The Over and Back NBA podcast is celebrating the NBA at 75 by rewatching some of the greatest Slam Dunk Contests in NBA history. The 1986 NBA slam-dunk contest is famous for being the night when ...
The story of Len Bias is never anything but sad. The former number-two overall pick in the 1986 Draft was supposed to revitalize the Boston Celtics at the tail end of Larry Bird and Kevin McHale‘s ...
The Boston Celtics clinched another championship Monday night and while we wait for details on their victory parade, we're digging into the archives to travel back to their 1986 and 2008 celebrations.
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - This year's NBA Draft is next Thursday, however, today marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most dreadful drafts of all-time. The 1986 NBA Draft (a.k.a. the "Drug Draft") ...
As much as those who construct teams in sports would like to think that they have a formula and a blueprint that they can go execute with any team in any market and be successful, the fact of the ...
In his NBA career, Michael Jordan amassed quite the library of showcase performances in the playoffs. On April 20, 1986, inside Boston Garden, Michael Jordan put on one of his more unforgettable shows ...
One can make a case that the 1986 Boston Celtics are the best team in NBA history. Led by Larry Bird, the Celtics won 67 games and lost just once at home all season, playoffs included. Bird was one of ...
BOSTON (CBS) -- The great Bob Ryan joined Toucher & Rich on Tuesday morning to discuss a variety of topics around the basketball world. With the Golden State Warriors seemingly on the verge of a ...
As the Boston Celtics celebrated their 1986 title, little did they know that it would take three decades before they hoisted the Larry O'Brien trophy again. That Celtics team is considered one of the ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cavaliers' No. 1 overall draft pick, Kyrie Irving, joins the ranks of players going from Duke to the NBA. He hopes to have a better NBA career than many Blue Devils who have gone ...
SAN ANTONIO — If you ever thought that former San Antonio Spurs guard Johnny Moore's basketball card would be incredibly valuable, raise your hand. No? Well, it is. In 1986, Fleer released basketball ...
When it comes to vintage basketball sets the 1986 Fleer Basketball set is no doubt the most legendary NBA trading card set of all time. The reason it’s so legendary is because it contains the rookie ...