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Day: February 28, 2020

Fighting Peaches: Georgia State basketball Rob Lanier post-Georgia Southern presser (2.28.20) #sportsinquirer #gsupanthers #lightitblue #ourcity #sunbelt — February 28, 2020

Fighting Peaches: Georgia State basketball Rob Lanier post-Georgia Southern presser (2.28.20) #sportsinquirer #gsupanthers #lightitblue #ourcity #sunbelt

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Georgia State men’s basketball head coach Rob Lanier
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The Sports Inquirer attended the presser of Georgia State men’s basketball head coach Rob Lanier following the team’s 79-70 home defeat to Georgia Southern in Sun Belt play Feb. 28.

Topics included Georgia State lack of effort, shooting struggles, Georgia Southern’s interior advantage in the paint and preparing to host Arkansas Little Rock in the conference regular season finale Mar. 3.

Original Free Kick: Atlanta United Fernando Meza pre-Nashville SC road presser (2.27.20) #sportsinquirer #atlutd #uniteandconquer #mls #majorleaguesoccer —

Original Free Kick: Atlanta United Fernando Meza pre-Nashville SC road presser (2.27.20) #sportsinquirer #atlutd #uniteandconquer #mls #majorleaguesoccer

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Detail shots of the King’s Kit during the 2020 Atlanta United Media Day Content Carwash at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground in Marietta, GA, on Friday January 17, 2020. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Atlanta United)

The Sports Inquirer attended the presser of Atlanta United player Fernando Meza following his team’s practice Feb. 27.

Topics included Atlanta facing Club America in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League, playing at Estadio Azteca, adjusting to Atlanta United and learning English, working alongside Pity Martinez, Josef Martinez and Ezequiel Barco and preparing for the team’s MLS opener at Nashville SC Feb. 29.

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Fighting Peaches: Georgia Tech basketball Josh Pastner pre-Miami home presser (2.27.20) #sportsinquirer #builtdifferent #togetherweswarm #acc #accbasketball —

Fighting Peaches: Georgia Tech basketball Josh Pastner pre-Miami home presser (2.27.20) #sportsinquirer #builtdifferent #togetherweswarm #acc #accbasketball

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Georgia Tech men’s basketball head coach Josh Pastner
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The Sports Inquirer attended the presser of Georgia Tech men’s basketball head coach Josh Pastner before his team’s practice Feb. 27.

Topics included the Yellow Jackets 68-59 home win over Clemson Feb. 25, the form of senior forward/center James Banks III, staying in the top half of the competitive ACC and Georgia Tech’s push for a bid in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The Yellow Jackets host Miami Feb. 29.

Fighting Peaches: Georgia Tech James Banks III pre-Miami home presser (2.27.20) #sportsinquirer #builtdifferent #togetherweswarm #acc #accbasketball —

Fighting Peaches: Georgia Tech James Banks III pre-Miami home presser (2.27.20) #sportsinquirer #builtdifferent #togetherweswarm #acc #accbasketball

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Georgia Tech men’s basketball player James Banks III
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The Sports Inquirer attended the presser of Georgia Tech men’s basketball player James Banks III before his team’s practice Feb. 27.

Topics with the senior forward/center included him not fouling out of the Yellow Jackets 68-59 home win over Clemson Feb. 25 in which he grabbed eight rebounds and a career-high four steals, Georgia Tech’s different defensive sets and wearing protective eye wear. The Yellow Jackets host Miami Feb. 29.