OSCAR ROBERTSON

Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s didn't just happen.

NBA players officially began participating in games that were scheduled to celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986 when the federal holiday commemorating the civil-rights leader was observed for the first time.

Kemba Walker became the seventh NBA player with a triple-double on Christmas, and the New York Knicks beat the depleted Atlanta Hawks 101-87 for their first win on the holiday in a decade.

President Joe Biden has welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House.

Cam Reddish scored 20 points, Trae Young added 19 and the Atlanta Hawks opened the season with a 113-87 rout of the Mavericks to ruin the debut of Dallas coach Jason Kidd.

Giannis Antetokounmpo capped one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points as the Milwaukee Bucks won their first championship in 50 years.

Giannis Antetokounmpo believes it’s the tenacity of the Bucks that has Milwaukee a game away from its first championship in a half century.

The Phoenix Suns had designs on coming home with a chance to win their first championship.

Much has changed in Milwaukee since the Bucks won their lone NBA title a half-century ago.

The Milwaukee Bucks are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974.

When the Atlanta Hawks were excluded from the NBA bubble last summer, Trae Young stewed at home.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points and Bryn Forbes led Milwaukee’s scorching start from 3-point range as the Bucks trounced the Miami Heat 132-98 to extend their lead in this first-round playoff series.

It took someone (Russell Westbrook) 47 years before breaking Oscar Robertson's triple-double mark. Other sports records are taking longer to break.

Russell Westbrook has set the NBA record with his 182nd triple-double, surpassing the mark set by Oscar Robertson in 1974.

Russell Westbrook reached his 182nd career triple-double, breaking Oscar Robertson's all-time record, during the Wizards' game vs. the Hawks Monday.

Russell Westbrook tied Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson's longstanding NBA record with his 181st career triple-double.

Carmelo Anthony looked like he was done just a couple of seasons ago.

Russell Westbrook had the third game in NBA history with 20-plus rebounds and 20-plus assists, and the surging Washington Wizards moved closer to Indiana in the Eastern Conference playoff standings.

For the first time since 1990, the Dallas Mavericks are going to the playoffs without Dirk Nowitzki on the roster. The German great retired after last season, officially passing the torch as leader of the Mavs to Doncic the Slovene who nearly averaged a 30-point triple-double in just his second NBA season. So, no, he hasnt seen what the NBA playoffs are like. Behind Doncic, they only assembled the greatest year in NBA history in terms of offensive efficiency. He can make those incredible plays.And now Doncic gets the chance to make those plays on the NBAs best stage: The playoffs.