Photo: Nate Thurmond posting up against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Photo credit: Associated Press. Cover photo: Nate Thurmond as a Golden State...

Cover photo: Walt Bellamy in 1966 as a member of the New York Knicks. Photo credit: Larry C. Morris, New York Times. Photo: Walt Bellamy...

Cover photo: Gary Payton defending for the Seattle SuperSonics. Photo credit: Rocky Widner, NBE An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on...

Ray Allen gets a shot off as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics. Photo credit: Getty Images. Cover photo: Ray Allen shoots as a member...

Alex Hannum instructing his Philadelphia 76ers. Hannum coached the 76ers to the 1967 NBA Championship and was inducted into the Naismith...

Connie Hawkins, then of the ABA's Pittsburgh Pipers, poses with his 1967-1968 ABA Most Valuable Player Award. Photo credit: The Sporting...

Photo: David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets shoots a jump shot over the San Antonio Spurs' Ken Smith. Photo credit: Mark Junge, Getty...

Photo: Ray Scott as head coach of the Detroit Pistons in 1975. Scott, the NBA’s First African-American Coach of the Year, turns 87 years...

Cover photo: Lisa Leslie holding the American flag at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Photo credit: Doug Pensinger, 2004 Getty Images. A...

Photo: Twin brothers Horace and Harvey Grant during the 1997-98 NBA season. Horace, left, as a member of the Orlando Magic, and Harvey,...

Cover photo: Nancy Lieberman posing in her Team USA jersey and medal. Photo credit: Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. A basketball legend...

Hal Greer of the Philadelphia 76ers poses for a photo with 76ers' owner Irv Kosloff after Greer surpassed 20,000 career points. Photo...

Willis Reed and Wilt Chamberlain jump ball in the NBA Finals. Photo credit: George Kalinsky. Cover photo: Willis Reed against the Boston...

Photo: Boston Celtics’ guard Sam Jones goes up for a layup against the Philadelphia 76ers. Photo credit: Dick Raphael, Getty Images. June...

Photo: Pete Maravich looks to get a shot off as a member of the Utah Jazz. Photo credit: Paul Shane, Associated Press. Before Kyrie...

Photo: Clyde Drexler goes up for a dunk in a 1990 game. Photo credit: Bill Baptist, 1990 NBAE and Getty Images. An NBA legend celebrates...

Cover photo: George Mikan shoots a hook shot over the New York Knicks’ Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton. Clifton was the second African-American...

An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on June 16 as Hall of Fame head coach Rick Adelman turns 79.  Adelman, a native of Lynnwood, Calif.,...

Allen Iverson in 2006. Photo credit: Lisa Blumenfeld, Getty Images. One of the NBA’s greatest celebrates a milestone birthday on June 7...

Photo credit: Getty Images, 1970 Focus on Sport An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on June 3 as former Philadelphia 76er Billy...