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...

Photo credit: Caleb Gomez, 2014. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on May 29 as Richie Guerin turns 93.  Guerin, a 6 foot, 4 inch guard...

Photo credit: 1991 Focus on Sport, Getty Images. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on May 24 as Hall of Fame guard Joe Dumars turns...

Photo Credit: Nathaniel S. Butler, 2004 NBAE. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on May 19 as Kevin Garnett turns 49.  Born in...

Photo credit: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on May 15 as Don Nelson turns 85.  Born in Muskegon,...

Dennis Rodman waiting to check in to a game for the Chicago Bulls. Photo credit Jeff Haynes AFP, Getty Images. An NBA legend celebrates a...

Cover photo: Jamaal Wilkes shoots a jump shot over the Seattle SuperSonics’ Leonard Gray in 1975. Photo credit 1975 Focus on Sport. An...

Isiah Thomas surveys the floor while guarded by Michael Jordan. Photo credit Nathaniel S. Butler, 1989 NBE An NBA legend celebrates a...