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By Scoop Malinowski Status: NBA center from 1975-1989 for Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons. Ht: 6-11 Wt: 260 DOB: January 11, 1957 In: Orlando, FL First Basketball Memory: “Was getting beat one-on-one by my mother. And she taught me how to play basketball. So my …

By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: Former NBA guard 1994-2007 for Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors. Owns Three Tier Entertainment, a management and production company based in Los Angeles. Analyst for ESPN/ABC NBA Countdown show. Also has a multi-platform partnership with the The New …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Basketball Hall of Famer. NBA forward/center from 1972-1986 with Buffalo, New York, Boston, Detroit, New Jersey, LA Lakers, and Philadelphia.  Ht: 6-9 Wt: 210 DOB: September 25, 1951 In: Greensboro, NC First Basketball Memory: “I remember going to the YMCA and playing in the league tournaments …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former NBA forward from 1986-2000 for Detroit, San Antonio, Chicago, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks. DOB: May 13, 1961 In: Trenton, NJ Ht: 6-8 Wt: 210 Childhood Heroes: I didn’t have any in basketball. I liked Drew Pearson, Roger Staubach and Billy Joe Dupree. Early Basketball …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: NBA Great won six NBA Championships with Boston Celtics. DOB: August 9, 1928 In: New York, N.Y. Childhood Heroes: “Didn’t have any.” Nicknames: “Houdini Of The Hardwoods. The Houdini haunted me through high school and college (at Holy Cross). I’m only teasing you [smiles]. I was doing all that fancy …

By Scoop Malinowski Status: NBA Hall of Fame guard. Played 14 seasons (1960-74) with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks. DOB: November 24, 1938  In: Charlotte, Tennessee Childhood Heroes: “Goose Tatum, Marcus Haynes and the Harlem Globetrotters.” Nickname: “The Big O. From Dick Baker, the radio announcer at the University …