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A Quick History of Basketball Video Games
A quick, but comprehensive, history of basketball video games from Atari basketball to today's games.
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 The worst chat in Internet history
The worst chat in Internet history
The 10-year anniversary of this NBA.com chat with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recently passed (kudos to M. Haubs from The Painted Area for the reminder). Thanks to the Internet Archive, we can still enjoy this exquisite unintentional comedy from the early years of the web.
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 NBA’s Substance Abuse of Choice
NBA’s Substance Abuse of Choice
I don’t know how many players in the NBA use marijuana, though we do know now about Noah. We’ve previously heard issues with Allen Iverson, Chris Webber, Robert Parish, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Rasheed Wallace and at one time most of Portland, though it is a particularly liberal place.
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 Shaquille O’Neal Exposed
Shaquille O’Neal Exposed
Shaq’s criticisms didn’t end with Kobe. He also took the opportunity to bash Patrick Ewing and imply that he’s had a better career than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Patrick Ewing never won a championship. Ewing was denied by Jordan five times, Olajuwon once, and Tim Duncan in 1999. Shaq is more than familiar with all three of those guys. Olajuwon gave O’Neal the lesson of his life...
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 Sports Fashion Trends That Disappeared
Sports Fashion Trends That Disappeared
A look at some of the more prominent trends that were around in sports, such as goggles and the gold chain
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 Sports caricature t-shirt review (Part 3)
Sports caricature t-shirt review (Part 3)
It's back. This is an all NBA version featuring the most ridiculous caricature yet... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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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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 Bill Walton
Bill Walton
“Bill Russell was a great shotblocker. Wilt Chamberlain was a great offensive player,” Dr. Jack Ramsay, Walton’s coach in Portland, told Sport magazine. “But Walton can do it all.”
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 My Top 5 Playoff Performances
My Top 5 Playoff Performances
In Game 6 of the 1980 NBA Finals Magic Johnson stepped in for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Lakers starting center. Prior to the game, the then 20 year old rookie boarded the plane and confidently declared “never fear, E.J. is here.”
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Kareem was a Celtics fan during his high school days
"I saw my first Celtics-Lakers rivalry game in 1969," Abdul-Jabbar recalled Sunday, referring to a matchup in the NBA finals a few months after he completed his college career at UCLA. "I never had a hatred for them. When I was in high school, I was a Celtics fan. I got to meet (then-Boston stars) Bill Russell, (John) Havlicek, (Bob) Cousy, those guys, when I was in ninth grade."
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 Russell To Be Paid $1 Million For Auerbach Book
Russell To Be Paid $1 Million For Auerbach Book
Sure, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel just released a new book , but did Buckeye boosters give him $1 million to write it? Because that’s what Bill Russell will be receiving for sharing stories about Red Auerbach . The NEW YORK OBSERVER slams down news that the former Celtics center will be receiving a cool mil to pen a missive about the former cigar-chomping Celtics coach & GM. ...
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Who’s going to hire Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a player who could have averaged 50 points a game if he wanted to, in High School, College and the pros. Many call Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player ever, but how many basketball GM’s would take Michael over Kareem if that were truly their choice in a draft. Many of us have forgotten how dominant Kareem was as a player. Born as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor and ...
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 The Worst of Celtics-Lakers: Part 8
The Worst of Celtics-Lakers: Part 8
This is Part 8 of our The Worst of Celtics-Lakers series. This was the infamous "Lakers Revenge" series, where L.A. finally beat the Celtics in the Finals...in Boston Garden no less. And I will now throw up in my mouth. 1985 NBA Finals Be careful ...
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NBA.com: Charles Barkley Summary
There are four players in NBA history that have compiled 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Karl Malone and Charles Barkley. But when the conversation turns to the exploits of Barkley, many people ...
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Ollie Taylor Battled All the Giants at Just 6-2
Ollie Taylor rode the bench in high school before jumping center against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in college and playing against Julius Erving and Rick Barry in the ABA. Along the way, he set numerous National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) records while leading San Jacinto to the 1968 national title. Taylor followed that up by lifting Houston to a Sweet 16 appearance in 1970.
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The Pearl Changed The Culture of the Game
A franchise's past and future will be seamlessly fused together Saturday as Earl "The Pearl" Monroe will have his Baltimore Bullets jersey raised to the rafters.
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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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The Postseason's Scoring Champs
The playoffs are where a great player's legacy is truly established, yet you rarely hear talk of who won the most playoff scoring titles. The list of NBA/ABA single-season playoff scoring leaders (minimum of 100 points) includes Michael Jordan (10 times), George Gervin (six times) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (five times).
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Random YouTube Magic: Kareem Fights Bruce Lee
Filed under: NBA Videos The FanHouse : NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar owns quite an impressive acting resume. According to his IMDb page, he's got 26 movie and TV credits. One of his most famous roles was that of Bruce Lee's nemesis in 1979's Game of...

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