1949 NBA Pistons vs Knicks Rare Full Game NY Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Full Game Highlights Video: May 25, 2026 Date May 25, 2027 By: Mr. Fat Hat Title: The Knickerbockers The New York Knickerbockers advanced to the 2026…
n 1951, allegations of point-shaving and match fixing in college basketball revealed widespread bribery and corruption involving major colleges and universities in and around New York City, particularly at Madison Square Garden. While the public scandal officially involved at…
He’s NOT Here! Doctor Dunkenstein takes a look into the roots of one of the most success ‘basketball men’ in the history of the NBA. View presentation: ‘R.C. Buford – He’s Not Here’. Find the presentation on Michael & the…
The Nework Knickerbockers Mr. Fat Hat Title: The Knickerbockers Today, the New York City NBA basketball team is globally known as the New York Knicks. The current teams’ nickname ‘Knicks’ stems from the organization’s actual original name Knickerbockers. The name “Knickerbockers” comes…
George Eddy is an American born basketball enthusiast who has spent his life and career contributing to basketball in France. His influence is immeasurable. Eddy has a 40 year history of being involved in everything regarding basketball that one might…
French Basketball Hall of Fame Names Presented here is only a portion of the long and extensive list of the many contributors to France Basket History. FRENCH BASKETBALL NAME: Marcel Barillé FRENCH BASKETBALL NAME: Étienne Rolland (31 August 1912 –…
The NBA Larry O’Brien Trophy NBA Larry O’Brien Trophy: NBA Larry O’Brien Trophy: 1. You Say You Want an Evolution The Beatles sang “You say you want a revolution” in 1968, but it took the NBA almost 40 years to make a…
Bob Kurland Robert Albert Kurland (December 23, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was an American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State Cowboys)Standing 7-foot (2.1 m) tall, … … … he has been credited as the first person…
FIRST NBA CAMPIONSHIP GAME While the NBA as the world knows it today did not come into fruition until the 1949-50 season, its first official season is considered to be the 1946-47 season. That year marked the formation and inaugural season of…
The First Televised Basketball Game – The earliest known film/video of a complete basketball game is from a doubleheader at Madison Square Garden in 1939. See this film footage of the first profession game being recorded on film below. Until…
New York Celtics A good understanding of how professional basketball teams operated and made money in the 1910 to 1930 time period can be found in a review of the N.Y. Celtics, no relationship to the Boston Celtics. The Original N.Y…
