pro

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The 21-year-old James has played in five consecutive games, tying his longest stretch of his second pro season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

However, it enraged some pundits, with former Manchester United defender Gary Neville labelling Cherki "arrogant", and ex-Premier League manager Alan Pardew calling it "an insult in the pro game".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Gone is “one and done,” in which basketball players would play one season before going pro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“College sports are basically pro sports teams now,” Lisa Delpy Neirotti, the director of the sports-management program at George Washington University’s School of Business, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"This is all right. What happens when you turn pro? You get a Cadillac and a chauffeur?"

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte