By: Jake Carapella While waiting at the door, there is New York City playground legend Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland, who has been lauded over time as the best player to never play in the NBA, in a Pelle Pelle jacket that reads Greatest of All-Time on the back. When talking NYC playground ball, the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2025 inductee fits that description. Walk through to the common area and there is a silent auction commencing, with prized items includi

Photo: Chris Webber as a member of the University of Michigan. Photo credit: Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Webber was a 2022 inductee. Cover photo: Chris Webber dunks against the Chicago Bulls. Photo credit: Getty Images. One of the best power forwards in NBA history celebrates a birthday on Sunday, March 1 as Chris Webber turns 53. A native of Detroit, Mich. who starred at Detroit Country Day School, Webber led his school to three state championships and was National Player

Photo: Former NBA head coach Doug Moe in his days as an assistant coach. Moe passed away age age 87 on Feb. 17. His 628 victories are 19th all-time. Photo credit: Getty Images. Cover photo: Doug Moe as head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Photo credit: Getty Images, NBAE. One of the most innovative and colorful coaches in NBA history has passed away.  Doug Moe, who was the architect behind one of the NBA’s most potent offenses in the late 1970s with the San Antonio Spurs and in

Photo: Michael Jordan dunks against the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. Photo credit: Nathaniel S. Butler, NBAE. Over time, the debate of "the greatest of all-time" has become overdone and tiresome. Everyone has an opinion and viewpoint. Eventually, circles are run over and over, and the same blather gets repeated. GOAT athlete this, Mount Rushmore that. Beyond his time in the game and on the court, Michael Jordan, who turns 63 years old today, Feb. 17, has had an impact on profe

Photo: Peter Vecsey and Pee Wee Kirkland at the Rucker Park 50th Anniversary celebration in 2017 at Clyde Frazier's Wine and Dine in New York City. Kirkland, a playground legend, was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame at the Midtown Hilton on Feb. 24, 2026. Vecsey, a founder of the Hall and 2001 inductee, received a Lifetime Achievement award at the event. Photo courtesy of Peter Vecsey. By: Jake Carapella Peter Vecsey has been saluted for his successes b

Photo: Houston Rockets’ center Hakeem Olajuwon shoots over New York Knicks’ center Patrick Ewing. Photo credit: Getty Images, Focus on Sport. Cover photo: Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets dunks against the Chicago Bulls. Photo credit: Sunny Gill. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on Jan. 21 as 12-time all-star and Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon turns 63.  Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon did not start playing basketball until the age of 15. Prior to that, he part