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Only player to have the same number retired by three different teams (Golden State, L.A. Lakers and Philadelphia) 16: Pau Gasol † Los Angeles Lakers: C 2008–2014 First pair of siblings, with brother Marc Gasol to have jerseys retired by NBA teams. 21: Michael Cooper † Los Angeles Lakers: G 1978–1990 [21] 22: Elgin Baylor † Los Angeles ...
The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) is a non-profit association composed of former professional basketball players of the NBA, ABA, Harlem Globetrotters, and WNBA. [1] It was founded in 1992 by NBA Hall of Famers Dave DeBusschere , Dave Bing , Dave Cowens , Oscar Robertson and former NBA point guard Archie Clark .
In most cases, when a professional athlete announces retirement, he or she retires and then never returns to playing professional sports; however, in rare instances there are some athletes who came out of retirement. The following list shows such athletes in addition to any noteworthy achievements that they earned during their playing career ...
The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game is an annual exhibition basketball game hosted by the National Basketball Association as it takes place during the NBA All-Star Weekend and features retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, musicians and athletes from sports other than basketball.
During his NBA career, Kerr won five NBA championships. He retired as the league's all-time leader in single-season three-point shooting percentage (.524 in 1994–95) and career three-point shooting percentage (.454). [44] As of 2024, Kerr is the only NBA player to win four straight NBA titles after 1969. [45]
Russell, who died last month at 88, becomes the first NBA player to have his number retired league-wide.
Jackson's ballot was criticized as soon as NBA fans did the math last week, and one of the most forceful criticisms came from his broadcasting peer, fellow former NBA player Charles Barkley.
Star NBA big man of the late 1950s and early 1960s, NBA Most Valuable Player, led 1958 Hawks to NBA title. The first NBA player to net 20,000 career points. [31] 1972: Paul Endacott: F: Helms Athletic Foundation Championship with Kansas, 1923 Helms Athletic Foundation Player of the Year, 1923 All-Missouri Valley Conference First-Team, 1922, 1923