Kevin McHale celebrating after the Celtics beat the Rockets in the 1981 Finals. Also pictured: Allen Leavell and Tiny Archibald.

Ralph Sampson

Walt Frazier being carried off the court after leading the Southern Illinois Salukis to the NIT championship in 1967.

Billy Cunningham, Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, James Worthy, and Bob McAdoo celebrating the NBA's 75th anniversary team.

Shaquille O'Neal eating pancakes.

Charles Barkley

Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson, and Larry Bird

I enjoyed talking to Adam Henig about his new book Baseball's Outcast: The Story of Ron LeFlore. It's a fascinating story about one man's journey from prison to MLB. Podcast link... newbooksnetwork.com/baseballs-ou...

Jesse Jackson and Marvin Gaye playing one-on-one.

Earl Monroe

Rajon Rondo elevating for the jam.

Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, and Jim Valvano

Clyde Drexler and Guy Lewis

I have no doubt in a regular season game. But you think it really makes a difference in Game 5 of the Finals?

Press and Pete Maravich

Felipe Lopez and Allen Iverson

Eddie Vedder on Dennis Rodman's shoulders.

Manute Bol shooting a three.

Darryl Dawkins throwing it down.

Oscar Schmidt's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech YouTube video by OfficialHoophall

RIP Oscar Schmidt, sharing his epic HoF speech in his honor. His loyalty playing for his national team of Brazil is unheard of in this day and age.

Does bulletin board material matter in big games? For example, Moses Malone said during the '81 Finals that he could beat the Celtics with four guys off the streets of Petersburg. Boston blew them out the next game. It was Game 5 of the Finals. Did they really play any harder because of that quote?

Walt Frazier and the Isley Brothers

Lew Alcindor

Gerry McNamara and Jim Boeheim

RIP to the great Oscar Schmidt. Schmidt is the all-time leading scorer in Olympic basketball.

Maurice Cheeks and Damon Stoudemire

David Thompson after winning the championship with N.C. State in 1974.

In anticipation of the new documentary Jerry West: The Logo, I did a pod with @jonacoles.bsky.social, co-author of Jerry's book West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life. Jonathan went into great depth about Jerry's life & character. newbooksnetwork.com/west-by-west

Trailer:
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Playoff Preview, Awards Picks, and Tanking Fixes With Stan Van Gundy Podcast Episode · The Zach Lowe Show · April 9 · 1h 17m

SVG shared an interesting view on the cause of soft tissue injuries in the NBA. He thinks guys aren’t playing enough to condition themselves for a faster paced 82 game season, that load management and less practice time are actually detrimental. ~ 33:30 mark

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John Wooden and Gail Goodrich