Greg Kite Drew More Attention Than Larry Bird After Battling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 3 of the 1987 NBA Finals

Greg Kite drew more media attention than Larry Bird after his Game 3 effort against the LA Lakers in the 1987 NBA Finals.

Mike Thomas  •  16 Oct 2021
Kobe Bryant Once Refused to Interview With a Reporter Unless They Took off Their Adidas Sweatsuit First: ‘I’m Serious Because I’m Not Doing It’

Before his long relationship with Nike, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant had a sponsorship with Adidas. However, he eventually had a well-documented breakup with the company, which led to his switch. After his departure from Adidas, though, Bryant once actually refused to interview with a reporter who was wearing the brand.

David Wysong  •  16 Oct 2021
Michael Jordan Embarrassed a Beaten-Down Dennis Johnson With a Postseason Explosion: ‘Little Did He Know What Was Coming’

Michael Jordan embarrassed a distraught Dennis Johnson and then came back to do it all over again.

Mike Thomas  •  16 Oct 2021
Roy Tarpley Tragically Threw Away a Hall of Fame NBA Career

Roy Tarpley of the Dallas Mavericks was a rising star before substance abuse destroyed his NBA career. He wound up playing just 280 games over six seasons and was permanently banned from the NBA in 1995.

Phil Watson  •  16 Oct 2021
Shaquille O’Neal Compared His Rivalry With Alonzo Mourning to Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell But Appropriately Buried the Hatchet: ‘When It Comes to a Life-and-Death Situation, It Doesn’t Matter’

Hall of Fame centers Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo Mourning went 1-2 in the 1992 NBA Draft, and O’Neal’s citation of Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell sparked an individual rivalry that lasted for years. However, the two became friends after Mourning recovered from a near-fatal kidney disease and won a ring with Shaq in Miami.

Martin Fenn  •  16 Oct 2021
Michael Jordan Viciously Made Fun of Jerry Krause While Smoking a Cigar After the Bulls Won Their 2nd Straight Championship: ‘You Can’t Smoke It, It’ll Stunt Your Growth’

If there are two things we learned from ESPN’s The Last Dance docuseries, it’s that Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan loves smoking cigars and hated general manager Jerry Krause.

Ashish Mathur  •  15 Oct 2021
Billionaire Mark Cuban Reveals 1st Purchase After Selling Trash Bags Door to Door as a Child

Mark Cuban revealed the first item he bought after getting a job selling trash bags door to door as a child.

Mike Thomas  •  15 Oct 2021
Michael Cooper Just Revealed the Satisfaction He Got From Guarding Larry Bird: ‘Makes Me Pat Myself on the Back’

Michael Cooper recently shared his thoughts on the high praise he always received from Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird.

Mike Thomas  •  15 Oct 2021
Bill Walton Couldn’t Formulate Words During the Blazers’ Championship Ceremony Except to Humbly Request His Bike Be Returned: ‘At Some Point, I’m Going to Have to Get Home’

Former Portland Trail Blazers center and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton wasn’t much of an orator during the team’s championship parade in 1977. He was so overcome with emotion that he could only ask for his motorcycle after it got lost in the crowd.

Martin Fenn  •  15 Oct 2021