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Johnson came to love basketball as a young man. His favorite basketball player growing up was Bill Russell , whom he admired more for his many championships than his athletic ability. [ 27 ] He also idolized players such as Earl Monroe and Marques Haynes , [ 28 ] and practiced "all day". [ 29 ]
Among the most graceful basketball players ever, [114] Abdul-Jabbar is regarded as one of the best centers ever and one of the greatest players in NBA history; [2] he was voted the best center of all time by ESPN ahead of Wilt Chamberlain in 2007, [193] and ranked No. 4 in Slam ' s "Top 100 Players Of All-Time" in 2018, [194] and No. 3 in ESPN ...
Elgin Gay Baylor (/ ˈɛldʒɪn / EL-jin; September 16, 1934 – March 22, 2021) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer ...
Artis Gilmore Sr. (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2011. A star center in his two years of college basketball at ...
Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bean Bryant (/ ˈkoʊbi / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players of all time ...
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006. Vernon Earl Monroe (born November 21, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for two teams, the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks, during his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Both teams have retired Monroe's number.
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006. Calvin Jerome Murphy (born May 9, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player who after a prolific collegiate career at Niagara, where he averaged 33.1 points per game over his three years, played in the National Basketball Association as a guard for the San Diego/Houston Rockets ...
James Ronald McDaniels (April 2, 1948–September 6, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for Western Kentucky University and was the number one overall pick in the 1971 American Basketball Association Draft. [not verified in body] McDaniels played as an ABA All-Star in 1972. [ 1 ][better source needed]