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Today in Sports History: June 20th
6/20/1993 - Paxon three gives Bulls three-peat The Chicago Bulls become the first team in 27 years to win three consecutive championships, and they do it on one of the most famous shots in NBA history. With 13.3 seconds remaining in regulation, the Phoenix Suns held a 98-96 lead in Game 6 of the...
Today in Sports History: May 25th
(Starks throws it down over Jordan. Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler, Getty Images) 5/25/1981 - Spider Dan scales Sears Tower Climbing up buildings is hardly a sport, but it is a phenomenal athletic achievement -- especially without the help of a safety valve. In 1981, 25 year-old acrobat Daniel...
6/07/1995 - Anderson misses four straight free throws
(Nick Anderson had a strong game, but his final six minutes were rough) In 1995, the Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets met in the NBA Finals. For the Rockets, it was a chance to win consecutive championships; for the Magic, it was a chance to win the first of hopefully many titles with Shaquille...
Scott Skiles: Fireball for Rent
Scott Skiles is the latest edition of the Bullets Forever Summer Project. Some classics have been covered so far (Robert Pack, Tim Legler, Ledell Eackles, Jim McIlvaine, and Haywoode Workman) - [oh yea, and Larry Stewart], but there are plenty of great names left. I know many of you out there have...
Those Who Love The Game – Glenn "Doc" Rivers on Life in the NBA and Elsewhere: Book Review
I first learned about Those Who Love The Game – Glenn “Doc” Rivers on Life in the NBA and Elsewhere, in this article by Bill Reynolds. Rivers worked with Bruce Brooks and I like how they went about it. As a reader it is easy differentiate Rivers’ words from Brooks’. In...
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