The NBA has witnessed the presence of players with impressively large physiques throughout the rich and storied history of the league. These larger-than-life athletes have captivated fans with their towering heights, powerful builds, and remarkable physical attributes that set them […]
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The 40 Tallest WNBA Players of All-Time (Ranked By Height)
It’s hard to believe that the WNBA has only been around since 1997. In their short history, the league has really solidified professional women’s basketball in the United States and has organically established it’s own identity apart from their male […]
The 27 players with the longest wingspans in NBA history
The NBA is the league of the giants. The game may not have been designed for players that are closer to the rim, but the advantage is clear. Not that taller players aren’t skilled or talented, but being born closer […]
Tiny, Spud and Muggsy: The 37 shortest NBA players (under 6-foot) of All-Time
There’s no argument that if you’re going to create the perfect basketball player that one of the attributes this G.O.A.T. player would be height – as in tall. That’s because basketball is essentially a game of giants where scoring over […]
The 33 best seven-footers to play in NBA history (and top 10!)
The NBA continues to become a position-less game, with 7-footers looking and playing much different than they did 10, 20, and 40 years ago. Today’s seven-footers are more likely to shoot a three point shot than Size is also the one […]
The Top Ten Centers in the NBA Going Into the 2022-23 Season
With just over a month before the season begins, many rosters are taking form. Kevin Durant is staying with Brooklyn (and so is Kyrie). Donovan Mitchell is playing with the Cavs this season while his former Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert […]
Could the 5-3 Muggsy Bogues dunk when he played in the NBA? Yes.
At just 5-foot 3-inches tall, Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues is known as the shortest player ever to put on an NBA uniform. Playing his rookie season with the Washington Bullets in 1987-88, Muggsy was left unprotected in the expansion draft the […]
Joel Embiid is BIG, man, and scores career high 46 points vs. Lakers
Look out world, Joel Embiid is finally playing consistently and with that, he’s getting into NBA shape and rhythm. Last night, he went “full process” against the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring a career high 46 points, grabbing 15 rebounds, blocking […]
Yes, there’s a 7’7, 16-year old basketball playing at an Ohio high school
We all had that friend in high school that was awkwardly tall. Most of these tall high school kids we’re 6-4, 6-5, maybe 6-7. And they were probably forced into playing basketball at some point. It was painfully obvious that […]
The Complete Guide to National Basketball Team Nicknames
[survey][prem] With the continental championships in full swing, dozens of basketball national teams are vying for a berth to the Olympics. If you follow international basketball, you’ll quickly notice a pattern that countries have both official or an unofficial nicknames for their […]
Should LeBron win the MVP title no matter the series outcome?
Jerry West was the first and last player to win the finals MVP trophy while being on the losing side. He was also the inaugural winner of the trophy back in 1969 when his Los Angeles Lakers lost the finals […]
LeBron James creating his own legacy
LeBron James was always critiqued by experts on so many aspects of his game and even his career moves. The King has always put his best on the open floor, but it seemed like nobody liked when he teamed up […]
LeBron James first player since Bill Russell to reach the finals 5 times in a row
LeBron James reached the NBA Finals for the fifth time in a row, which made him the first player since the 1960’s Boston Celtics led by Bill Russell to accomplish this incredible feat. [su_button url=”http://www.interbasket.net/forums/” target=”blank” style=”soft” size=”3″ wide=”no” center=”no” […]
Dwight Howard is the most disrespected superstar in NBA history (and he deserves it)
Remember when we used to refer to Dwight Howard as “Superman”? I never did, but apparently some people did. Early on in his career, Howard was on his way to becoming one of the greatest NBA centers to ever play […]
The epic battle between James Harden and Steph Curry in the 2015 Western Conference Finals
The Houston Rockets were down 19 with less than 15 minutes left in game 5 of the series against the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Semis. They climbed back thanks to huge performances by some of their bench […]
Shaq falls during halftime show at TNT, Twitter goes crazy
Shaq has always been considered as one of the most charismatic guys in the league and that’s why he’s one of the most popular broadcast reporters at TNT. This made him falling on stage even funnier. Check out the video […]
Steph Curry MVP speech is hilarious and heartwarming at the same time
Steph Curry won the 2015 MVP trophy almost unanimously with 100 first places in front of James Harden who had 25 first place votes. LeBron James came third on the list and Russell Westbrook was good enough for the fourth […]
Note to DeAndre Jordan: Don’t step away from the free throw line
I’m not sure what DeAndre Jordan’s free-throw coach is telling him, but I can’t see a reason why after he makes a free throw, he steps away from the free throw line. It’s well-known that Jordan has a hard time […]
Sim Bhullar becomes the first Indian born player to play in an NBA game
Sim Bhullar played only 14 seconds for the Sacramento Kings last night, but that was enough for him to make history becoming the first Indian born player to enter an official NBA game. For a nation that has a population […]
Dikembe Mutombo is one of nine Hall of Fame inductees for 2015
Dikembe Mutombo was one of the most colorful personas in the NBA over the past twenty years or so, even after his retirement back in 2009 at the age of 43. It looks like his whole career was a group […]