Ari Lieber

Last NBA on NBC game of the season, they've been a boost to broadcasts this year. Games have felt bigger, Tirico has been great, and Roundball Rock is back where it belongs.

George Washington drank tea here... Now it's a Chabad House.

Jewish player Ossie Schectman scored the very first basket in the history of the NBA (then called the Basketball Association of America or BAA) on November 1, 1946. Playing as a point guard for the New York Knickerbockers. At that time, the Knicks roster boasted six Jewish players! including Schectman.

Jewish player Ossie Schectman scored the very first basket in the history of the NBA (then called the Basketball Association of America or BAA) on November 1, 1946. Playing as a point guard for the New York Knickerbockers. At that time, the Knicks roster boasted six Jewish players! including Schectman.