Dave Cowens Pens His Boston Celtics Obituary, 1980
I have enjoyed performing for you over the past 10 years while hopefully engraving myself into the history of the Celtic organization.
Ode to Sonny Dove, 1983
The pro game never was his thing. His career was adequate, but he never fooled himself. He knew what he wanted to do with his life, and he was determined to develop those skills in the same fashion that he developed his skills on the court during teenaged summers
Phil Ford: Have You Driven a Ford Lately? 1983
Ford never has taken a nap on the basketball floor. Loose balls? He’d dive for them. Draw a charge? It didn’t matter if the player was 6-10, 300 pounds.
Nothing But Net: The NBA Goes Online, 1995
The Warriors’ Tim Hardaway made NBA history as the league’s first cyberspace visitor on November 6. Hardaway answered fans’ questions via an interactive chat room, drawing an impossible-to-answer-them-all 697 questions.
Red Robbins Rides Again, 1973
Red Robbins is so vital to the interior clockwork of the Utah Stars that it would be virtually impossible to list the ways he contributes to the overall success of the ABA champions.
Ron Boone: The Game I’ll Never Forget, 1971
In all my years in the pros, that was the only championship series I have ever played in, and to have it come down to a seventh game really made it dramatic
Willie Wise Floats to the Top in Salt Lake, 1974
Willie Wise is one of Salt Lake City’s best-kept secrets: A three-time ABA all-star, bull-shouldered, 6-foot-6 forward with a pro career average of over 20 points per game, a man whom Dave DeBusschere calls one of the finest two-way ballplayers in basketball.
Jimmy Parham: Tee for Two, 1988
Right from the go, Tee wowed ‘em with his game.
The Laker Roadshow . . . Starring Wilt Chamberlain, 1972
They affectionately call him “Big Fella.” Wilt Chamberlain is a proud man in the twilight of his career at 36, going on 40. But sometimes his moods are almost childlike.
Phil Jackson: ‘Mr. Anonymous’ Wins an Award, 1974
Back at Jimmy’s Restaurant, Jackson posed for photographs wearing a necktie publicly for the first time in almost a year.
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