Rackley, a 1982 Xavier Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, was one of the best big men in college basketball with the Musketeers.

Pat Riley reflects on the fierce 1980s rivalry with Larry Bird’s Celtics, recalling the intense Finals battles and the mutual ...

Kevin McHale reflects on his early days with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s, joining a championship-caliber team led by ...

1950 — The Fort Wayne Pistons edge the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 in the lowest-scoring game in NBA history. John Oldham leads the Pistons with five points ... out Floyd Patterson in the 12th round to ...

Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia ...

Tom Thibodeau graduated from New Britain High School in 1976, where he played basketball and baseball. He was a co-captain in ...

The 79-year-old Riley was an assistant with the Lakers from 1979 to 1981 under Paul Westhead. Los Angeles won a championship ...

A gaffe by Giannis Antetokounmpo should have cost Milwaukee possession of the ball before it drove to the game-winning basket ...

The Lakers announced Monday that they have commissioned a statue to stand in Star Plaza immortalizing the coach who won four ...

Twelve (29%) of those 41 teams won the NBA title, most recently the 2008-09 Lakers. Seventeen (41%) made it to the NBA Finals. All but two (1970-71 Pistons, 1981-82 Trail Blazers) made the playoffs.

Riley also won championship rings with the Lakers as a player and an assistant ... He took over as head coach in 1981 and led ...