By Ali
The announcement arrived today. NYC native and one of the illest, most unique talents to ever rise from the city asphalt, Chris Mullin, has been elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. In lieu of the great news, I’m rewinding this selection from a couple of years back, as we celebrate Mo’s achievement.
Christopher Paul Mullin was a simple, neighborhood guy from Troy Avenue in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn. The love affair with hoops was a multi-generational thing that began in the driveway of the family’s small row house. Read More »
Tags: alvin robertson, biggie smalls, billy goodwin, bruce dalrymple, chris mullin, chris rock, connie hawkins, dick vitale, don nelson, doug moe, ed davender, ed pinckney, ernie degregorio, feature, hubie brown, Jay Z, jerry reynolds, kareem abdul jabbar, kenny smith, larry bird, len elmore, lenny wilkens, lou carnesecca, malik sealy, mario elie, Mark Jackson, mel kennedy, micael jordan, mike tyson, mitch richmond, oscar robertson, patrick ewing, pearl washington, rick barry, sam perkins, spike lee, tim hardaway, vern fleming, walter berry, wayman tisdale, willie glass, wilt chamberlain
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By Ali
all walter berry photos courtesy of st. john’s athletics
In the most recent issue of Bounce Magazine, #24 with LeBron James and E.B.C. commissioner Greg Marius on the cover, we took it back to the St. John’s heydey from ‘84-’86, when the Big East was at its pinnacle and the roof was peeling off of Madison Square Garden. That’s when the college game had the city in a fiery trance, when Walter “The Truth” Berry shared his brilliance with the world. Read More »
Tags: 1985 Final Four, billy "white jesus" rieser, Bobbito Garcia, chris mullin, ed pinckney, Evander Ford, feature, greg marius, LeBron James, patrick ewing, Paul Pierce, pearl washington, St. John's basketball, steve burrt sr., walter berry, willie glass
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“Simple and plain, give me the lane, I’ll throw it down your throat like Barkley!” - Chuck D’s lyrics from the Public Enemy classic, Rebel Without A Pause.
To young fans, Charles Barkley is simply a former player. He’s better known as the affable television personality that always has something funny to say on the TNT show, Inside the NBA.
But for those who watched ball in the ’80s and ’90s, he was an awe inspiring, revolutionary talent that turned the establishment on its ear. He was an unstoppable, undersized, 6′4″ power forward who owned the low post, an explosive leaper and ferocious rebounder who could dribble, pass, score and pump gallons of fear through the hearts of even the most accomplished big men. Read More »
Tags: andrew toney, bobby knight, bobby lee hurt, charles barkley, chris mullin, chuck d, chuck person, danny manning, dell curry, dennis rodman, ed pinckney, jim brown, joe dumars, john stockton, johnny dawkins, julius erving, karl malone, keith lee, larry bird, leon wood, magic johnson, Mark Price, maurice cheeks, mel turpin, Michael Jordan, moses malone, Pat Riley, patrick ewing, pearl washington, public enemy, robert parish, sam perkins, steve alford, Terry Porter, walter berry, wayman tisdale, wes unseld
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“It was all a dream…”, B.I.G.’s opening lyrics to Juicy
It’s no mere coincidence that as we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his dream, along with the historic Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama and the dream that he represents, that this offering in “The Playground Gave Us…” pantheon focuses on b-ball’s “Dream”. Read More »
Tags: alvin franklin, barack obama, benny anders, clyde drexler, david robinson, Dirk Nowitzki, ed pinckney, ed pinkney, fonde recreation center, gary springer, guy lewis, hakeem olajuwon, kenny smith, larry micheaux, lou carnesecca, manu ginobili, martin luther king jr., michael young, moses malone, pearl washington, phi slamma jamma, reid gettys, richie adams, rod strickland, steve burtt, walter berry, yao ming, yommy songodeyi
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