His signature moment, hobbling out of the locker room to start game seven of the 1970 NBA Finals, culminated a season in which he became one of just three players to earn NBA league MVP, Finals MVP, and All-Star Game MVP in the same year
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King of the hill, top of the heap: 34 greatest players in Knicks franchise history
Tough act to follow: 23 (mostly) forgotten NBA players who replaced departing legends
Black excellence: 16 greatest players who reached the NBA from an Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
Basket-brawl: 26 memorable on-court fights in NBA games
Costs of being the boss: 13 Hall of Fame players who struggled as coaches
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King of the hill, top of the heap: 34 greatest players in Knicks franchise history
One of the three original BAA franchises from the league’s 1946 inception that are still active to this day, the Knicks have just seven NBA Finals appearances and two titles over those 75 years, but have certainly produced numerous memorable players, the 29 greatest of which are counted down here.
Tough act to follow: 23 (mostly) forgotten NBA players who replaced departing legends
Everyone remembers the franchise legends but when those great ones departed, either to retire or join a different team, who were the unsung heroes taking their place in the lineup?
In memoriam: 21 prominent basketball people who passed away in 2023
An ABA superstar, a controversial NCAA coaching titan, a Knicks folk hero, a Suns franchise legend, and the oldest living NBA player are amongst those we lost in 2023
Us against the world: Ranking the 18 U.S. FIBA World Cup teams
First contested in 1950 and formerly called the FIBA World Championships, the quadrennial World Cup of basketball has hosted many of the greatest American players of all time, though the U.S. team has earned the gold medal just five times in 18 tries. With the latest edition coming up later this summer, we rank those previous U.S. World Cup teams, from worst to best, based on both talent level and results.
Black excellence: 16 greatest players who reached the NBA from an Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
There are over 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) still operating in the United States today. Notable alumni include Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison, Booker T. Washington, Thurgood Marshall, Althea Gibson and the 16 NBA stars listed below.
Instant classics: 75 greatest games in NBA history
All the ultimate barn burners, buzzer beaters, back-and-forth battles, incredible moments, and individual dominance are present in this list of the 75 greatest games in NBA history.
Basket-brawl: 26 memorable on-court fights in NBA games
For better or worse, we don’t really see big fights on the court anymore in the NBA. But in the past, they’ve been just as threaded into the fabric of the sport as anything that gets logged into the box score. Today, we take a look at the 26 most memorable examples of on-court melees, presented below in chronological order.
Fraudulent voting: 20 controversial NBA league MVP decisions
As is bound to be the case whenever humans are making objective decisions based on subjective criteria, the NBA MVP winners have not always made sense in retrospect. Sometimes, they don’t even make sense as they’re being awarded. These are the 20 most notable cases.
Costs of being the boss: 13 Hall of Fame players who struggled as coaches
With their playing career often fueled by singular talent and ruthless competitiveness, these legendary players found those traits to be mostly a deterrent in their subsequent attempts at coaching in the NBA.