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Tag Archives: Buffalo Braves

John Shumate Comes Back, 1976

When it was over, Shumate staggered up the ramp and groped along the cinderblocks, stopping to steal the whirring in his head, resting it on a shelf that juts out into the corridor.

Posted bybobkuskaApril 2, 2022February 3, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:1970s NBA, Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves, George McGinnis, Jack Ramsay, Jim McMillian, John Shumate, Philadelphia 76ers, Stan Hochman1 Comment on John Shumate Comes Back, 1976

Bob McAdoo: Big Mac Attack, 1976

McAdoo does miss sometimes. But it’s no accident that he is probably the finest shooting big man pro basketball ever has seen.

Posted bybobkuskaFebruary 15, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:1970s NBA, Bob McAdoo, Buffalo Braves, Elmore Smith, Jim McMillian, Larry Bortstein, Tom HeinsohnLeave a comment on Bob McAdoo: Big Mac Attack, 1976

Jim McMillian: It’s a New Brave World, 1974

McMillian wasted no time getting away from L.A. to Buffalo. He put trauma behind him and got ready to change uniforms and roles.

Posted bybobkuskaDecember 11, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:1970s NBA, Buffalo Braves, Eddie Donovan, Elmore Smith, Jack Ramsay, Jim McMillian, Larry Donald, Los Angeles Lakers, Pete Newell1 Comment on Jim McMillian: It’s a New Brave World, 1974

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