Jon Barry: Growing Up Barry, 1996
Having three basketball-playing brothers kept Barry from being hardened. He was never far from a conversation or a two-on-two. Being the sons of Rick Barry united the four boys.
The Old Days When the Cleveland Cavaliers Were Funny, 1971
The coach looks back on that first season today and says, “By the end of it, we were not the worst team in basketball, even though we had the worst record.”
Jamaal Wilkes: The Silent Assassin, 1980
Wilkes is basketball’s version of Perry Como, the velvet singer whose trademark was the epitome of ultra-relaxed, super-casual, laidback stage presence. Wilkes comes across the same way, on and off the court.
On Being Earl Monroe, 1976
Off the court, Monroe helps others every chance he gets
Guy Rodgers: Mr. Excitement, 1968
Somehow Rodgers seems to have lost none of his speed even at age 32 and credits his continual physical activity for it. “I feel as though I could play quite a bit of ball with the kids.”
Julius Erving: The Doctor Sets Up His NBA Practice, 1977
It was only one play, one fast moment of magic in The Doctor’s lifetime of wizardry, but that one play, that super dunk, that shattering demonstration of superiority, seemed to capture the essence of Doctor J.
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.
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