Photo: New Jersey Nets’ guard “Super John” Williamson goes up for a left-handed layup in a game against the Washington Bullets in 1978. Photo credit: Focus on Sport, Getty Images Cover photo: John Williamson over the New York Nets drives the ball in an ABA game against the Spririts of St. Louis. Photo credit: Getty Images. Birthed in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans playing out of the Teaneck Armory, and then as the New York Nets playing out of the Nassau Coliseum before goin

Cover photo: San Francisco Warriors’ guard Al Attles drives the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers’ Gail Goodrich. Photo credit: Darryl Norenberg, USA Today Sports. Photo: Al Attles coaching the San Francisco Warriors during the 1975 NBA Finals against the Washington Bullets. Photo credit: Walter Iooss Jr., Sports Illustrated and Getty Images. An NBA legend was born on this date in 1936, as today would have been the 89th birthday of former NBA guard and coach Al Attles.  Bor

Cover photo: Bill Walton of the Portland Trail Blazers holds the ball high in 1977. Photo credit: Malcolm Emm One of the greatest centers in the history of basketball was born today, Nov. 5, in 1952.  Before the likes of Nikola Jokic at the center position, Bill Walton blended a superior ability to pass the ball with top notch offensive skills and shot-blocking ability.  Walton was a star player at Helix High School in La Mesa, Calif., leading his school to a state championsh

Photo: Basketball Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens as a head coach in the NBA. Wilkens is third all-time in NBA coaching victories. Photo credit: Nick Rousso Collection. Cover photo: Lenny Wilkens of the St. Louis Hawks drives to the basket against the Boston Celtics. Photo credit: St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on October 28 as Hall of Fame point guard Lenny Wilkens turns 88.  Wilkens, from Brooklyn, N.Y., played at Boys High School before thre

Photo: Drazen Petrovic shoots a free-throw as a member of the New Jersey Nets. Photo credit: Associated Press. Cover photo: Drazen Petrovic of the New Jersey Nets during a 1991 game against the Washington Bullets in Landover, Md. Photo credit: Focus on Sport, Getty Images. Reggie Miller called him the best shooter that he ever played against. He was fearless in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics against the United States’ Dream Team, scoring 24 points in the Gold Medal Game against

Cover photo: New York Knick forward Dave DeBusschere drives to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers. Photo credit: NBAE via Getty Images. Photo: Dave DeBusschere of the New York Knicks retrieves the ball in a game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Photo credit: Associated Press, 1973 Eighty-five years ago today, an NBA legend was born.  Dave DeBusschere was born on Oct. 16, 1940 in Detroit, Mich. The two-sport star would go on to become an eventual Basketball Hall of F

Photo: Chicago Bears’ linebacker Mike Singletary. Photo credit: David Madison, Getty Images. Cover photo: A focused Mike Singletary in a...

Photo: Bob McAdoo against the Washington Bullets at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD in 1975. Photo credit: Focus on Sport, Getty...

Cover photo: Scottie Pippen goes up for a dunk during the 1997 NBA All-Star Game at Cleveland’s Gund Arena. Photo credit: Andy Hayt,...

Photo: Hall of Fame University of Arizona men’s basketball coach Lute Olson. Photo credit: Cover photo: Arizona Wildcats’ head coach Lute...

Photo: Artis Gilmore while at Jacksonville University. Photo credit: Jacksonville University Athletics. Cover photo: Artis Gilmore of the...

Photo: Dennis Johnson of the Boston Celtics goes up for a layup against the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy at...

Photo: Phil Jackson coaches Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009. Photo credit: Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times. * Cover...

Photo: Elgin Baylor drives in a game against the New York Knicks in 1965. Photo credit: NBAE, Getty Images, *Cover photo: The Los Angeles...

Cover photo: Larry Brown in 2016 after his SMU Mustangs defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats. An NBA coaching legend celebrates a birthday on...

Cover photo: Bob Lanier as a Detroit Piston. Photo credit: Focus on Sport, Getty Images. Photo: Bob Lanier of the Detroit Pistons shoots...

Photo: Philadelphia 76ers’ guard Maurice Cheeks pushes the ball in Game 4 of the 1983 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Photo...

Photo: Nate Archibald as a member of the Boston Celtics drives the ball against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Photo credit: Associated Press....

Photo: Georgetown Hoyas head coach John Thompson coaching against Villanova University in 1996. Photo credit: Porter Binks, USA Today....

Robert Parish of the Boston Celtics battles the Milwaukee Bucks’ Bob Lanier for position during a game at Boston Garden. Photo credit:...