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HOOP DU JOUR: AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…

And the Oscar goes to... By Peter Vecsey November 25, 2007 | 10:00am THE last time I spoke to Wilt Chamberlain, 13 months before

HOOP DU JOUR: SLICK STORIES – IN MEMORY OF SLICK LEONARD

Slick Stories - In Memory of Slick Leonard By Peter Vecsey Damon Runyon was a Slick Leonard character.      I

HOOP DU JOUR: PUTTIN’ THE ROCK IN THE HOOP

Puttin' The Rock In The Hoop Today's Hoop du Jour is presented by Peter Vecsey (brain drizzle), Frank Drucker (author) and Jason Javaherian

LEGENDS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT TO EXPAND PETER VECSEY’S ‘HOOP DU JOUR’ CONTENT TO PODCAST FORMAT

LEGENDS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT TO EXPAND PETER VECSEY’S ‘HOOP DU JOUR’ CONTENT TO PODCAST FORMAT - Debut Episode Tips Off April 13 and

HOOP DU JOUR: COOZ & ERSKINE – TALES OF OLD NY, NEW ENGLAND AND THE DEEP SOUTH

Cooz & Erskine – Tales of Old NY, New England and the Deep South By Peter Vecsey    I’ve always liked older

HOOP DU JOUR: ELGIN AND THE LAKERS’ CORNFIELD ANGEL

Elgin and the Lakers’ Cornfield Angel By Peter Vecsey While the masses clustered to venerate Elgin Baylor’s glorious game in death after

HOOP DU JOUR: COACH ALBECK – FOREVER STAN-DIN TALL

Coach Albeck - Forever Stan-din Tall By Peter Vecsey Almost instantaneously upon taking over the ABA Denver Rockets from Joe Belmont 13 games

NBRPA ANNOUNCES LEGENDS HBCU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

NBRPA ANNOUNCES LEGENDS HBCU SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM $10,000 Scholarships Available to Eligible Undergraduates Attending

Rolando Blackman: the Legend of Panama

By Esteban Abed at Interbasquet (Argentina) With the celebration of Latin Nights in the NBA, we review the career of “Ro”, a

HOOP DU JOUR: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Gone But Not Forgotten By Peter Vecsey For years, Dutch Garfinkel and I were part of a regular dinner group –– Larry Doby, who broke

HOOP DU JOUR: BAD TIMING, BAD CREDIT, BAD MANNERS, BADASS AND LOVING TRIBUTES

Bad Timing, Bad Credit, Bad Manners, Badass and Loving Tributes By Peter Vecsey About a year ago, 15 book editors thoroughly rejected my

HOOP DU JOUR: ALL-STAR REMEMBRANCES

All-Star Remembrances By Peter Vecsey It’s All-Star (Reader’s Digest) time. Hence, another trip down the Memory Lane (Violation) of

NATIONAL BASKETBALL RETIRED PLAYERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES LEGENDS ALL-STAR AUCTION

Legends All-Star Auction to Feature Five NBA Jerseys Autographed by Former NBA All-Stars All Proceeds to Benefit NBRPA's Nationwide Legends

HOOP DU JOUR: NO REST FOR THE WEARY

No Rest for the Weary By Peter Vecsey  I don’t know about you—it’s not a concern of mine, actually—but I never tire of

NBRPA Names Officers Dave Cowens, Johnny Davis, Grant Hill, Sam Perkins to Board of Directors

CHICAGO, ILL. Feb. 18, 2021 – The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) announced today the reelection and naming