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1970, Rare footage of the future NBA star Bill Walton playing for his Helix High School basketball team located in La Mesa
At the end of his rookie season, Wilt Chamberlain announced that he was ending his career #HoopsHistory Wilt was more specific and stated that the reason he was treated so badly was also due to the racism prevalent in the NBA.
February 20, 1979 Rare footage between the San Antonio Spurs and Seattle SuperSonics A Few Familiar Faces 👀 📽️ : Rare NBA Footage
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Who is this guy? Look at that stare. Ice cold. Pure killer instinct. This isn’t just a basketball player, this is a 1960’s legend locked in. White Celtics jersey, legendary mustache, empty arena vibes… 📸 : Dick Raphael
Intent gaze, hands clasped, Converse on his feet… #DifferentHere The man who revolutionized basketball with his behind-the-back passes and his vision of the game before anyone else understood what it was all about. The quiet leader who made everyone around him better 📸 : Herb Scharfman
November 2, 1973 #SoulPower Wilt Chamberlain coaching the #ABA team San Diego Conquistadors against the Utah Stars 📽️ : Rare NBA Footage
Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Knicks legend, taking the time to autograph the cast of a young fan in a wheelchair. No cameras flashing for PR, no big crowd just a superstar making a kid’s tough day a little brighter Who else grew up wanting their hero to sign their cast ? Drop a 🏀 if this hits different
July 10, 1992 Chuck D, Rick Mahorn and Charles Oakley visit a park in Jersey City to meet with children and donate a van full of Chuck D's "Rapp Style" and Public Enemy apparel and merchandise 📸 : Al Pereira
1979 The future Boston Celtics superstar rookie Larry Bird practicing with the team for the first time #DifferentHere @honestlarry.bsky.social
Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀@yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 4w ago1979 The Future Los Angeles Lakers Superstar rookie Magic Johnson practicing with the team for the first time at the training camp #LakeShow
1979 The Future Los Angeles Lakers Superstar rookie Magic Johnson practicing with the team for the first time at the training camp #LakeShow
Here are a few rare footage from the tryouts held for the new league, American Basketball Association in the summer of 1967. Did you recognize any of the players?
October 4, 1969 : Rare footage of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's first-ever NBA game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden was captured during the NBA preseason 📽️ : MSG Footage
Pre-game story #AlwaysKnicks In 1987, Knicks decided to honor, Patrick Ewing, with a poster day. Unfortunately, Patrick had a bad night. To show their displeasure, they hurled their posters onto the court in a shower of paper protests. ✍️ : D.J. Arneson
1974, Bill Bradley, says the economy has a lot to do with game attendance for their fans who watch and listen on radio and television #AlwaysKnicks Just imagine, some tickets for 1973 Knicks finals game at MSG was selling $14.50 for the lower bowl. Imagine what Bill Bradley would say today …
Jonathan W. Gray@elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 2mo agoY’all. These prices are resellers. My homegirl shares two season tickets at MSG for $400 a seat. So yes pricey. For the playoffs they triple the price so $400 becomes $1200. She’s going to game 3 but the couple next to her got rid of their seats for $12k each. So a 100X markup.
June 2, 1985 #LakeShow Michael Cooper, pushes Ray Williams away from Kurt Rambis, after Williams and Rambis crashed into the seats along the sideline during Game 3 of the 1985 NBA Finals 📸 : Los Angeles Times
Saturday, May 16 Hérault Cup Final 🏆 My U11 team and I are about to experience a moment we’ll never forget. After a season full of ups and downs, we’ve fought our way to this final. We’ll move forward like David against Goliath. Because a final isn’t just played. A final is won 🔥🏀
One of the biggets rivalries of the 70's New York Knicks 🆚 Baltimore Bullets
‘A team is a group of players who support one another on court and who think of the group before they think of themselves’ K. C. Jones
Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀@yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 4mo agoWE'RE IN THE CUP FINAL ! ON EST EN FINALE DE LA COUPE ! ¡ESTAMOS EN LA FINAL DE LA COPA! #FOP #Pezenas
There will be only one ‘The Iceman’ 🧊 Roland ‘Fatty’ Taylor, former ABA Player is the source of Gervin's nickname ! Jerry West once told reporters in 1982 that George ‘The Iceman’ Gervin was : ‘One player I would pay money to see.’
ProFootballTalk@profootballtalk.bsky.social · 5mo agoCaleb Williams seeks trademark protection for "Iceman."
March 25, 1974 Sports Illustrated : This Time it’s for Keeps UCLA vs. North Carolina State
Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀@yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 4mo agoMarch 25, 1998 #SeeRed Casual portrait of Michael Jordan talking on cellular phone and smoking cigar in hotel room 📸 : Walter Iooss Jr.
March 25, 1998 #SeeRed Casual portrait of Michael Jordan talking on cellular phone and smoking cigar in hotel room 📸 : Walter Iooss Jr.
Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀@yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 4mo agoMarch 25, 1988 #LakeShow Pat Riley on sidelines during game vs Denver Nuggets at the Forum 📸 : Peter Read Miller
March 25, 1988 #LakeShow Pat Riley on sidelines during game vs Denver Nuggets at the Forum 📸 : Peter Read Miller
Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀@yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 4mo agoMarch 25, 1965 #DifferentHere Tom Heinsohn, KC Jones, Bill Russell, and Sam Jones, team meeting before the playoffs against @sixersnba.bsky.social 📸 : Paul J. Maguire
March 25, 1965 #DifferentHere Tom Heinsohn, KC Jones, Bill Russell, and Sam Jones, team meeting before the playoffs against @sixersnba.bsky.social 📸 : Paul J. Maguire