Part 2 of a look back at LI's best basketball players, a series that goes through seven decades for the boys and five decades ...

“A genial giant of a man, Nate Thurmond was one of the all-time great NBA centers, with a rugged ... Famer played 14 professional seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, posting career averages of ...

People who pay little attention to these matters might wonder why the Target Center, which is the NBA’s second oldest ... Star Tribune file photo In the 1960s, Nicollet Avenue between 6th ...

Fort Worth embraces the Western cowboy, San Antonio leans into its Hispanic roots, Austin stays weird, and Houston is all ...

There also was Dwight Howard, who won three straight NBA Defensive Player of the Year ... starring at the University of Illinois in the 1960s, were nominated as contributors.

DeMarcus Cousins recently shared his top five greatest centers of all-time and notably left Wilt Chamberlain off the list.

where he led the Pioneers to the 1960 state championship. Barnes played at Cameron University in Lawton before transferring to Texas-El Paso to play for Don Haskins. Barnes was the first overall pick ...

He was then picked up by Red Auerbach and the Celtics with the eighth overall selection of the 1957 NBA draft. He was also the franchise ... with a 148-128 home blowout of the New York Knicks in 1960.

He Wasn’t the Top Pick Even though Jerry West is celebrated as one of the greatest players in NBA history, he was not the first overall selection in the 1960 NBA Draft. That distinction went to Oscar ...

He wrote, "I am so sad to report we have lost another @NBA Fraternity member! Nine year veteran Oliver Miller has passed away ...