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:...

Photo: Press Maravich and his son Pete Maravich going through fan mail at Louisiana State University in 1970. Photo credit: Jack...

Photo: Boston Celtics’ head coach Tom Heinsohn coaches his team in the huddle during a 1974 game against the Atlanta Hawks at the Omni...

Photo: The Indiana Pacers’ Reggie Miller surveys against the New York Knicks’ John Starks at Madison Square Garden. Photo credit: Focus...

Photo: Kobe Bryant early in his career. Photo credit: Todd Warshaw, Getty Images. Cover photo: Kobe Bryant dribbling the ball up the...

Photo: Denver Nuggets’ guard Fat Lever in 1987. Photo credit: Andrew D. Bernstein, 1987 NBAE. Cover photo: Denver Nuggets’ guard Fat...

Photo: Magic Johnson during a game in 1989. Photo credit: Stephen Dunn, Allsport, Getty Images. Cover photo: Magic Johnson of the Los...

Photo: George McGinnis of the Philadelphia 76ers drives against the Golden State Warriors’ Jamaal Wilkes in a game on November 25, 1975....

Photo: Bob Cousy throws a pass against the Los Angeles Lakers. Photo credit: NBAE. Cover photo: Bob Cousy for Sports Illustrated. Photo...

Photo: UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian coaching during the 1990 National Championship game versus Duke University. Photo credit: Ed...

Photo: David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs dunks against the Sacramento Kings at Arco Arena in 1996. Photo credit: Rocky Widner, 1996...

New York Knicks’ center Patrick Ewing shoots a jump shot over the Houston Rockets’ Hakeem Olajuwon during the 1994 NBA Finals in Houston,...

Photo: Kiki VanDeWeghe at the free-throw line for the Denver Nuggets. Photo credit: NBAE, Getty Images. Cover photo: Kiki VanDeWeghe...

Photo: Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors shoots against the Houston Rockets. Photo credit: Getty Images. An NBA legend celebrates...

Cover photo: Bill Bradley leans in for a jump shot. Photo credit: Associated Press 1974. Photo: New York Knick forward Bill Bradley...