Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knows where he came from, knows where he’s at, and has an idea where he’s going.
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Jabbar, Jerry West, and the New Look Lakers, 1978
“Jerry West is one clever dude,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “He was responsible for making us a unified group. And that was the big difference in this team.”
Bob Rule: Sonic Boomer, 1970
Bob Rule is having an interesting existence as the big man in the lives of the Seattle SuperSonics. His development in two years has been monumental.
Fred Hetzel: Class of 1965
Now, it’s Fred Hetzel’s turn to haunt the Warriors for making him expendable.
The Curious Case of Earl The Pearl Monroe, 1969
Earl the Pearl will always get attention. What he has got to do, of course, is to stop getting attention for the wrong reasons—like being misunderstood.
Bob Cousy: Little Mr. Basketball, 1961
Few men have the magnetic ability and personality to lift an audience to heights of great emotion and to bring vitality and excitement into the lives of the onlookers. Bob Cousy is one of those men.
Who is the Celtics’ MVP—Havlicek or Cowens? 1975
John Havlicek and Dave Cowens don’t look alike, and they are not built alike. But they are emotional twins, playing every game to the breaking point, giving 100 percent of themselves.
Red Auerbach’s Singular Drive, 1967
Red saw his career as one long walk through enemy territory armed only with purity of heart.
Darrall Imhoff: Lalas and Beans, 1970
He owes it all to “lalas” and beans, Imhoff said. Lalas? Beans?
A Year in the Life of Willie Wise, 1971
Willie is a proud man, but years of being disregarded took their toll.
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