Arvydas Sabonis

BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: Allergies allowed the Detroit Pistons to, in effect, steal Dennis Rodman in the 1986 NBA Draft. During season 8 of the NBC TV series "Celebrity Apprentice" in 2009, Dennis Rodman missed one of the weekly competitions on......

Last week, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard announced on Twitter that Shaquille O'Neal was invited to his charity game. That news seemed odd because, as far as most of us know, Howard and Shaq aren't friends off the court. They have a long history of...

BASKETBALL LEGEND: The United States voted against sending NBA players to the 1992 Olympics. From the first men's basketball tournament in the Summer Olympics in 1936, where the United States won a thrilling, high-scoring 18-9 victory over Canada (okay,...

Retired Shaquille O'Neal says that Magic star Dwight Howard should dominate for one simple reason: He has no competition at center — unlike Shaq said he did when he played in the NBA. “If Dwight doesn’t win two or three championships, I&...

Shaquille O’Neal poked Dwight Howard again over the weekend, reiterating the same points he’s made in the past: Howard doesn’t have to compete with any other great centers, Shaq is the real and original Superman, and Howard better win...

Former Lakers assistant coach and innovator of the triangle offense Tex Winter is among 10 new members elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Someone else with Lakers ties, former player Dennis Rodman, will join Winter in the......

Writers from around the Tribune Co. reminisce about Shaquille O'Neal, a day after he announced via Twitter using the Tout iPhone app that he is retiring. Check back throughout the day for more responses and feel free to weigh in......

St. Maria Goretti sophomore Severija Narkute knows all about passion for basketball. Narkute is an exchange student from Lithuania, an Eastern European country that loves its hoops. Its men’s national team has finished no worse than fourth —...

Were you paying attention to the pop culture in 2011? It was certainly an eventful year, with pop stars and talk show hosts grabbing headlines and a colorful cast of Republican presidential hopefuls jockeying for position. Here's a little test to make...

Dennis Rodman agradeció a sus entrenadores y pidió disculpas a su familia por sus defectos el viernes durante la ceremonia de ingreso al Salón de la Fama Naismith Memorial del Básquetbol. Rodman se trabó varias veces durante un emotivo discurso en el que...

What's the limitation on peats? Four? Five? Wasn't it an eight-peat for the Boston Celtics? The Los Angeles Lakers go where no Bull ever tread, in serious search of a fourth consecutive NBA title. It sounds impressive, but two were miraculous, with the...

The once ubiquitous "Jordan 23" Bulls jersey is rarely seen on Spanish youngsters these days -- they're more likely to favor the distinctive blue-and-garnet "10" shirt worn by FC Barcelona idol Lionel Messi. Futbol still reigns in this part of the world....