Dennis Johnson may be the most underrated player in NBA history. In the final moments of games that mattered most, Johnson always rose to the…
Artis Gilmore is one of four players in pro basketball history to be named Rookie of the Year and league MVP in the same season.…
On January 27, 1976, the American Basketball Association held the first Slam Dunk Contest at halftime, of their All-Star Game in Denver. The ABA was in its…
Phil Jackson is the most successful coach in NBA history. Jackson coached 20 NBA seasons. In those two decades, he won 13 division titles and…
In January 1993, Christopher Street – a junior at the University of Iowa and potential NBA player – was struck and killed by a snowplow. …
“The best team ever. The best team I ever saw was the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers.” — Wilt Chamberlain, who anchored the record-breaking NBA champion 1971-72 Los Angeles…
Swen Nater went from being a college bench-warmer to a first-round pick in the NBA draft. Born January 14, 1950, in Den Helder, Netherlands, Swen…
Darryl Dawkins was truly one of a kind. An incredible talent with an outsized personality, Dawkins played with passion. His nickname – Chocolate Thunder – was given…
The Detroit Pistons of the early 1980s and 1990s – the Motor City Bad Boys – were teams fans loved to hate. Sandwiched between the Lakers’ and…
Since 1947, the National Basketball Association Finals is the league’s championship series. The best-of-seven format pits the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western…