On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz played an NBA Western Conference Quarterfinal Game Seven in Orlando, Florida. The first six games of this series featured some great individual scoring performances from two of the smaller players in the series: Denver’s 6’4″ guard Jamal Murray and … Read more
The challenges of the last couple of months have sent many a sports enthusiast on a hunt for the opportunity to relive some of the happier moments provided by their favorite teams, particularly in the absence of live sports programming. Fans of the NBA’s New York Knickerbockers already knew of … Read more
For many sports fans, the 2020 NFL Draft is providing a much-needed diversion during the ongoing global pandemic. For most major sports, draft day has become a much-anticipated event made for both television and live viewing. Watching how this year’s version of the NFL Draft has had to deviate from … Read more
Over the past several years there has been much discussion about the way the game of basketball has changed when compared to, say, a decade ago. Fans of the sport have witnessed the rise in importance of the area of the court outside the three-point arc and reduced action closer … Read more
I am not from Seattle, Washington. Never lived there. Been there twice. Liked it the first time, loved it the second time. One of our great American cities in one of my favorite parts of the country and one of the most scenic—including breathtaking views of Mount Ranier—on a clear … Read more
It’s amazing how some things just don’t bother kids. The last few days in many parts of the country have been scorching hot, and in New York City a heat emergency was implemented with several outdoor events canceled. This brought back memories of growing up in the city during 1970s, … Read more
We all had our favorite NBA players to emulate as kids. My guy was Walt Frazier. I’d mimic his signature head fake when there was no defender in sight (“Yo, who are you faking?”), then would be tightly guarded by the time I was ready to shoot. My secondary favorite … Read more
After another frigid New York City winter and rain-soaked spring, my childhood friend Al—pictured above – check out the sneakers—and I resumed our annual warm weather tradition of heading over to a nearby basketball court to shoot some hoops. We’re both now hanging onto our fifties by the edge of … Read more
When none of the outdoor basketball options were available, when the older kids had kicked us off the court and the garbage cans were full or another group of kids had beaten us to the idea, when the basket had been ripped away from the backboard somehow or for some … Read more
As we progressed through the elementary school years in the late 1960s and early 1970s, we began to learn the importance of proper attire for every occasion. In school we had to wear a shirt and tie (and this was public school), we wore uniforms to Cub Scout meetings, and … Read more
