Larry Bird and the 1985-86 Boston Celtics — the Best Starting 5 Ever?

Could the starting five of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics championship team be considered the best starting unit ever in the NBA?

Mike Thomas  •  10 Sep 2021
Chris Webber Claimed ‘Dirty Refs’ Helped Shaquille O’Neal and the Lakers Win the 2001-02 NBA Championship

Chris Webber was, and still is, jaded by Sacramento’s loss to the Lakers in the 2002 Western Conference Finals and said Shaquille O’Neal and Co. needed the help of “dirty refs” to win the series.

Martin Fenn  •  10 Sep 2021
The Chris Webber Trade Might Have Cost the Washington Bullets a Chance to Draft Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash

When the Washington Bullets traded for Chris Webber, they unknowingly cost themselves a chance to draft Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash, among others.

Tim van Straten  •  09 Sep 2021
Hall of Fame Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons Suffered 2 of the Most Devastating Hard-Luck Seasons in NBA History

Cotton Fitzsimmons is among the inductees in the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame class. But his first two Phoenix Suns teams were two of the unluckiest good clubs in NBA history.

Phil Watson  •  09 Sep 2021
Kobe Bryant Promptly Refused a Bone-Chilling Offer From a Self-Proclaimed Russian Mobster to Have His Rape Accuser Murdered for $3 Million

The FBI recently unsealed an investigative report that stated a Swiss bodybuilder offered to murder Kobe Bryant’s Colorado rape accuser for $3 million.

Jack Dougherty  •  09 Sep 2021
Ben Wallace Only Made $225,000 as an NBA Rookie But Spent $20,000 of It on His Teammate’s Used Car

Ben Wallace made the unthinkable climb from undrafted to the Hall of Fame. A superstar teammate helped get him a sweet deal for his first major purchase as a rookie.

Phil Watson  •  09 Sep 2021
Robert Parish Was Crushed After the Deaths of Len Bias, Reggie Lewis but Another NBA Tragedy Also Hit Home

Robert Parish had to deal with the sudden deaths of two teammates during his playing days.

Mike Thomas  •  09 Sep 2021
Wilt Chamberlain Deserves More Respect in the NBA GOAT Conversation With Michael Jordan and LeBron James

Wilt Chamberlain doesn’t usually find himself in the running for the NBA’s GOAT. That’s a shame.

Mike Thomas  •  09 Sep 2021
Michael Jordan was a 10-Time Scoring Champion but Expected a Battle Whenever He Faced Sidney Moncrief: ‘He’ll Hound You Everywhere You Go’

Michael Jordan terrorized his share of defenders through the years but had a special appreciation for Bucks great Sidney Moncrief.

Martin Fenn  •  08 Sep 2021