@paulknepper.bsky.social
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
Yao Ming getting stretched out.
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Chris Paul
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What do you think about a location section for the Basketball Hall of Fame to recognize arenas and courts that had a big impact on the game?
Rucker Park
The old Boston Garden
Fonde Rec. Center
The Palestra
Etc.
Shawn Bradley and Nick Van Exel
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Moses Malone and Charles Barkley
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Wilt Chamberlain
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Kawhi Leonard
07.03.2026 23:39 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Yes
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Chris Childs unleashed a one-two combo on Kobe Bryant. He once told me his only regret was that he didn't step into the punches.
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Larry Bird with the left.
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Len Bias reaching for the ball.
07.03.2026 15:27 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I haven’t read that one but have heard great things gs about it.
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Fill in the blank.
I wish I could write like ________.
Bill Russell dunking over Wilt Chamberlain
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Bill Sharman was the 1955 All-Star Game MVP.
06.03.2026 23:30 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Billy Owens
06.03.2026 20:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Clarence "Big House" Gaines
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Marvin Barnes
06.03.2026 15:15 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0I could go on and on. I'd love to hear your lists. (3)
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Honorary Mentions:
West by West - West
The City Game -Axthelm
Giannis - Fader
Fab Five - Album
Pistol - Kriegel
From Hang Time to Prime Time - Croatto
Dream Team - McCallum
Not a Game - Babb
When the Garden was Eden - Araton
Showtime - Pearlman
Fall River Dreams - Reynolds
Jordan Rules - Smith(2)
My 10 favorite basketball books:
Foul! - Wolf
The Miracle of St. Anthony - Woj
Heaven Is a Playground - Telander
Breaks of the Game - Halberstam
The Last Shot - Frey
Loose Balls - Pluto
Life on the Run - Bradley
Wooden - Wooden
A Season on the Brink -Feinstein
The Secret Game - Ellsworth (1)
Julius Erving driving at Junior Bridgeman.
06.03.2026 13:04 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Norm Nixon swooping to the hoop.
05.03.2026 23:31 — 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Yao Ming
05.03.2026 21:02 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
Patrick Ewing and Shaquille O'Neal
05.03.2026 20:24 — 👍 53 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1Great point about Magic.
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Magic Johnson
05.03.2026 15:25 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0It 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.
05.03.2026 15:01 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Elgin Baylor
05.03.2026 13:14 — 👍 29 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Mookie Blaylock
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