Category : Sports

Walt Frazier, byname of Walter Frazier, Jr., also called Clyde, (born March 29, 1945, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.), an American basketball player who was one of...

Marques Oreole Haynes, American basketball player (born March 10, 1926, Sand Springs, Okla.—died May 22, 2015, Plano, Texas), possessed exceptional skills in ballhandling, especially dribbling,...

Julius Erving, also known as “Dr. J”, is a retired professional basketball player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of...

Meadow “Meadowlark” Lemon III was most famous as the longtime star player of the Harlem Globetrotters. Lemon was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on April...

Willis Reed was the only child of Willis Reed, Sr., an industrial laborer, and Inell Ross Reed, a domestic worker. Born on his grandfather’s farm,...

Michael Jordan, also known as “MJ,” is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Born on February 17, 1963, in...

Harlem Globetrotters, a predominantly black professional U.S. basketball team that plays exhibition games all over the world, draws crowds as large as 75,000 to see...

Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) was an iconic professional basketball player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport....

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a legendary figure in the world of basketball. Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, in New York City, he...

Willie McCovey, in full Willie Lee McCovey, byname Stretch, (born January 10, 1938, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.—died October 31, 2018, Stanford, California), American professional baseball player...