“How could Bob McAdoo—how could the Doo be left out?” These were the lamenting words of Spike Lee, when the editor-in-chief of SLAM magazine, Tony Gervino, reminded him that the NBA … more
My last two reviews on NBA basketball have been on Knicks. Bernard King and Patrick Ewing were the court culprits, whose accomplishments I briefly revamped. I love basketball. But to everyone’s … more
Basketball came naturally to the Knicks’ superstar Center, Patrick Aloysius Ewing. During his High School days, his coach then, Mike Jarvis, predicted that the youngster will be another Bill Russell: … more
The affable 6’9” 255lbs Power Forward, Karl Malone, is one of the fittest men ever to grace the basketball court. This is amazing: given the fact that he was build more like an … more
Sir Charles was born as Charles Wade Barkley in Leeds (near Birmingham), Alabama, on the 20th of February 1963. He was raised in both Leeds and its adjacent environs. Childhood was good, and the lad … more
Nicknamed the "Hick from French Lick", Larry Bird was born on December 7, 1956, in West Baden, Indiana. His nickname resulted from the fact that he grew up in both West Baden and nearby French … more
O. J. Simpson was born as Orenthal James Simpson in San Francisco, CA, on July 9, 1947. His parents separated when he was five years old. He perhaps would have been an unknown quantity, if the severe … more
Yeah! ….Do you really wanna know the best all-round NBA player ever! …Okay, let's roll. Ask Michael Jordan to pick his all-time NBA five, and he would include Oscar Robertson. … more
That court phenomenon named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born (as Lewis Ferdinand Alcindor) on April 16, 1947. Son of a cop, he was born and raised in New York. Blessed with spontaneous growth, the youngster … more
Fondly nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, Wilton Norman Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 to October 12, 1999) remains the yardstick with which NBA Statistics are measured. This 7'1" 275lbs Center was the most … more