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The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, also referred to as NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, were chosen in 1996 to honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the third anniversary team in the league. [1]
One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); NBA Champion (1972); NBA Finals MVP (1969), the only player in history to receive the honor while playing on the losing team; 14-time NBA All-Star (1961–'74); NBA scoring champion (1970); selected an All-Star every year of his career; NBA 35th Anniversary Team (1980); appeared in the NBA ...
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) is the list of the 50 greatest players in the history of FIBA international basketball, as selected in the year 1991, by FIBA Magazine. The list was created in honor of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the sport of basketball, by James Naismith .
The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
The trio would record at Sun together until November 1955, when RCA Victor purchased Presley's Sun contract from Phillips for $40,000; it was, at the time, the highest sum ever paid for a recording contract. Sun's rights to press Presley's recordings expired on January 1, 1956; RCA Victor then issued Presley's first five Sun singles nationally.
A home game against the Sacramento Kings in the 2006–07 NBA season. The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Suns began playing in the NBA as an expansion team in the 1968 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 November 2024. Rare shooting proficiency in basketball During his second stint with the Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash achieved the 50-40-90 feat in four separate seasons, the most of any player. The 50–40–90 club is a statistical achievement used to distinguish players as excellent shooters in the ...
"The House of the Rising Sun", listed in the version by English rock band the Animals, was recorded at least as early as 1934. [4] Muddy Waters' "Rollin' Stone" (1950) is based on an earlier song, dating to the 1920s. [5] There is one instrumental on the list: "Green Onions" by the American band Booker T. and the M.G.'s (number 181).