Kenny Battle, an Aurora native, college basketball standout, and the first person from the City to be drafted to the National Basketball Association (NBA), was honored at Aurora’s Tuesday night City Council meeting for his impressive basketball career and extraordinary representation of Aurora on the national stage. Mayor John Laesch
By Woodrow Carroll Former NBA All-Star, Dick Barnett, passed away in late April. A solid player who forged a 14-year career in the NBA, Barnett touched shoulders, at least marginally, to some degree, with a long list of notable sports figures along the way. Born and raised in Gary, Ind.,
By Woodrow Carroll A look at the names of many of the sports teams around the country, there can be wonder how the names, or more rightly the nicknames applied to the teams originated. For starters, the NBA (National Basketball Association) has three teams with names that seem a bit
By Woodrow Carroll The recent death of former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Chet Walker brings to mind how talented athletes face each other at an early age, then, often later end up do battle at a higher level, or, as teammates, in some cases! Chet Walker went to high
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Boston 59 16 .787 – Milwaukee 47 27 .635 11.5 Cleveland 45 30 .600 14.0 N.Y. Knicks 44 30 .595 14.5 Orlando 44 31 .587 15.0 Indiana 43 33 .566 16.5 Miami 41 33 .554 17.5 Philadelphia 40 35 .533 19.0 Chicago Bulls 36
By Woodrow Carroll For both the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men’s basketball tournament and the National Basketball Association (NBA), the 1956-1957 season was memorable. The final runs for both organizations produced classic games. The NCAA men’s championship game has produced more than its share of classics. Given that the
W L PCT GB Boston 38 12 .760 – Cleveland 32 16 .667 5.0 Milwaukee 33 17 .660 5.0 N.Y. Knicks 32 18 .640 6.0 Philadelphia 30 19 .612 7.5 Indiana 28 23 .549 10.5 T Orlando 27 23 .540 11.0 T Miami 26 24 .520 12.0 T Chicago 23
The draft was held Thursday, June 22 in New York City, N.Y.. Round 1, top 20 picks1, San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama, C, 7-4, 2372, Charlotte, Brandon Miller, F, 6-9, 2003, Portland, Scoot Henderson, G, 6-2, 1954, Houston, Amen Thompson, G, 6-7, 2005, Detroit, Ausar Thompson, G-F, 6-7, 2056, Orlando, Anthony
By Woodrow Carroll In the 1990s when the Chicago Bulls captured six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in a span of eight seasons, there was no clear-cut rival to the Bulls. The Bulls, in championship series, 1991-1993, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland TrailBlazers, and Phoenix Suns in the first
By Woodrow Carroll Former NBA (National Basketball Association star Wes Unseld passed away last week at the age of 74 after battling medical issues in recent years. He was not at the level of Michael Jordan and some other NBA greats, however, he still deserves to be appreciated. Unseld stayed
By Woodrow Carroll It is hard to argue over the interest generated by the recent Michael Jordan-centered Netflix series “The Last Dance” for television in 10 one-hour segments on ESPN/ESPN2. Many viewers were in quarantine confinement and enjoyed the epic. Stories and articles centering around Jordan and his accomplishments then
