Defense -- not offense -- was Michael Cooper's calling card, helping the Lakers claim 5 NBA titles during the 1980s.

He won an Olympic gold medal and a slam dunk title in 2000 and holds the single ... time selection to the All-Defensive first team. Larry Bird called the swingman the toughest defensive player ...

But of Carter’s 1,541 games, 959 came after age 30 — more than Jerry West, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and ... an explosive 23 when he took over the dunk contest at the 2000 All-Star Weekend.

Carter called Dr. J his hero. For players born in the '70s and '80s, Erving was the gold standard of success and consistency ...

The three-time MVP didn't dunk that often in the NBA ... in this league and I would dominate this league," Larry said. Judkins witnessed Bird's dominant rookie year as they became teammates ...

From the moment he stepped onto the stage, Michael Cooper became his own party’s captain and conductor at the 2024 Naismith ...

Vince Carter was in a room full of Hall of Famers when he came upon one dressed in what appeared to be the familiar shade of ...

Boston essentially returns the same team from last season and appears well-equipped to make another deep run. One of the ...