Kevin Durant’s face turned hard and his eyes welled up. He gazed straight ahead as he reflected on the man he affectionately referred to as "Big Chucky.”
Kevin Durant: The making of an All-Star
Serge Ibaka is sitting at his cubicle inside the sparkling new home locker room at the Ford Center, crouched over with his head bowed and his back to his teammates and the world.
Before Tony Parker became an All-Star, a three-time NBA champion and the envy of every man who has happened to catch an episode of Desperate Housewives, he was Russell Westbrook, a relatively unknown teenager who was handed the keys to a franchise and told to lead.
NBA: New age for point guards
The skinny kid’s shooting mechanics were so out of whack word on the AAU circuit was to lay off him. Add in the fact he played at a small high school and big-time BCS schools, even mid-majors, showed little interest in offering him a scholarship.
The first thing you notice about James Harden is the beard. Because his beard has grown so long he’s starting to resemble Abe Lincoln, Harden looks older than a 20-year-old NBA rookie.
Harden has a bit of point guard in him
This is a story about humanity. A tale of how one man, in less than two minutes, inspired millions. His name is Maurice Cheeks. He just happens to coach basketball. He was hired last summer to serve as an assistant under Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks.
Five views of Maurice Cheeks' act of kindness