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Paul Knepper

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Author of MOSES MALONE: THE LIFE OF A BASKETBALL PROPHET and THE KNICKS OF THE NINETIES; Host of New Books in Sports Podcast; Sharing my love of hoops history through photographs. pauljknepper.com

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Great point about Magic.

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Magic Johnson

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It was 36 years ago that we lost Hank Gathers. There was a period in my youth from when Len Bias died in 1986 to losing Drazen Petrovic and Reggie Lewis in '93 that we lost 4 incredible talents at the height of their powers. It almost started to feel routine. Each death is still so sad.

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Elgin Baylor

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Mookie Blaylock

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Dell and Steph Curry

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Allan Houston, Patrick Ewing, and Latrell Sprewell at Ewing's first trip back to Madison Square Garden after being traded to the SuperSonics.

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Connie Hawkins and Wilt Chamberlain

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Julius Erving and Oscar the Grouch

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Hersey Hawkins

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Seth S. Tannenbaum, "Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark" (U Illinois Press, 2026) - New Books Network

Check out this interview I did with the New Books in Sports podcast! newbooksnetwork.com/bleacher-sea...

@paulknepper.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social

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Bobby Dandridge

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John Havlicek guarding Earl Monroe.

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Check out my latest podcast with Seth Tannenbaum about his new book Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth Century Ballpark. newbooksnetwork.com/bleacher-sea...

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Patrick Ewing going up to block Hakeem Olajuwon.

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Bob McAdoo and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Jason Kidd is loving this dunk by Tracy McGrady.

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Xavier McDaniel passing to Dale Ellis.

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Dave Cowens rejecting Pete Maravich.

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Jerry West

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Dirk Nowitzki and Dennis Rodman

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Kobe Bryant during his workout for the Celtics.

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Bill Walton lending a hand to Maurice Lucas.

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Wow. Very cool. What was th context?

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Pete Maravich on the drive.

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Hakeem and Moses, the student and the teacher.

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Three. One with Seattle and two with Boston.

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Nolan Richardson as a player for Texas Western.

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Pearl Washington

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Could be. I think it was more of a marketing ploy to sell a book.

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