NBA history podcasts
Every major NBA gambling scandal has followed the same sequence: unusual money moves, someone notices, the league reacts after the fact. What separates the 1950s cases from the 2025 indictments is not the scheme but the evidence, and that difference explains most of what changed in league policy. Point shaving in the 1950s ran on … Read more
Welcome to the Total Sports Recall podcast as on this episode we move to Part Three of a four part series looking back at the history of first overall draft picks in all the major sports. I’m your host Harv Aronson and thus far in past episodes I covered Major League Baseball and the National … Read more
Inside the NBA Casino Sponsorship Boom For most of its history, the NBA treated casino brands as untouchable. Today, gaming companies rank among the league’s largest sponsorship categories, with more than two dozen teams holding casino or sportsbook partnerships. This article traces how the reversal happened, what it changed for fans, and where the money … Read more
After winning the NBA Championship in 1970, the Knicks returned to the playoffs in 1971 but fell one win short of reaching the NBA Finals. In 1972, they returned to the Finals but lost to the Lakers in five games. With many of their players getting older and Captain Willis Reed battling serious injuries, the … Read more
From 1949 to 1954, the Minneapolis Lakers won five NBA titles. They reached the Finals again in 1959 but lost to the Celtics. The Lakers moved to LA before the start of the 1960-1961 season. They reached the NBA Finals again in 1962 and 1963, but lost to the Celtics both times. They also lost … Read more