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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 .
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 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.
Russell, who died last month at 88, becomes the first NBA player to have his number retired league-wide.
Michael Jordan in 1997 playing in the National Basketball Association after returning from a retirement of nearly two years; during that post-retirement stint, he led the Chicago Bulls to three NBA championships in three seasons. In most cases, when a professional athlete announces retirement, he or she retires and then never returns to playing ...
The NBA tipped off its 75th anniversary season with its list of the top-75 greatest players in league history. However, because of a tie in the voting, 76 players made the list.
He suited up in 1,541 games – third-most on the league’s all-time list – and scored 25,728 points, 20th-most in NBA history. Phil Ford’s thoughts on Vince Carter, Walter Davis making Hall ...
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