Archive for January, 2014

Was Anfernee Hardaway Named Anfernee By Mistake?

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: Anfernee Hardaway was named “Anfernee” by mistake. Drafted third overall in the 1993 NBA Draft, Anfernee “Penny” […]

Did Ricky Davis Really Shoot on His Own Basket to Try to Get a Rebound for a Triple-Double?

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: An NBA player tried to get a triple double though a somewhat…odd fashion. On March 16, 2003, […]