It’s Jan. 5, 1983. More than 18,400 made their way to south Philadelphia and filed into the Core States Spectrum Arena to watch their beloved 76ers face the reigning NBA champion Lakers for the first ...

The NBA has had faces representing the league through every era. Before LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant in the 2010s, Kobe Bryant in the early 2000s, Michael Jordan and the Phoenix Suns' ...

Led by Julius Erving (20 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 blocks) and Moses Malone (27 points, 18 rebounds, 3 blocks), the Sixers take Game 1 over the Lakers in this rarely-seen classic.

Shaquille O’Neal, the Hall of Famer who won three of his four NBA championships with the Lakers, decided to reach out to The Times to share his list of top 10 all-time greatest players, his reason for ...