Vintage Basketball

During the magical 2002-03 NCAA season, Dwyane Wade led the Marquette Golden Eagles on a captivating and unexpected journey through the NCAA Tournament, capturing the hearts of basketball fans with …

On December 21, 1891, the first ever “basket ball” game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts, after Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith created the indoor sport to keep athletes indoors during the …

33 years ago today, on January 14, 1993, the Portland Trail Blazers retired the uniform #77. This meaningful act served as a tribute to the Blazers’ extraordinary championship season in …

On January 13, 1999, basketball legend Michael Jordan shocked the world by announcing his second retirement from the NBA. The announcement came just before the start of the lockout-shortened 1998-99 …

In the early 2010s, NBA free agency didn’t just happen in phone calls and quiet dinners. It happened in boardrooms, branding sessions, and glossy binders that treated superstars less like …

On Jan. 8, 1997, as the league celebrated its 50th season, the NBA unveiled a list designed to settle bar arguments and spark new ones at the same time: the …

When you hear the name ‘Gilbert Arenas’ most of you probably think of the gun inciedent, but Gilbert Arenas was much more than that. Arenas was an elite NBA player, …

54 years ago today, on January 7, 1972, the Los Angeles Lakers walked into Atlanta with the weight of history already on their shoulders, and left with it firmly in …

Mark Jackson has played for enough basketball royalty to make any “best coach I ever had” conversation tricky. He entered the NBA in 1987, stuck around for 17 seasons, and …