Archive for the 'Basketball Urban Legends' Category
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: Dick Grubar was prepared to commit to playing at Kentucky until Adolph Rupp made a personal visit […]
July 1st, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: The Rochester Royals passed on Bill Russell in the 1956 NBA Draft because the Boston Celtics arranged […]
June 24th, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | 2 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: The Philadelphia Warriors drafted Wilt Chamberlain while he was still in high school. In 1971, the United […]
June 22nd, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: A 2001 game between Michigan State and the University of Virginia was canceled due to a bizarre […]
June 11th, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: Red Holzman got his start in professional basketball due to the fact that he was Jewish. William […]
May 27th, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: The Knicks participated in a special lottery where they nearly drafted Bob Cousy! Fans of the National […]
May 22nd, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | 2 Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: The NBA tried out 12-foot rims to handicap George Mikan. George Mikan was the first truly dominant […]
May 12th, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: There was a strange piece of deja vu involved with one the first NBA games ever to […]
May 6th, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: NBA guard Eric Gordon played Michael Jordan’s son in the film Space Jam. Michael Jordan’s youngest son, […]
April 22nd, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: While in the NBA, Dave Bing went to work for the same bank that denied him a […]
March 17th, 2015 | Posted in Basketball Urban Legends | No Comments