Waiting to McHale
Robbie Falchi
The 1980’s style of basketball was often a physical slugfest predicated on defense and tenacity. History has favored the ‘Bad Boys’ of Detroit in terms of notorious defenses but the…
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Magic Johnson Wins Game 4 against Celtics with “Junior Skyhook”
Aaron Nojima
In the 1980’s basketball fans were awarded with tons of strong rivalries with the most prominent being the Lakers-Celtics wars. During that decade the two teams would go on to meet…
Today In Sneaker History: Larry Bird’s Weapons Outlast the Rockets
Nick Engvall
And you thought LeBron’s triple double last night was impressive? Peep the video below. Larry Bird. Larry Legend. Maybe it’s me, but it seems like you never see superstars diving for loose…
Anniversary of Larry Bird’s Famous Steal Against Detroit
Larry Legend aka Larry Bird was a part of some iconic moments in NBA history. Arguably, on this date in 1987 was one of his most famous plays and one…
Today in Sneaker History the Boston Celtics Retired Larry Bird’s #33
Boston is a sports town with undying love for their hometown teams. One man whose name will always be synonymous with Beantown is Larry Bird. On this date in 1993…
Mark Aguirre, Still Underrated After All These Years
It’s a safe bet that most of you reading this have no memories of 3-time NBA All Star and former #1 overall draft pick in the 1981 draft, Mark Aguirre. Fact…