Jerry Colangelo

Revisiting DJ for Robey: How Did It Happen?

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Nearly 38 years ago, the Celtics made one of the great trades in the history of the franchise when they got Dennis Johnson a strong starting point guard from Phoenix for Rick Robey, who was a solid backup center, but nothing more.  Boston would go on to make the next four NBA Finals, winning two, while Robey was out of the NBA by 1986.  After the runaway success of the Celtics, the trade was widely seen as an obvious fleecing by Red Auerbach of Jerry Colangelo and the Suns. This … [Read more...] about Revisiting DJ for Robey: How Did It Happen?

The Shove Heard Around the World: Fortson v. Colangelo

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Last week, we looked at Butch Carter’s weird defamation lawsuit against Marcus Camby.  Well, it ain’t the only weird NBA defamation lawsuit! Today, we’ll look at the litigious aftermath of a hard foul a few years later.  On November 26, 2003, the Mavericks lost to the Suns in a blowout, 121-90.  With about three minutes left in an already decided game, Phoenix’s Zarko Cabarkapa drove to the rim for a dunk when Dallas forward and rebounding monster Danny Fortson shoved Cabarkapa who landed on his … [Read more...] about The Shove Heard Around the World: Fortson v. Colangelo

Revisiting Magic’s Comeback

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I’ve been reading Jeff Pearlman’s great new book “Three Ring Circus,” which examines the Kobe-Shaq Era in Los Angeles from 1996-2004.  The book is fascinating in its subject but also touches on the pre-Kobe-Shaq times.  There is a short prologue on the 1995-96 Lakers, who were a decent team that happened to feature the return of a 36-year old Magic Johnson.  Magic’s comeback is a fascinating blip in NBA history.  The return is viewed as mostly forgettable because Magic did not get along with … [Read more...] about Revisiting Magic’s Comeback

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