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Mailman Delivers on Hall of Fame Speech, Pippen as Well

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Karl Malone vowed he wasn't going to cry. It was one of the few times in basketball the Mailman wasn't able to deliver. "I said two things," Malone had said Friday hours before his evening induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. "I don't want to talk long and I don't want to cry. So I'm leaving...

You Don't Have to Have Game to Get Into Basketball Hall of Fame

The list is as long as Michael Jordan's rambling, insulting and embarrassing speech (or whatever that was) last September in Springfield, Mass. Still, there is the worst when it comes to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and the worst is the timing of its induction ceremony. It occurs every year after the more...

Pippen, Malone, and Dream Team Headline 2010 Hall of Fame Class

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Karl Malone, Scottie Pippen and two of the best U.S. Olympic teams were selected on Monday as part of the 2010 induction class for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. "This is a great moment. This is something that I never dreamed would happen to me as a player," Pippen said. "This is very...

Report: Dennis Johnson Elected to Hall of Fame

The 2010 inductees to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame will be announced Monday evening, with Jazz great Karl Malone and star small forward Scottie Pippen surely leading the way. But one other name -- that of champion Sonics and Celtics guard Dennis Johnson -- has drawn high interest in recent years. Unfortunately,...

Random YouTube Magic: Ainge and DJ Take It Above the Rim

Basketbawful turned up this lovable Reebok ad from 1987. It's got Danny Ainge and the late Dennis Johnson squaring off in a game of one-on-one. The whole thing is shot like they're not really playing, or at least can't get from one place to another like NBA players do. Like it's a basketball scene in a comedy. Also, this...

Dennis Johnson News From the Web

02/22/12 Academics world wide boycott Reed Elsevier Source: LexBlog Academics from around the world are boycotting publisher, Reed Elsevier (parent of LexisNexis) by refusing to allow their research to be published in Reed Elsevier's science and medical publications.
02/21/12 Guelph and Fergus high school students âpumped' to... Source: Guelph Mercury Year after year, Dennis Johnson continues to be impressed with the work students produce for the Sears Ontario Drama Festival.
02/15/12 Coming soon to a shelf near you: The publishing... Source: The Independent - London - UK In the US, the annual Moby Awards have been celebrating the book trailer since 2010.
02/15/12 Guilford Health Department Offering Limited Supply on... Source: Guilford Courier - Guilford CT Are you aware February is National Radon Month?
02/09/12 Arkansas Football: Power Ranking the Program's Top 7... Source: Bleacher Report I put both of these players on the same slide, because they need each other to make an impact in 2012.

Background on Dennis Johnson

Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007) nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns and Boston Celtics and coach of the Los Angeles Clippers.

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