basketball players

Describes how and why such men as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird became great basketball players.

Describes the life and career of basketball All-Star center, Shaquille O'Neal, who has also written books, recorded rap albums, and starred in movies.

Profile of the San Antonio Spurs center who plays the piano and sax and in 1990 was NBA Rookie of the Year.

A biography of the NBA center who came from Nigeria to the University of Houston and has achieved success in profession basketball.

Discusses the basketball career of Jamaican born Patrick Ewing of the New York Knickerbockers.

A biography of the basketball player who, in only his second year as a professional, is being compared to the game's greatest players.

A biography of the basketball player from Chicago who plays for the Detroit Pistons during the basketball season and during the summer attends Indiana University, where he is studying to be a lawyer.

Biography of basketball player Magic Johnson chronicling his career, most recent battle with HIV, and being an AIDS spokesperson.

A brief biography of an outstanding basketball player who was instrumental in the Los Angeles Lakers' successful bid for the 1979-80 NBA title.

Profiles the life and career of Earvin "Magic" Johnson, the talented guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, three-time most valuable player in the National Basketball Association, and discusses his efforts to deal with the AIDS virus.