Larry Johnson became the first player to actually be paid by the league as its spokesman.
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Jack Marin’s Guide to NBA Cities, 1971
Marin, like the vast majority of professional hoopsters, is sensitive to each particular town visited by his team.
Kenny Anderson: Eye Spy, 1995
“He’s one of the great young players in our league,” said Indiana coach Larry Brown, a former New York point guard himself. “He makes the other players better.”
Jerome Kersey: Diary of a Dunker, 1988
“I have two dunks that I really remember,” Kersey said. “Well, maybe four or five.”
David Thompson: Portrait of a Famous Unknown, 1979
I’m basically a low-key person. I don’t think I do anything exceptional or out of the ordinary, except maybe play basketball.
Legends of the Playground, 1991
Just as governments have their social and political systems, basketball has its own. It’s called the law of the playgrounds, and it holds true whether the game is one-on-one, three-on-three, or five-on-five. It is as democratic as a game of H-O-R-S-E.
Chet Walker: The Jet Prepares for a Final Landing, 1975
“As long as I stay healthy, I could play a bit longer.,” he stated. “But there comes a time in a professional basketball player’s life to quit.”
Mark Aguirre Flourishes Under New Regime, 1988
Aguirre has seemed happier on the court this year and has certainly been happier off it.
Kevin Joyce: Tales of Captain Kevin, 1976
Because of his consistency, it’s easy to overlook Joyce. Not one to break away for 30 to 40-point games, K.J. nevertheless is rarely out of double figures.
Chuck Person: The Indiana Years, 1986-1992
Chuck Person admits he’s not in the same class as Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins. Person would never underestimate his own talent that way.
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