Michael Ray Richardson, a versatile guard who was banned from the NBA for violating its drug policy in the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 70. Richardson’s attorney and close friend, John Zelbst, ...

Back in 1980, the National Basketball Association wasn’t the global, all-encompassing juggernaut we know it as today. The league was fighting to get mainstream attention and trying to earn respect as ...

LeBron James is often credited for creating the term "Super Team" in the NBA when he and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat in 2010. In reality, it's happened in the league for decades.

If you collected basketball cards during the NBA's lean years, there is a good chance the 1980 Topps Magic Johnson and Larry Bird rookie card brings back a wave of nostalgia. Few players in NBA ...

NBA great Larry Bird often is shown respect from his peers from the 1990s. He even receives that same love from players of today. Future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant recently gave Bird the ultimate ...