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A.C. Green is also known as ‘Iron Man’, because he played 1,192 straight games. In his entire 16-year NBA career, he only missed three games, playing in 1278 out of …
39 years ago today, several NBA stars gathered in New York City for the taping of a special series of anti-drug public service announcements entitled “Don’t Foul Out.” The PSAs …
September 25, 2001 – A date etched in the annals of basketball history. On this day, 24 years ago, Michael Jordan announced his second return to the NBA, this time …
Scottie Pippen was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in 1987, but was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Olden Polynice. Pippen then enjoyed an illustrious career with the Bulls, becoming …
Unwritten laws of Basketball: Don’t openly pad your stats. Today is Ricky Davis’ birthday, which reminded me of this unreal story. March 16, 2003! With a 25-point lead and just …
When USA Basketball officially announced its roster for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 34 years ago today, the world witnessed the creation of what would become the most iconic …
Together with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird was the dominant force in the NBA during the 1980s. Bird and Johnson dominated the league and shared an intense rivalry that went on …
It’s Rasheed Wallace’s birthday today, so let’s throw it back to one of his greatest plays. March 26, 2007 – Rasheed Wallace made history with a desperation shot from way …
The late, great, NBA legend Elgin Baylor would have turned 91 years old today. Baylor was probably the greatest player to never win a ring and the most under looked …
On September 5, 1979, Ann Meyers of UCLA shattered a barrier that had stood untouched in professional basketball: she became the first woman to sign a contract with an NBA …
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