These days I smile benignly at the fights that I see in NBA games. There aren't any broken noses or black eyes, which happened quite often when I played.

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.

But in fairness also to the idea of continuing success, you also have to exploit opportunities.

Kerner decided to trade my rights to the Chicago Stags, which sounded better to me than Tri-Cities, but the Stags folded up almost immediately.

We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.

We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.