATHLETIC: Brotherly Love: How a Sixers co-partner is getting stars of all kinds to pitch in
Michael Rubin has never been one to sit around the house idly, and especially not one to watch live television. But these shelter-at-home days have forced many into uncomfortable and unusual positions as people collectively attempt to diminish the spread of COVID-19. Rubin’s days had been filled with hours of unsettling CNN consumption until he plotted ways to combat the bad news scrolling on those chryons at the bottom of his big screen.
