“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.”
Tag Archives: Philadelphia 76ers
No One Laughs at Charles Barkley Anymore, 1987
Barkley is the kind of player who leaves fans, as well as his peers, with their mouths agape with his passionate, unbridled renditions on the basketball court.
Moses Malone: The Indestructible Sixer, 1984
Moses Malone was the hard hat—6-foot-11, 255 pounds of steel-driving man. He showed up in overalls every night. And when everybody else was wobbly with fatigue, he was the guy still pounding rivets, drenched in sweat, a fierce scowl on his face.
The Legacy of Dr. J, 1986
This season, Erving’s 16th as a pro, was to have been the closing of the circle that is basketball.
Shawn Bradley: Philly’s Big Gamble, 1993
“Sometimes I think, ‘Man, I’m really jumping in deep,’” said Bradley.
Bob Lanier: Milwaukee Bound, 1980
Bob Lanier scored points. Bob Lanier grabbed rebounds. Bob Lanier pitched assists. Bob Lanier added spirit. And the second-place Bucks were challenging again, two to three games from the lead.
Harvey Pollack: The Sultan of Stat, 1994
Around the corner from Pollack’s paper-strewn office is his staff’s work center, a lounge with overstuffed couches and a bar.
Darrall Imhoff: Lalas and Beans, 1970
He owes it all to “lalas” and beans, Imhoff said. Lalas? Beans?
Mike Bantom: Larry Bird No Puzzle, 1982
Larry Bird is on record with this—the player he most hates to see guarding him is Mike Bantom.
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.
From Way Downtown 