‘I want to strangle him – Magic Johnson blamed Michael Jordan and thanked Larry Bird after winning 1987 MVP
To finally win the NBA’s MVP award, Magic Johnson had to do it the hard way. The Los Angeles Lakers legend won the accolade for the first time in 1987 but had to overcome two fierce ...
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Horace Grant once named Larry Bird as the toughest player he ever had to defend: "He was just such a smart player"
Horace Grant, who retired from pro basketball in 2004, reflected on his NBA career in a Q&A a few years later. One topic was ...
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Cheryl Miller on Caitlin Clark’s Foes: ‘Big Dummies, You Getting Paid’
Cheryl Miller was a guest on the “All the Smoke” podcast. The post Cheryl Miller on Caitlin Clark’s Foes: ‘Big Dummies, You Getting Paid’ appeared first on Front Office Sports.
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Charles Barkley viewed his free-throw shooting as the area he needed to improve the most: "I'm shooting only about 77 percent"
Any discussion about the NBA's all-time great power forwards is incomplete without the mention of Charles Barkley. Much of ...
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“He practiced but he might have practiced at 50%” - George Lynch debunks the narrative that Iverson never practiced
In fact, Lynch argues that Iverson practiced just as hard and often as any other player in the league. Lynch, a gutsy 6'8" ...
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Mario Chalmers explains the secret behind the Heat Culture: "Put your life on the line for your teammate"
The 34th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Mario Chalmers began his NBA journey with the Miami Heat. In an eight-year-old span, the 6'2" guard evolved into a vital resource on Eric Spoelstra's roster. He ...