Cover photo: Oscar Robertson as a University of Cincinnati Bearcat. Photo credit: The University of Cincinnati. Photo: Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals driving against the Boston Celtics. Photo credit: Andy Hemmer, Voice America. One of the best players in NBA history celebrates a birthday on Nov. 24 as Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson turns 87.  Before he became the first NBA player to ever average a triple-double for an entire season, the Indianapolis, Ind. native

Cover photo: Boston Celtics’ forward Reggie Lewis against the Detroit Pistons in the 1991 NBA playoffs. Photo credit: Focus on Sport, Getty Images. The 1981-82 and 1982-83 Dunbar High School boys basketball teams are considered some of the best, if not the best, high school teams that there has ever been. In 81-82, the program went undefeated, while in 82-83 they were ranked first in the nation with a 31-0 regular season record. Gary Graham, David Wingate, Tyrone “Muggsy” Bog

Photo: Louie Dampier, with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs in 1978, pushes the ball up the floor against the Kansas City Kings’ Otis Birdsong. Photo credit: Getty Images. Cover photo: Louie Dampier of the Kentucky Colonels drives the ball against the Carolina Cougars’ Tom Owen on Nov. 14, 1973. Photo credit: Michael Coers, The Courier-Journal. An ABA legend celebrates a birthday on Nov. 20 as Hall of Fame guard Louie Dampier turns 81.  Dampier, born in Indianapolis, Ind., was a g

Photo: Elvin Hayes goes up for a shot in 1973 as a member of the Washington Bullets. Photo credit: Jerry Wachter, Sporting News Archives. Cover photo: Elvin Hayes during his Houston Rockets’ jersey retirement on Nov. 18, 2022. Photo credit: David J. Phillip, Associated Press. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on Nov. 17 as Hall of Fame big man Elvin Hayes turns 80.  A native of Rayville, La., “Big E” attended high school at local Eula D. Britton. Hayes averaged 35 points pe