Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Their journey begins with college basketball’s signature program and culminates with a two-year run as part of the NBA’s most-decorated franchise, their brotherhood built on hoops and hip-hop, their friendship sealed with slam dunks and Soul Train. They win a national championship as part of “The Untouchables,” Rick Pitino’s […]

Written By:  Michael D. McClellan | It’s the same everywhere he goes. Not a day passes that Dee Brown isn’t asked about The Dunk, a spontaneous act of showmanship that makes him famous, draws Michael Jordan’s ire, and brings urban sneaker culture one step closer to the mainstream. Mistaken for Shawn Kemp’s little brother during the 1991 NBA Slam […]

By: Michael D. McClellan  |  Tony Delk arrived in Boston as part of Rick Pitino’s UK pipeline, a member of the ’96 Kentucky championship team dubbed “The Untouchables” and still regarded as one of the greatest collegiate teams ever.  Antoine Walker was on that team.  Walter McCarty, too.  Ron Mercer.  Wayne Turner.  All eventually wore a […]

By:  Michael D. McClellan | The modern day NBA is awash with versatile big men, the kind of players who can score both inside and out, the kind of players who can battle underneath on one possession, and who can step behind the three-point line and knock down a long-distance trey on the next. Dirk Nowitzki […]

By: Michael D. McClellan | He played for the Boston Celtics during a period of nervous change, joining the club just as the Big Three was beginning to break down, its parts worn from too many minutes and too little rest, the post-Bias funk settling in like a fog, thick, heavy and unrelenting.  He played valiantly […]

By:  Michael D. McClellan | To a generation of Boston Celtics fans, M.L. Carr was the towel-waving agitator best remembered for antagonizing Lakers players and fans alike during that epic 1984 NBA Finals.  To another generation of fans, Carr was the Celtics’ coach and general manager during some of the darkest days in franchise history, overseeing one of […]