THESE DAYS, PLAYOFF EXPECTATIONS go hand-in-hand with Suns basketball. Phoenix fans have thrived on the intensity of the postseason for years. At the start, though, the playoffs were anything but a ...

Jerry West racked up a laundry list of accomplishments during his storied playing career. The Lakers legend had a particularly keen eye for the big game, regularly saving his best performances for the ...

When the 1969 NBA Finals reached its final stage after six intense battles, both rivals—the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics—faced a crucial "do or die" game. Amid the pressure, Bill Russell, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Wes Unseld was an undersized NBA center ...

Led by Walt Frazier and WIllis Reed, the Knicks finished the 1968-69 season with a loss in the Eastern Division finals to the Boston Celtics, who would go on that year to another NBA title. Though the ...

In the spring of 1969, an aging Boston Celtics team, led by player-coach Bill Russell, was vying for its 11th NBA title in 13 years. Five of those banners came at the expense of Jerry West and the ...

The 2019 NBA draft mirrors its 1969 counterpart in this way: There is little doubt who the first pick will be. This year, most expect the New Orleans Pelicans to draft Duke superstar Zion Williamson, ...

WASHINGTON — Basketball Hall of Famer Wes Unseld, who led Washington to its only NBA championship, has died at age 74. Unseld is one of two players in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP ...

The NBA is celebrating its 75th anniversary throughout the 2021-22 season, and part of that celebration includes the unveiling of the list of the greatest players in NBA history. It has been 25 years ...