Hoop Lore Pics

This page contains most of the photos I purchased for use in Hoop Lore. In an effort to contain publishing costs, McFarland used only black and white photos throughout the book, and downsized most of them considerably.  I understood the financial consideration, but I always thought it was a shame. Now that I have this blog, I have opted to share them with you in the manner they were meant to be seen.

Note: all photos on this page are the property of the respective photographers or copyright holders listed at the bottom of this page. Photos are displayed in low resolution for viewing purposes only to prevent printout and unauthorized reproduction. (Clicking on thumbnails will enlarge the photos but not the resolution.)

Think of this page as a visual history of the NBA.

James Naismith

1st Basketball Team

“caged” basketball court

Buffalo Germans

The Harlem Rens

1936 Olympic Team

Danny Biasone

George Mikan

Bob Cousy

Elgin Baylor

Bill Russell & Wilt Chamberlain

Jerry West

Oscar Robertson

Walt Frazier

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Bucks)

David Thompson

Julius Erving (ABA)

1972 Olympic Team

John Havlicek

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers)

Magic Johnson

Larry Bird

Julius Erving

Julius Erving

Charles Barkley

Hakeem Olajuwon

Yao Ming

Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant

LeBron James

Red’s banners

Auerbach, Bird, & Russell

Phil Jackson

Commissioner Stern

Copyrights as follows:

Steve Lipofsky Basketballphoto.com: all color photos plus Bob Cousy.

Dick Raphael: Russell & Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar (Bucks), Erving (ABA), West, Frazier, Robertson.

Basketball Hall of Fame: Naismith, fist basketball team, caged court, Buffalo Germans, Harlem Rens, Baisone, Mikan, Baylor

USA Basketball: 1936 & 1972 Olympic teams