Celebrating Basketball

This account is for celebrating basketball and the amazing players and teams throughout it’s history. So if you truly love the sport, this is the place for you. Feel free to share any footage, pics or facts and together we can all learn more about this beautiful game.

Join us in wishing a Happy 64th Birthday to the NBA all-time leader in career assists & steals, 10x NBA All-Star and 75th Anniversary Team member, John Stockton!

@AndrewDBailey x.com/celebratingbal…

He is a genuinely incredible salesman.

1990: Game 2 in the playoffs between Denver and San Antonio saw Fat Lever and Michael Adams called for offensive fouls youtube.com/shorts/N_44EsV…

@HARPER04_5 @ReggieMillerTNT That Game 6 was just as crazy, wasn’t it? One of the best ECF series

@CelebratingBall @ReggieMillerTNT A great game and a better series too..

Messrs @HARPER04_5 & @ReggieMillerTNT would’ve definitely got tossed today

Skilled players have always existed in the NBA. You don’t make the league unless you have something about you. But skill alone is not enough, athleticism alone is not enough. Here is Carlos Clark v DEN, who for two seasons played for Boston in the 80s youtube.com/shorts/opMyrRI…

This is from just one game between Denver and Boston in 1985. The refs being very strict in travelling and there were other travels in this game youtube.com/shorts/tQXtl7z…

Two masters of their craft going at it. Is there anything better in basketball? English v Bird youtu.be/L-cuZMEuhPY?si…

The last 21 seconds of Game 4 ECF between Indiana and Chicago was truly intense playoff basketball with absolutely everything youtu.be/kcsJK3toRXY?si…

@AndrewDBailey From 1 game in 1985. There were a couple of other travels in this game not in the video

The “gather step” is really out of control in the NBA. “Floating” the ball in your hand should not give you liberty to five-step into a pull-up jumper. Bring old-school traveling back.

We have a new YouTube channel @celebratingbball?si=Jz37XZFJNcPSmF_H" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@celebratingbb…

A Pat Ewing Appreciation post

1997: Glen Rice vs the Knicks in Game 2. 39 points

Pat Riley predicts the trends for the 90s. How’d he do? 😜

A lot to unpack in this clip by @kaj33 at HT of the NBA Finals in 91. He talks about the move away from dominant bigs, the problems for European players transitioning to the NBA and the role zone defence played in that. @haiti4eva @DimeDropperPod @BBALLBABE6