Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
The sky-hooking center for the Los Angeles Lakers
Famous Basketball Players
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Anthony, Carmelo
Forward for the NBA's Denver Nuggets since 2003 -
Barkley, Charles
Fast-talking NBA star and co-host of Inside the NBA -
Bird, Larry
Leader of three Boston Celtics championship teams in the 1980s -
Bradley, Bill
Democratic senator from New Jersey -
Bryant, Kobe
The retired LA Lakers superstar who died in a helicopter crash -
Chamberlain, Wilt
The NBA legend who scored 100 points in a game in 1962 -
Collins, Jason
The first active NBA player to say publicly that he was gay -
Curry, Stephen
The high-scoring point guard for the Golden State Warriors -
Durant, Kevin
Scoring champ forward for the Oklahoma Thunder -
Erving, Julius
Hall of Fame basketball star -
Harris, Lusia
The subject of the 2021 documentary 'The Queen of Basketball' -
Iverson, Allen
The NBA player called "The Answer" -
James, LeBron
The NBA superstar who has won championships with three different teams -
Johnson, Magic
The L.A. Lakers star who retired because of HIV -
Jordan, Michael
The super-duper-star guard for the Chicago Bulls -
Kidd, Jason
Point guard for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks -
Lin, Jeremy
The Asian-American point guard who became a sudden NBA star in 2012 -
Lobo, Rebecca
Star of the U. of Connecticut's 1995 championship basketball team -
Malone, Karl
The former Utah Jazz star nicknamed "The Mailman" -
McGrady, Tracy
Houston Rockets star who once scored 13 points in 33 seconds -
O'Neal, Shaquille
7'1" center for the Boston Celtics -
Rodman, Dennis
The freaky former NBA star with the funny hair colors -
Russell, Bill
11-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics -
Stiles, Jackie
Southwest Missouri State star and WNBA 2001 Rookie of the Year -
Swoopes, Sheryl
Star WNBA forward for the Houston Comets -
Wade, Dwyane
Miami Heat guard called "Flash" and "D-Wade" -
Williams, Jayson
The NBA player who shot and killed his limo driver -
Yao Ming
The 7'6" NBA basketball star from China