When the Los Angeles Lakers kicked off their preseason in early October, it was against the Minnesota Timberwolves. When they ...

On a Tuesday afternoon in 1950, April 25, in a board room jammed with owners and coaches of the fledgling league’s 12 (soon to be 11) teams, the Boston Celtics’ Walter Brown called out a name in the ...

Chuck Cooper was a rookie on the first Celtics team to end the season with a winning record. And a separate pick, Bob Cousy, ...