Vintage Basketball

The Life LeBron James   The Life was a documentary style series broadcasted by ESPN in the early 2000s that followed athletes through their everyday lives. Before LeBron even stepped …

  Vince Carter forced T-Mac into dunk contest   I bet you all remember the NBA Dunk Contest in 2000! After a one-All Star Weekend layoff (the NBA did not …

Magic Johnson 42/15/7 In The Championship Game vs. 76ers   05.16.1980 Magic Johnson racked up 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists as a rookie in Game 6 at Philadelphia …

Shaquille O’Neal & Gary Payton vs Lebron James   2004.02.04: Shaquille O’Neal had nothing to complain or curse about. O’Neal returned from a one-game suspension and scored a season-high 37 …

MVP Larry Bird Out-Duels Rookie Michael Jordan   Rookie Michael Jordan struggled against the league’s MVP Larry Bird. Bird shot some amazing fade-aways and un-balanced jumpers in the game. Michael …

Kobe Bryant vs Michael Jordan – Identical Plays   Both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are retired, but the debate that Kobe is a clone of Jordan won’t ever be …

1996 NBA Draft Highlights – First 20 Picks   The 1996 NBA draft was the 50th draft in NBA history. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the …

Kobe Bryant “Age 19” Almost Fights Gary Payton, Blocks His Shot   Gary Payton on Kobe Bryant (when Gary already was a Laker)   Kobe was so young and so …

  Teams For The Ages   The Warriors are coming close to tying or even surpassing the 95-96 Bulls for having the best ‘single regular season record’ in NBA history! …