Basketball history podcasts
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
As a lifelong fan of the Big Ten Conference, particularly a fan of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini, the recently finished 2025-26 Men’s Basketball season was enjoyable. Illinois made it to the Final Four for the first time in 21 years, since their legendary 2005 team. The other time in my life that Illinois … 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
On January 31, 1970, college basketball witnessed a moment that would echo through the halls of NCAA history. That night, in a packed LSU Assembly Center, “Pistol” Pete Maravich etched his name into the record books as the all-time scoring leader in men’s NCAA basketball history. LISTEN TO THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY ON YOUR … Read more
As the 2024/25 NBA season gets underway, it’s not exactly a secret that the Boston Celtics are heavily favored to regain the NBA Championship. At odds of +300 or thereabouts preseason, it’s not that they are historically short-priced to win it all, but those odds leave little doubt that they are the team to beat. … Read more