From Way Downtown

[In October 1977, the Knicks traded their superstar guard Walt Frazier to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jim Cleamons, a younger floor general.

[Our last blog post focused on Walt Frazier in his expanded role as the veteran leader of the New York Knicks in the mid-1970s.

[Entering the 1974-75 season, the New York Knicks were running out of gas.

[This week we’ve had the Portland and Pittsburgh perspectives on Maurice Lucas’ NBA career.

[Continuing with this week’s series on Maurice Lucas.

[Call it Maurice Lucas Week at the blog.

[Imagine you are back in May 1987 and seated at press row in the Oakland Coliseum Arena.

[This post started out as a tribute to Hall of Famer Don Nelson, who passed away last weekend at age 86.

[While clicking around for something completely unrelated to basketball, I stumbled onto this sideline interview with Bobby McDermott, the pro game’s premier sharpshooter of the 1930s and 1940s.

[ABA great Darnell Hillman is remembered as “Dr.