Forget the far-flung conspiracy theories and ignore the unfulfilled potential that dogged the Knicks for years to come. When the NBA held its first draft lottery three decades ago, and when Dave ...

"We got past the image of being pansies" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explained why the 1985 title was the high-point of his NBA career originally appeared on Basketball Network. NBA legend Kareem ...

The lottery doesn’t always hold the draft gems. In 1985, not only did an all-time great fail to be a lottery pick, but he went even lower because he was too nice. In ’85, as an assistant coach and ...

When he was a kid, Patrick Ewing’s games were cricket and soccer, not basketball. It wasn’t until he left his native Jamaica at age 12 for Cambridge, Massachusetts, that he began playing the game that ...

The NBA All-Star game is back in Indianapolis with plenty of things to do both on and off the court. The game marks a return to Circle City after nearly 40 years. Four decades is a long time, which ...

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The picked player performed well for his initial team, but left fans wanting more. Mike Conley Jr. falls into this category. Picked fourth in the 2007 NBA draft, Conley is a serviceable point guard, ...

Dallas coach Dick Motta, the favorite son of Fish Haven, Idaho, becomes the fourth coach in NBA history to win 700 regular season games when his Mavericks defeat the New Jersey Nets 126-117. He joined ...