Julius Erving was born, raised, and taught to play basketball on Long Island, in Hempstead, which is only three miles from the Nassau Coliseum.
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Connie Hawkins’ First Spin Around the NBA, 1969
Connie Hawkins, it’s turning out, is a lot of things to a lot of people. To Phoenix fans—Sensational: “He could bank a shot off a piece of Kleenex.”
Washington’s Capital Caps
The Caps are composed of four-fifths top-notch basketball players and one-fifth downright genius—the last being Robert Joseph Feerick
Wilt’s Incredible Foul Hang Up
This was Wilt Chamberlain, who someday should be celebrated in story and song for his moments at the foul line.
The Walt Frazier Style, 1971
Madison Square Garden is probably the only basketball arena in the country where, when the home team falls behind in the fourth quarter, a chant begins in the lower tiers and swells until it sweeps the arena: “Dee-fense! (clap, clap), Dee-fense! (clap, clap) Dee-fense! (clap, clap).”
Lew Alcindor at 16: ‘A Star Has Been Born’
Lew is basketball’s new phenom. He happens to be 7-feet and ¼ inch, still growing and New York City’s first seven-foot basketball product with any potential.
3-Point Play Now in NBA
Well, the Lords of the NBA weighed the pros and cons, with the Board of Governors giving the three-point field goal a one-year trial.
Pistol Pete’s Last Shot
Now Maravich arrives at the moment Bird ascends. A star is born; a star descends.
‘Nobody Can Guard Me! I’m Unstoppable!’ Lloyd Free
“The only reason I got a reputation as a gunner is that I came from a small school, and guys from small schools aren’t supposed to shoot like that,”
George Mikan: How I Play the Pivot, 1952
If you are a big, tall fellow who plays the pivot in basketball, your job is to score.
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