Jim Cleamons: The Weight of Replacing a Legend, 1978

Cleamons admits he was at a disadvantage when he came to the Knicks in the midst of the Reed-Frazier turmoil the weekend before the start of the season.

Walt Frazier: A Final Garden Party, 1979

“I did it my way, but the team’s way and the coach’s way. That came first.”

Jack Twyman: TV Hoopla, 1970

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.

Bob Lanier: Bum Knee, Bad Rap, 1970-71

The curious thing is that skinny Otto Moore is saving the Pistons—saving their center position and even saving Lanier from further embarrassment. Who would have thought that . . .

Willis Reed: The Game I’ll Never Forget, 1970

I had some nerve going up against the greatest all-around center in NBA history in my condition, but I’m glad I made the effort. It was worth it.