Famous Basketball Players

Basketball has been a sport since the late 1800’s. Over the decades there have been many famous basketball stars that have made a major impact on the sport. Learning more about famous basketball players is fairly easy. Many of famous basketball players stories can be found online.

The Basketball Hall of Fame is also a great resource to learn about famous basketball players. A trip to lovely Springfield, Massachusetts where the Basketball Hall of Fame is located can help those that want to know about famous basketball players learn a lot.

Karem Abdul-Jabar is one of the most famous basketball players to ever play the sport. At 7 foot 2 inches Jabar was known for his signature Skyhook shot. He was a star at UCLA before going on to the L.A. Lakers were he played from 1975-89. Jabar ended his career with 38,387 points which is the most points ever scored in a career in the NBA.

Jabar won the most valuable title several times in his career. In addition to being an excellent basketball player, Jabar has been a great leader in the community and humanitarian. He is one of the many famous basketball players that is a gentleman both on and off the court.

Michael Jordan is another one of the most popular famous basketball players. He was the NBA most valuable player five times in his career. He also made the NBA all star first team ten times. He is 6-6 and attended North Carolina when he was in college.

Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to several NBA title victories in the late 1980’s and 1990’s. He was a leader both on and off of the court. Jordan was the type of player that could carry his team when no one else was playing well.

Larry Bird is one of the most famous Boston Celtics to ever play the game. He was part of the domineering Boston Celtics of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. He was named to the NBA all star rookie team and he was on the NBA first all star team the first nine years he was in the league. He was the league MVP three times and he is one of the only players in NBA history to win the MVP title three years in a row. The Boston Celtics never had a losing month with Larry Bird in the line up.