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NCAA Tournament: Reliving Stephen Curry’s Magical Elite Eight Run With Davidson College in 2008
Before there was Steph, there was Stephen Curry, a small unknown guard who carried tiny Davidson College to the 2008 Elite Eight.
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NCAA Tournament: Ja Morant Became a March Madness Legend With the Murray State Racers
Ja Morant is now an NBA MVP candidate, but he first became a college basketball darling at Murray State University.
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NCAA Tournament: Dwyane Wade Put Himself On the Map With a Final Four Run for the Ages in 2003
Dwayne Wade became a sure-fire lottery pick after carrying Marquette to the Final Four in one of the most dramatic March Madness runs in tournament history.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Was Pushed out by Jabari Parker as the Future of the Milwaukee Bucks, and It Didn’t Sit Well With The Greek Freak: ‘I Gotta Prove to This Guy I’m Not a Liability’
A young Giannis Antetokounmpo was quickly replaced by Jabari Parker as the face of the Bucks franchise. It only served as more motivation for The Greek Freak.
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Larry Bird Acknowledged the ‘Honor’ of Playing for the Dream Team but Admitted He Was Finished With Basketball Before He Ever Got to the Olympics: ‘When I Left the Celtics, I Left Basketball’
Larry Bird understood the honor of representing his country as a member of the Dream Team, but he admitted his basketball career had already ended with the Boston Celtics.
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Larry Bird Made $24 Million During His NBA Career but Claimed He Was Perfectly Content Having ‘Some Coke, Some Beer, Something to Eat, and a Nice Place to Live’
Despite making $24 million during his 13 years with the Boston Celtics, Larry Bird claimed he was content with life’s basic (for a Midwesterner) necessities.
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Larry Bird’s ‘The Hick From French Lick’ Nickname Was Never More Appropriate Than When He First Landed in Boston: ‘I Had No Clue. When I Thought of a City, I Thought of Terre Haute’
Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird was amazed by the bright lights of the city of Boston when he first arrived with the Celtics.
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The Night Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Father Passed Away He Found Solace Where Else? ‘I Went to the Gym’
Giannis Antetokounmpo learned the value of hard work from his parents. So when his father, Charles, died, Giannis did what he knew best and went to work.
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Larry Bird Felt Mistreated by a College Teammate, so When He Arrived in the NBA He Went out of His Way to Mercilessly Humiliate Him
Larry Bird felt he was mistreated by former college teammate Kent Benson. So every time the Celtics squared off against Benson, Bird went out of his way to brutally embarrass him.
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Larry Bird’s Coach at Indiana State Discovered The Legend Playing Basketball With a Resort Kitchen Staff and Convinced Him to Join the Sycamores With One Simple Phrase: ‘That’s When I Knew I Had Him’
Larry Bird left Bob Knight's Indiana program and was working at a resort where Indiana State coach Bill Hodges found him playing basketball with a kitchen staff. Hodges got Bird to come play for him with one simple, powerful statement.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Incredible Story About Impossible IVs and ‘(Throwing) up Five Times’ Makes His NBA Finals Heroics Look Even More Epic
Giannis Antetokounmpo saw his legend grow with an epic NBA Finals performance. But the physical toll it took on him makes his story even more unbelievable.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Admitted He Was Tempted to Leave Milwaukee and Form Another Superteam Before He Re-Signed With the Bucks: ‘Everybody Was Texting Me, Leave the Team’
Giannis Antetokounmpo eventually signed a supermax extension to remain with the Milwaukee Bucks prior to last year's championship season. He admitted, though, that he at least contemplated leaving.
