Photo: Michael Jordan dunks against the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. Photo credit: Nathaniel S. Butler, NBAE. Over time, the debate of "the greatest of all-time" has become overdone and tiresome. Everyone has an opinion and viewpoint. Eventually, circles are run over and over, and the same blather gets repeated. GOAT athlete this, Mount Rushmore that. Beyond his time in the game and on the court, Michael Jordan, who turns 63 years old today, Feb. 17, has had a forever impact o

Photo: Peter Vecsey and Pee Wee Kirkland at the Rucker Park 50th Anniversary celebration in 2017 at Clyde Frazier's Wine and Dine in New York City. On Feb. 24, 2026, Kirkland is getting inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame at the Midtown Hilton. Vecsey, a founder of the Hall and 2001 inductee, is receiving a Lifetime Achievement award at the event. Photo courtesy of Peter Vecsey. Peter Vecsey has been saluted for his successes before. The iconic hoops write

Photo: Houston Rockets’ center Hakeem Olajuwon shoots over New York Knicks’ center Patrick Ewing. Photo credit: Getty Images, Focus on Sport. Cover photo: Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets dunks against the Chicago Bulls. Photo credit: Sunny Gill. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on Jan. 21 as 12-time all-star and Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon turns 63.  Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon did not start playing basketball until the age of 15. Prior to that, he part

Next month’s starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles were announced on Monday.  Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James is an omission from the starting lineup for the first time since his rookie season of 2003-04. Filling out the game’s starters out of the Western Conference are Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Luka Doncic (Los Angeles Lakers), Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), and Nikola Jokic (De

Photo: Dominique Wilkins during the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk contest in Chicago. Photo credit: Charles Cherney, Associated Press. Cover photo: Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks dunks against the Boston Celtics. Photo credit: Associated Press. An NBA legend celebrates a birthday on Jan. 12 as 9-time all-star and Hall of Fame forward Dominique Wilkins turns 66.  Born in Paris, France, Wilkins starred at North Carolina’s Washington High School (Washington, N.C.). There, he led th

Photo: The aftermath of the shattered backboard, courtesy of a dunk from Philadelphia 76er Darryl Dawkins in a Nov. 13, 1979 game against the Kansas City Kings. Photo credit: Associated Press. Cover photo: Darryl Dawkins of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks against the Atlanta Hawks on April 15, 1980. Photo credit: Portland Press Herald. An NBA legend was born on this date 69 years ago.  Before he became, in 1975, the first NBA player to go directly from high school to the NBA, Or