Harlem’s Butch Lee’s Basketball Is Never Final Alfred "Butch" Lee, Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player. Continue reading
Swee’pea: The Story of Lloyd Daniels And Other Playground Basketball Legends In this updated edition of Swee'pea: The Story of Lloyd Daniels and Other Playground Basketball Legends, a lost classic of sports writing, authors John Valenti and Ron Naclerio chronicle the life of Lloyd Daniels, one of New York City’s most legendary basketball players.Continue reading
Harlem’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1947 – Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. was born on April 16, 1947, in Harlem, New York, the only child of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Sr., a transit police officer and jazz musician. Continue reading