An 83-Year-Old Bill Russell Said 5 Words to Prove He Was the Greatest Center of All Time

Bill Russell received the first NBA Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 NBA Awards Show, but the first five words of his speech were the highlight of the night.

Tim van Straten  •  06 Sep 2021
Vince Carter Missed the Game-Winning Shot in a Do-or-Die NBA Playoff Game After Attending His UNC Graduation but Vigorously Stuck With His Decision: ‘I Would Do It Again if I Had To’

Vince Carter still feels he made the right choice by attending his graduation ceremony at UNC on the morning of a do-or-die NBA playoff game.

Martin Fenn  •  06 Sep 2021
Michael Jordan Hated the Fact That Scottie Pippen Was Underpaid With the Bulls

Hall of Famer Michael Jordan hated that Scottie Pippen was underpaid with the Chicago Bulls. Back then, MJ had his teammate’s back.

Ashish Mathur  •  06 Sep 2021
Rick Pitino Had M.L. Carr Make an Embarrassing Offer for Tim Duncan Even Though Carr Was No Longer the Celtics GM

Rick Pitino had former Celtics head coach and GM, M.L. Carr, make a hopeless pitch for Tim Duncan.

Mike Thomas  •  06 Sep 2021
Michael Jordan Savagely Taunted a Top Defensive Foe by Counting Down From 40 After Every Basket: ‘If He Gets to 0, He Got 40’

Former NBA All-Star Steve Smith has ample experience going back-and-forth with Michael Jordan. The former Michigan State product often took on the responsibility of checking Jordan during his years with the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks. Smith undoubtedly heard and saw quite a bit, but one of the most memorable instances was when Jordan began […]

Martin Fenn  •  06 Sep 2021
Michael Jordan to the Boston Celtics? M.L. Carr Said He Tried to Make It Happen in 1994

Could Michael Jordan have been a Boston Celtic? Former GM M.L. Carr said he tried to make it happen in 1994.

Mike Thomas  •  06 Sep 2021
Kobe Bryant Admitted That Some of His Most Legendary Qualities Were Big Problems, but ‘the Things That Make a Person Average Are Also Problems’

Kobe Bryant’s hard-working qualities made him an NBA legend, as they led to him winning five NBA championships, becoming a top-five career scorer and a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, and earning 18 All-Star selections. However, the former Lakers star said those traits that made him great had their downside as well.

David Wysong  •  06 Sep 2021
Shaquille O’Neal Cherishes the Valuable Childhood Life Lesson His Stepdad Taught Him

Before Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal began his NBA journey, his stepdad taught him a valuable life lesson.

Bob Garcia IV  •  05 Sep 2021
NBA Executives Make Bizarre Claims About Stripping Draft Picks to Punish Teams

The Milwaukee Bucks won’t have a second-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft because of tampering. But some NBA executives want picks given to other teams rather than being removed, allegedly to prevent players from being punished by having fewer draft slots available.

Phil Watson  •  05 Sep 2021