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In AP poll's earliest days, some Black schools weren't on the radar and many teams missed out
Read full article: In AP poll's earliest days, some Black schools weren't on the radar and many teams missed outThe teams at Tennessee State in a three-season span from 1956 through 1959 were nearly unbeatable.
Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80
Read full article: Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sportsโ most enduring examples of playing through pain, has died.
As NBA prepares to celebrate King, Robertson also remembers
Read full article: As NBA prepares to celebrate King, Robertson also remembersNBA 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.
Harthorne Wingo, 73, fan favorite on Knicks title team, dies
Read full article: Harthorne Wingo, 73, fan favorite on Knicks title team, diesFILE - In this April 5, 2013, file photo, Harthorne Wingo waves to the crowd during a ceremony to honor the 1972-73 world champion New York Knicks NBA basketball team at New York's Madison Square Garden. The former New York Knick and fan favorite Harthorne Wingo has died. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)NEW YORK โ Harthorne Wingo, a fan favorite and reserve on the New York Knicksโ 1973 NBA championship team, has died. Apart from Frazier, Wingo played on a title team with the likes of Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, Jerry Lucas, Dick Barnett and Phil Jackson. The Beastie Boys referenced Wingo's name in a rap lyric to the song โLay It On Meโ more than a decade after Wingo's Knicks career had ended.