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2. Bob Lanier shed tears while leaving Detroit for Milwaukee: "My blood and my guts were Pistons".
3. "The most overrated superstar whoever came down the pike" - When Pat Riley downplayed the legend of "Pistol Pete" Maravich.
4. "Bird is eating him alive" - When Magic Johnson called Larry Bird the 'baddest white dude' after playing with him for the national team in college.
5. "I said, 'Oh my god, it's pretty straight'" - Jerry West on his initial reaction after his unbelievable clutch shot in Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals.
6. "I'm going to tell this guy I'm going to dunk in his face" - When Larry Bird vowed to posterize a 7-foot-2 Russian goliath.
7. "It was a Jeremy Lin moment" - Walt Frazier recalls Bill Bradley's New York Knicks arrival.
8. "Have no fear; BB is here" - When Rookie Marvin 'Bad News' Barnes dominated the game after missing his flight with the team.
9. Larry Jordan on when he knew Michael was destined for greatness: "I would go for base hits, and Michael would go for home runs".
10. "I was a kid in a man's world" - When Darryl Dawkins mused whether entering the NBA out of high school was a mistake.
11. Jordan's mom recalled when nine-year-old Michael promised to win the Olympics: "Honey, that takes a lot to win the gold medal".
12. Wilt Chamberlain had his 'greatest game as a Laker' after being belittled by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
13. "They didn't see that his teammate was the one who hit me" - Kermit Washington details the events that led to the infamous punch to Tomjanovich.
14. Michael Jordan says he was embarrassed not to make the HS Varsity team in 1978: "They posted the roster, and it was there for a long, long time without my name on it".
15. "I've got to give it to Mr. Thurmond" - Bob Lanier on the 'toughest opponent to score on'.
16. "He had followed Kareem" - Roland Lazenby shares how Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inspired Bill Walton to keep the UCLA dynasty going.
17. "He was so incredibly talented" - Bob Lanier said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gave him the most problems.
18. "Willis is the kind of guy who wanted to play every time" - Earl Monroe said he wasn't surprised when Willis Reed returned in Game 7 of '70 Finals.
19. "He had his own style that was completely different from everybody else" - Jerry West on how it was to play against Pete Maravich.
20. Elvin Hayes on why Darryl Dawkins was overrated: "He was overpublicized because he made up funny rhymes and broke backboards".
21. "I played so terribly that it took some of the joy away" - Jerry West felt conflicted about winning his only NBA title.
22. "It felt like we'd never lose again" - Jerry West on the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak in the 1971-72 season.
23. Bill Walton said math validates the claim Pete Maravich would average 57 points in college today: "Dale Brown went back and charted all the games".
24. "Every night I dreamed about him; it was a regular horror movie" - Walt Frazier on how competing against Earl Monroe impacted him.
25. "Guys like Jerry West cried more than I ever did" - Rick Barry on being an easy target for criticism.
26. "Came over half court and let it fly like Steph Curry" - Julius Erving reveals the moment he realized just how good Jerry West was.
27. "The most traumatic experience in my 32 years in the NBA" - Red Auerbach after firing then-head coach Tommy Heinsohn.
28. Larry Bird talks about his loss to Magic Johnson in the National Championship: "That's the toughest one I've ever taken".
29. "You're going to have to hang in there for the next 48 hours" - Rudy Tomjanovich on aftermath of the most brutal punch in NBA history.
30. "Bird's a cornerman; that's all he is" - Red Auerbach didn't think Larry Bird would be Celtics' franchise player.
31. "Fainting in the locker room after it was all over" - Celtics head coach Tommy Heinsohn fainted after his team won the 'greatest game' in the 1976 NBA Finals.
32. "That spoiled the night for me" - Wilt Chamberlain was disappointed after reaching 30,000 points.
33. "I slacked up. I lost a lot of motivation" - Raymond Lewis on why he became 'the greatest player to never play in the NBA'.
34. "It was the psychological lift" - When Willis Reed's 4-point performance eclipsed Wilt Chamberlain's double-double in the 1970 Finals.
35. "Don't you have a guy named Wilt Chamberlain playing center for you?" - When Bill Russell turned down the opportunity to play for Lakers.
36. "When I woke up on Monday morning, I learned that there was a parade being organized" - Dave Cowens slept on a park bench in Boston after winning the 1974 NBA championship.
37. "He was really a showman" - Elgin Baylor kept Pete Maravich in high regards.
38. "Damn, that brother can play" - Nolan Richardson recalled first time hearing about Larry Bird on the radio.
39. "I think he was perfect" - George Gervin recalls the moment he knew Bill Walton was gonna be special.
40. "Had a chance to become the first player ever to play in an NCAA championship game and an NBA game a week later" - Larry Bird on Red Auerbach's offer to join the Celtics.
41. What motivated Wilt Chamberlain to play in 1972 Finals with a broken wrist: "Bill Russell rapped me for not coming back".
42. "People around the league said it was really Stan's team" - Wilt Chamberlain never took his coaching stint in the ABA seriously.
43. "If I knew that you were going to be as good as you are, I would have stayed" - John Havlicek potentially pairing up with Larry Bird.
44. "Pretty good, not exceptional" - How Michael Jordan's high school coach described him as a player.
45. "It was a zoo there" - Bob McAdoo on experiencing two coaching changes in his three seasons with the Knicks.
46. Before being named the Finals MVP, Dennis Johnson had the worst game of his career in the 1978 NBA Finals: "I choked".
47. "It seemed like I'd go crazy" - Pete Maravich transitioned from college superstar to a frustrated NBA rookie.
48. "I can complement anybody on a basketball court" - Pete Maravich claimed he could share the court with Godzilla.
49. "That man beat us by himself" - When Bob McAdoo was in awe of Pete Maravich's 68 points against the Knicks.
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