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Maurice Lucas: Cool Hand Luke, 1978

Lucas found a new contentment in the move to Portland.

During one of the Lakers’ three increasingly desperate timeouts in the fourth quarter, Karl simply told his players, “Get the ball to Sleepy.”

Twice before Dame Fate had stepped in to help Gene, and once again, she was waiting in the wings. This time, she appeared as a telephone call.

“I don’t think basketball will ever see his equal again.”

When you block shots like that, it becomes a psychological weapon. You want opposing players thinking about it.

They say that’s in the book. I’m still trying to find out who wrote the book, and I can’t even find the book.

When V.J. scores, he does it from defying positions, his body often off-center and wiggling in an attempt to confuse the defender.

For an athlete who thought it would be wonderful if he ever made $20,000 a year playing basketball, Jo Jo White has done all right.

It’s no wonder that people are willing to give Neumann a chance. He’s so damn likable. He can laugh at himself, even when he is being serious.

The pro game in my day was a little different than it is now.