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NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · Apr 14

April 14, 1993: Chicago Bulls fan Don Calhoun attends his first Bulls game in three years and throws in a 75-foot shot that wins him $1,000,000.

Per Sports Illustrated, Calhoun was selected to shoot because a Bulls employee felt his “suede hiking boots wouldn’t scuff the court."

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Dart Adams @dartadams.bsky.social · 17h

Not discussed enough:

Dee Brown’s leading bounce pass to a cutting Larry Bird that Magic Johnson couldn’t get to & Robert Parish instinctively cutting to the front of the rim then Larry hitting him in the hands with a pass high enough to go over the head of Vlade Divac & Robert Parish’s hands.

MAN

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 17h

October 11, 1991: Larry Bird with a no-look, over-the-head flip pass to Robert Parish during the Celtics' preseason opener against the Lakers.

Los Angeles won, 118-104. James Worthy scored 21 PTS and Magic Johnson added 18 PTS and 12 AST. Reggie Lewis led Boston with 19 PTS.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 13h

A few more details from the "excessive floor wax" exhibition game, October 11, 1984:

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah it’s a fun story, especially knowing no one was seriously injured (but they were trying to avoid a recent incident in which Walter Davis got hurt on a slick floor). I’ll post a few more details in a bit.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 13h

October 11, 1988: Though still seeking a new contract, Larry Bird reports to Celtics training camp and provides his thoughts about his final years as an NBA player.

📺 KNBC-TV

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 13h

I would agree with that.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 13h

Ha, yeah. I’ll have to kill that noise next time I post it. It came from an old news reel, which sometimes just has interference in the background.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 14h

October 11, 1980 cover of The Sporting News featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson wearing Lakers home golds with two different number styles (of which at least one appears to have been painted on):

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Jordan Treske @jordantreske.bsky.social · 1d

Trading for Dave Cowens was an incredibly polarizing move at the time as the Bcuks tried to get over the hump during the 80s. The irony is that the Bucks swept the Celtics during the '83 Playoffs, but Cowens had gotten hurt during the last game of the season.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 1d

October 10, 1982: Dave Cowens makes his Milwaukee Bucks debut in an NBA Preseason game at Phoenix.

The 33-year-old Cowens—who'd been retired for two full NBA seasons—scored 4 PTS and grabbed 2 REB in 17 minutes. The Suns' Walter Davis scored 16 PTS in a 117-114 victory.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 16h

October 11, 1984: A preseason game between the Mavs and 76ers at Reunion Arena in Dallas is cancelled with 3:19 to go in the first quarter due to "an over-waxed floor."

Philadelphia led 22-14 when the game was stopped.

*Stay for the lady pouring Comet on the floor at 0:12:

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 17h

The Lakers & Celtics also played the following night in Boston and the Celtics won, 118-104. Then the two teams played a third preseason game a week and a half later in Los Angeles. Magic & Bird played in those games as well. So they had two more meetings in the preseason.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 17h

October 11, 1991: Larry Bird with a no-look, over-the-head flip pass to Robert Parish during the Celtics' preseason opener against the Lakers.

Los Angeles won, 118-104. James Worthy scored 21 PTS and Magic Johnson added 18 PTS and 12 AST. Reggie Lewis led Boston with 19 PTS.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 1d

October 10, 1982: Dave Cowens makes his Milwaukee Bucks debut in an NBA Preseason game at Phoenix.

The 33-year-old Cowens—who'd been retired for two full NBA seasons—scored 4 PTS and grabbed 2 REB in 17 minutes. The Suns' Walter Davis scored 16 PTS in a 117-114 victory.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 1d

October 10, 1980: The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Seattle SuperSonics, 99-98, on opening day in the NBA—thanks in part to clutch defensive plays by Norm Nixon in the final 10 seconds, and the game-winning jumper by Michael Cooper (assisted by Nixon) with a second to go.

📺 CBS

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I'm Chris, a writer. That's pretty much it. @christhewriter.bsky.social · 4d

*Spongebob narrator voice* Two Weeks Later...

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 4d

October 7, 1976: “There were some stories that maybe Julius Erving (of the New York Nets) will be peddled somewhere else…”

"I doubt that very much…(the Nets) are not a franchise without Dr. J.”

—Dick Stockton during an NBA preseason game between the Nets and New York Knicks.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 2d

October 9, 1993: Florida State QB (and future Knicks PG) Charlie Ward runs for a touchdown as Miami's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looks on, and Ward is sacked by Johnson later in the quarter.

Ward also threw for 256 yards and a TD as the #1 Seminoles defeated the #3 Hurricanes, 28-10, in Tallahassee.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 3d

October 8, 1980: Former Baltimore Bullets coach Gene Shue is the new head coach of the Washington Bullets (after stints with the Philadelphia 76ers and San Diego Clippers).

The Baltimore native seems happy to be back in town:

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 4d

October 7, 1984: The NBA Preseason game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in Fort Wayne, Indiana is canceled due to excessive condensation on the playing surface at Memorial Coliseum.

📺 WANE-TV

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 4d

October 7, 1976: “There were some stories that maybe Julius Erving (of the New York Nets) will be peddled somewhere else…”

"I doubt that very much…(the Nets) are not a franchise without Dr. J.”

—Dick Stockton during an NBA preseason game between the Nets and New York Knicks.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 4d

October 7, 2003: Rookie LeBron James (age 18) of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays in his first NBA game—a 100-96 preseason victory over the Detroit Pistons.

James finished with 8 PTS/7 AST/3 REB/2 BLK in 26 minutes.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 6d

October 5, 1995: Dennis Rodman (recently acquired by Chicago in a trade with San Antonio for Will Perdue) appears at Bulls media day, then shows off his new hair color and jersey number.

📺 WTVW

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 6d

October 5, 1993: Larry Johnson signs a record 12-year, $84 million contract extension with the Charlotte Hornets.

📺 ESPN2

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 7d

October 4, 1985: Rookie centers Patrick Ewing of the Knicks and the Bullets' Manute Bol make their NBA debuts in a preseason game at George Mason University—the inaugural game at the Patriot Center.

Bol had 6 BLK in Washington's 85-78 win over New York. Ewing had 10 PTS/15 REB.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 7d

Truck!

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I'm Chris, a writer. That's pretty much it. @christhewriter.bsky.social · 8d

Hubie would be gone by the time BK got back on the floor.

Always wonder what would've happened if the Knicks not lowballed him and tried to keep him alongside young Pat, especially with Mark Jackson joining the team that next year.

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 8d

October 3, 1986: As New York Knicks camp begins in East Orange, top pick Kenny Walker (University of Kentucky) agrees to a multi-year deal while Bernard King gives no evidence he’s ready to return from the leg injury he sustained more than 18 months earlier.

📺 WNBC-TV

NBA Cobwebs @nbacobwebs.bsky.social · 8d

October 3, 1984: A Houston Rockets intrasquad game gives the public its first glimpse of Akeem Olajuwon (1984's first overall NBA draft pick) and Ralph Sampson (1983's first overall pick) playing together at The Summit in Houston.

Rockets head coach Bill Fitch on Olajuwon: