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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

HOOP DU JOUR: OLD TESTAMENT PERTINENCE & IMPERTINENCE

Old Testament Pertinence & Impertinence By Peter Vecsey Joe Barry Carroll, beneficiary of two exceptionally-mean nicknames I don’t care

HOOP DU JOUR: TRAILBLAZERS

Trailblazers By Peter Vecsey Since this is Black History Month, what better time to offer some prehistoric history?      The

HOOP DU JOUR: NICK CURRAN

Nick Curran By Peter Vecsey There’s nothing I like better than telling an untold story… other than to hear stories unheard.  Like

NATIONAL BASKETBALL RETIRED PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, Sheryl Swoopes and Flexion THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCE partnership to raise awareness of ZILRETTA®

Sheryl Swoopes, WNBA Legend, Basketball Hall of Famer and Zilretta patient, tips off educational campaign about Zilretta and osteoarthritis knee

HOOP DU JOUR: A GAME GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A Game Grows in Brooklyn By Peter Vecsey After being interviewed last week by Craig Boothe regarding his documentary ‘Ball Side Middle,’ I