When he retired from the NBA in 1997, Robert Parish had played in 1,611 career games, a record that still stands and is likely a long time away from being broken (the current active leader, Jason Kidd ...
The basketball world is mourning the death of Bill Fitch, the legendary Hall of Fame NBA head coach who won the NBA Finals in 1981 with the Boston Celtics. He was 89. “Bill served 25 seasons as an NBA ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – When the 1981 NBA All-Star Game rolled around, fans were treated to an astounding pool of talent with some of the greatest players in league history strutting their stuff in ...
On May 14th in 1981, the Boston Celtics clinched their 14th NBA championship with a 102-91 win against the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the 1981 Finals. Cedric Maxwell, who was later named 1981 Finals ...
Bill Fitch, whose 25-year career as an NBA head coach ended with a four-season stint leading the Clippers in the 1990s, died Wednesday at 89, the National Basketball Coaches Assn. confirmed. Fitch was ...
This story, by Dick Weiss, first appeared in the April 25, 1981, issue of The Sporting News, under the headline, “NBA Players Hail Dr. J as No. 1”. Julius Erving, TSN’s 1980-81 Player of the Year, as ...
During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Ainge wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, ...
As a baseball player, Dave DeBusschere led his hometown University of Detroit Titans to three NCAA tournament berths. Signed by the Chicago White Sox, he pitched for them for parts of the 1962 and ‘63 ...