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Bernard Hopkins: Questioning Pacquiao's Ability vs. African-Americans Not Racist

During separate interviews with FanHouse on Wednesday, former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins reiterated comments from November -- when he asserted that eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao never has faced a top-notch African-American boxer -- and Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum, defended...

Gervin and Thompson Hope Durant and James Repeat Epic Duel

George Gervin and David Thompson don't want to see LeBron James in street clothes Wednesday. They want to see a street fight between James and Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring title. Gervin and Thompson are the authors of the greatest scoring duel in NBA history. On April 9, 1978, Denver's Thompson scored 73 points in the...

Tip-Off Timer: ABA Began Play 42 Years Ago, and Legacy Remains

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Tuesday, there are 42 days remaining.The uniforms arrived. The sneakers showed up. So did the basketballs.Well, there was one problem with them. They were the wrong color.The American Basketball Association had been formed 42 years ago to...

Thompson, Gervin Again Linked as Hall of Fame Presenters

It would figure David Thompson and George Gervin are together again. They had an epic final-day duel for the 1977-78 NBA scoring title, won by Gervin. They were both inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996. And now they both will be presenters at Friday's Basketball Hall of Fame induction in Springfield, Mass. Thompson...

Tip-Off Timer: David Thompson's 53 Points in a Half

Tip-Off Timer counts down the days until the first game of the 2009-10 season. On Friday, there are 53 days remaining. Never has the NBA seen such a final-day, two-man showdown in the race for a scoring title. Only four times in league history has a player scored 53 points or more in a one half of a game. And two of those...

Background on George Gervin

George "The Iceman" Gervin (born April 27, 1952) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls.

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