Old School

According to Roy Williams, you don’t really need to have an eye for a new prospect to notice a young Jordan, who was simply known as “Mike” at the time.

Larry Bird played baseball just because a coach provoked him.

Kobe Bryant was a superstar on the court but never acted like one outside of it. This is what endeared him to the fans

There’s a reason why Miller's most feared Pistons player was dubbed as the “Baddest Bad Boy of them all.”

Tim Duncan won the 2005 NBA Finals MVP. But Chauncey Billups, as well as some fans, believed the trophy belonged to someone else.

Bynum would start to get it, but he wasn't too interested in playing defense, in Kareem's words.

Kobe Bryant believes the NBA had to adjust to this legend's unique and unorthodox playstyle.

Nowadays, when people knock down a 3-point shot they yell "Steph Curry." Back in the day, people blurted out "Pitino Bombino."

At one point, with superteams already stacked with multiple stars, some believed that the Wizards should also do the same if they want to win a championship. But not Wal

Turiaf’s physical showed that he needed to have open-heart surgery, and despite being told his career may be over, Turiaf battled and eventually made his way back on the court

Based on a former teammate's prediction, it wouldn't be an issue for MJ

In 1997, Shawn Kemp left the Sonics because he felt that he deserves to be paid more. He got the deal he wanted with the Cavs but he eventually lost his desire to play.

Filipino basketball legend Allan Caidic nailed 14 three-pointers in a friendly game with Glen Rice in 2010. A decade later, "G Money" was still in awe of what he had witnessed from his fellow marksman

Shaq took inspiration from the great big men and passed them over, in his opinion.

Dwight Howard didn't know who LeBron James was until they faced each other in a game in high school. After the game, Howard got inspired to get to LeBron's level.

The veterans took advantage of the opportunity and eliminated their biggest competition for years to come by getting into Harden's head.

"Boy, I dunked that ball the next play and called him all types of bit*h!"-Shumpert took KG's trash talk personal.

If there’s one way to define Eddy Curry’s basketball career, it’s probably “untapped potential"

For Kareem, it's all about success and the impact you had on the game, and nobody is catching Bill Russel in that department.

Wilt and Ike Richman allegedly had a deal in place that would make The Big Dipper a part-owner of the 76ers

Perkins believes that Durant and Westbrook didn’t have the type of the brotherhood that the media believed they did, and their inability to find common ground resulted in the demise of the Thunder

Nancy Leonard was convinced that the Indiana Pacers would pick Larry Bird. She watched him play and described him as perfect. However, the financial constraints prompted the board members to select Rick Robey.

Hoping he could convince Bol to hand him his favorite number for a certain amount of dollars, Hardaway reached out to his 7-foot-7 teammate, but to no avail

A complicated situation, series of injuries and a newly-found love in a foreign country were all factors why the NBA never saw the best version of Arvydas Sabonis