Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
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Kevin Garnett recalls the pickup game with Scottie Pippen that proved he could jump to the NBA
Isiah Thomas watched the 18-year-old hold his own against the Chicago Bulls star
Roundtable: Michael Jordan on Stephen Curry’s Hall of Fame credentials, Zion’s weight dilemma and more N-word controversy
Also: Black women in cinema and the NBA’s new code of conduct
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Al Attles reflects on his illustrious career ahead of Hall of Fame induction
‘All you can do as a player is play. It’s up to other people to decide if you get on the list or not. So I made it.’
Chuck Cooper: The first black NBA draft pick is going to the Hall of Fame
He broke the NBA’s color barrier 69 years ago. Now, the former Boston Celtic is finally getting his due.
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Chuck Cooper III’s efforts made sure his dad got into Hall of Fame
Chuck Cooper was first African American drafted into the NBA
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Russell Westbrook, Paul George and the Thunder get a lesson on Black Fives Era
How the Oklahoma City Thunder are embracing black hoops history
The Uplift
Being Ann Iverson: ‘I knew Allen Iverson was going to the NBA when I was carrying him’
The Hall of Famer’s mother shares emotional moments about her son
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Grant Hill: ‘I was fortunate, but that didn’t necessarily help in the basketball world’
In a wide-ranging interview, the Hall of Fame inductee talks about growing up in an upper-middle-class black family
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Jason Kidd: How Warriors, A’s and Raiders helped Hall of Fame path
The point guard talks about the sports mentors who helped pave his way