FLASHBACK 91: NBA Sunday
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IT'S "NBA Sunday" at B.O.T.I. today, so let's jump all over The Show's fabulous history with a few of the best, and some of the lesser remembered greats.
THE BIRDMAN: Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) in full flight.
AI: Not "Artificial Intelligence" but Allen Iverson killing it for Philadelphia 76ers.
DYNASTY: Tim Duncan joins David Robinson and Gregg Popovich to build a Spurs dynasty.
McHALE'S WAVY: Celtics power forward Kevin McHale was a low-post force.
HAND-IN-HAND: You can't talk Bill Russell without Wilt Chamberlain ... pre Bird-Magic
ORIGINAL SPLASH: Golden State superstar Rick Barry
LEAGUE LOGO: Jerry West in action for the LA Lakers. West on the dribble is the NBA logo.
ROYALTY: Jerry Lucas at Cincinnati Royals.
THE FIRST STAR CENTRE: Minneapolis Lakers pivot George Mikan was the star of a bygone era.
ROCKET MAN: Houston 7-footer Ralph Sampson always wanted to be a guard.
MAYBE THE GAME'S REAL G.O.A.T.? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
TAKING STOCK: Karl Malone splits the D for Utah Jazz.
FLYING RAPTOR: Vince Carter doing what he did so proficiently for so long.
OOPS, ABA! NBA big man Artis Gilmore was an ABA star at Kentucky before the league folded.
PRE-BUCKS: Bob Lanier as a Detroit Piston.
BIG MAC: Bob McAdoo for two ... though not at the Lakers but in his Buffalo days.
DOING HIS THING: Dave Bing doing his thing for the Pistons.
PRE-BUCKS: Oscar Robertson was a superstar but on his own at Cincinnati Royals.
EARLY DAYS: Dolph Schayes airborne for Syracuse Nationals.
MY PERSONAL G.O.A.T. Wilt Chamberlain fires over his great adversary Bill Russell.