ABC and the NBA are currently working on a multiyear contract, primetime telecasts are more in evidence than ever before, the number of games televised each year increases, and the ratings are up. The NBA has come a long way.
Tag Archives: Walter Kennedy
Connie Hawkins Comes Home, 1970
Coaches can’t say enough about a flash-quick man who palms with a pair of hands longer and broader than those of most seven footers.
Connie Hawkins: The Unjust Exile of a Superstar, 1969
Hawkins was a tiny piece of evidence. Why did the DA’s office grill him so rigorously? Because it wasn’t easy to tell which players were lying.
Rick Barry: He Lost a Battle and Won the War, 1968
There is no record of any NBA player ever having successfully played out his option, although the discontent among the NBA players has been a matter of public knowledge for years.
Boston Celtics: Remembering the Backboard-Shattering 1940s
Some funny things happened on the way to the greatest dynasty in the history of pro sports.
The NBA’s War on ABA, 1970
When superstar Connie Hawkins jumped from the American Basketball Association to the National Basketball Association, it was hailed as a major triumph for The Establishment (NBA) over the Young Rebels (ABA). Actually, it was a strategic move motivated by expediency and economy.
What’s It All About, Walter? 1974
Kennedy’s exit is one of his own volition, declared during the Summer of ‘73 to be executed two years hence.
From Way Downtown 