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Pat Riley Resigns as Heat Coach After 15-67 Season
Pat Riley Resigns as Heat Coach After 15-67 Season
Pat Riley resigned as Miami’s head coach on Monday, almost two weeks after the Heat finished a 15-67 season; the worst of Riley’s career. The Hall of Famer will remain with the Heat as team president. Assistant coach Erik Spoelstra will succeed Riley, and will become the NBA’s youngest current head coach, at 37 years of age. As reported by ESPN : “I made a point 25 years ago when I ...
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Abdul-Jabbar compares calls for Olympic boycotts in 1968 and 2008 - Los Angeles Times
Abdul-Jabbar compares calls for Olympic boycotts in 1968 and 2008 - Los Angeles Times
In 1968 I was a 20-year-old college junior whose basketball success had made me famous. I'd been honored as most outstanding player in the NCAA tournament, named the U.S. Basketball Writers Assn. player of the year, and played the "game of the ...
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Report: Kobe earns first MVP - NBA
Report: Kobe earns first MVP - NBA
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant has won the NBA's MVP award for the first time, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site Friday night, citing anonymous sources familiar with the outcome of voting by media members. The newspaper reported that ...
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Howard's Way: Orlando Eliminates Toronto
Howard's Way: Orlando Eliminates Toronto
Dwight Howard's playoff stats during Orlando's 4-1 win over Toronto rank alongside some of the numbers put up by the likes of Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain--and the scariest number about Howard is not his points or rebounds but his age: 22.
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My Birthday Wishes
My Birthday Wishes
(Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Muhammad Ali) I've come to that time of the year again. Tomorrow, Wednesday the 16th I turn 61. My manager Deborah Morales asked me to name 3 wishes for this years event. I'm trying to keep it simple so here it goes. I ...
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NBA Playoffs Last Night: Kobe Bryant One Bucket Away From +70
NBA Playoffs Last Night: Kobe Bryant One Bucket Away From +70
Kobe Bryant was one point away from becoming just the fourth player in NBA history with a 50 point/10 assist game–a feat I call the +70. LeBron James had one this year against the Knicks, Stephon Marbury did it with the Suns and then you have to go back to 1975 when Kareem Abdul Jabbar accomplished the feat with 50 points/15 boards/11 assists.