Moses Malone, page 30
25. Croatto, From Hang Time, 154, 159.
26. Fentress, discussion.
27. Gary Stevenson, in discussion with the author, March 26, 2024.
28. Bengston, History of Basketball, 78.
29. Knight, Shoe Dog, 29, 183.
30. Aaron Dodson, in discussion with the author, June 3, 2023.
31. Thompson, I Came as a Shadow, 275.
32. Mychal Thompson, discussion.
33. Bengston, History of Basketball, 72.
34. Dodson, discussion.
35. Bengston, History of Basketball, 71, 72.
36. Elizabeth Wellington, “Sneakers That Soared,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 6, 2007.
37. Anthony Gilbert, in discussion with the author, May 31, 2023.
38. Dodson, discussion.
39. Wellington, “Sneakers.”
40. Dodson, discussion.
41. Mitch Buonaguro, in discussion with the author, June 29, 2022.
42. Moses Malone Jr., “True Story: Every time Mike came in town to play against Pops, he’d be @ our house playing cards with my dad,” Facebook, January 9, 2022 (account and post deleted; no URL available).
43. FanDuel Sports Network Ohio & Great Lakes, “LeBron James Shares Lasting Advice Given to Him by NBA Legend Moses Malone,” video, 0:23, December 20, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIAy44pIXE.
44. Johnson, discussion.
19. Fat and Lazy
1. Brian Robb, “Cedric Maxwell Reflects on the Fights, Hatred (Food Was Left!) and Future of Celtics-Sixers Rivalry,” Boston Sports Journal (website), May 1, 2018, https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2018/05/01/cedric-maxwell-reflects-fights-hatred-future-celtics-sixers-rivalry.
2. Phil Jasner, “Auerbach Has 76ers Seeing Red,” Philadelphia Daily News, October 18, 1983.
3. Phil Jasner, “Cunningham Has Sixers in Morning,” Philadelphia Daily News, November 11, 1983.
4. Phil Jasner, “Malone Limps to Sideline,” Philadelphia Daily News, December 23, 1983.
5. Rautins, discussion.
6. Phil Jasner, “Katz Wants More from Moses,” Philadelphia Daily News, March 3, 1984.
7. Rautins, discussion.
8. George Shirk, “Sixers Owner Criticizes Efforts of Malone and Team,” Philadelphia Inquirer, March 3, 1982.
9. Shirk, “Sixers Owner.”
10. Anthony Cotton, “Blood, Sweat and Cheers,” Sports Illustrated, October 31, 1983, https://vault.si.com/vault/1983/10/31/blood-sweat-and-cheers.
11. Phil Jasner, “Summer of 76ers—Players Find Living Is Easy after Taking NBA Title,” Philadelphia Daily News, October 5, 1983.
12. Shirk, “Sixers Owner.”
13. Phil Jasner, “Richardson: Sixers Cool Needed,” Philadelphia Daily News, March 7, 1984.
14. Noel, “Wives of Sports Superstars,” 144.
15. Cunningham, discussion.
16. Cunningham, discussion.
17. Billy Cunningham, “Episode #39: A Humble Philadelphia Basketball Legend: Coach Billy Cunningham,” interview by Stephanie Hayden, host, March 5, 2019, in High Five Success Stories, podcast, MP3 audio, 1:08:29, https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/high-five-success/episode-39-a-humble-axUoOIsbcvm/; and Phil Jasner, “Everybody Else Hates a Winner,” Philadelphia Daily News, October 27, 1983.
18. Williams, Ahead of the Game, 270.
19. Bella, Barkley, 128.
20. Bella, Barkley, 128.
21. 76ers Insider, produced by Jon Gurevitch and J. David Kelliher, aired January 1992 on Prism, video, 30:13, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opIs5YpXKrY.
22. Bondy, Tip Off, 227.
23. Leon Wood, in discussion with the author, August 30, 2023.
24. Barkley and Johnson, Outrageous!, 26, 132.
25. Howard White, discussion.
26. Barkley and Johnson, Outrageous!, 212.
27. Bella, Barkley, 145.
28. Charles Barkley, “Moses Malone Eulogy,” September 19, 2015, Lakewood Church, Houston TX.
29. Bella, Barkley, 145.
30. Jackie MacMullan, host, “Dr. J and the ABA,” March 22, 2022, in Icons Club: The Evolution of the NBA Superstar, produced by Bobby Wagner, Noah Malale, Jonathan Kermah, Isaac Lee, Justin Verrier, and Vikram Patel, podcast, MP3 audio, 51:00, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/book-of-basketball-2–0/id1483525141?i=1000554837211.
31. Bella, Barkley, 144.
32. Mark Heisler, “Goodbye, Sir Charles, We’ll Miss You,” Los Angeles Times, December 10, 1999.
33. Bella, Barkley, 144.
34. Jackie MacMullan, “How Moses Malone Mentored a Young Charles Barkley,” ESPN, September 13, 2015, https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13650802/nba-how-moses-malone-mentored-young-charles-barkley.
35. Jere Longman, “76ers Beat Pacers,” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 13, 1985.
36. MacMullan, “Dr. J and ABA.”
37. MacMullan, “Dr. J and ABA.”
20. The Breakup
1. Cunningham, discussion.
2. Pat Williams, in discussion with the author, May 6, 2022.
3. Patrick Ewing, “Patrick Ewing,” interview by Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson, hosts, May 28, 2020, in Knuckleheads, podcast, MP3 audio, 45:50, https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/knuckleheads-with/patrick-ewing-stay-yo-a-at-CxPIplFATiV/.
4. Mike Bruton, “Sixers End Trip on Note of Discord,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 3, 1986.
5. Jeffrey Denberg, “Jordan’s Contention: Opponents Complain, Trying to Set Him Up,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 17, 1990.
6. Mike Bruton, “Malone and Guokas in Patch-Up Meeting,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 4, 1986.
7. John Nash, discussion.
8. Mike Bruton, “Malone Out for Two Weeks; Center Should Return for Playoffs,” Philadelphia Inquirer, March 30, 1986.
9. Chuck Newman, “After Grim Prognosis, Malone Lost for Season,” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 26, 1986.
10. “Erving: ‘A Little Mismanagement’ by Sixers Brass,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 1986.
11. Mike Bruton, “What Has Happened to the Stability So Vital to the Sixers’ Success?” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 1986.
12. Williams and Jones, Tales from Philadelphia, 166.
13. Bob Ford, “Ten Years Later, Two Deals Still Haunting Sixers,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 1996.
14. Ford, “Ten Years Later.”
15. Pat Williams, discussion.
16. Ford, “Ten Years Later.”
17. Ford, “Ten Years Later.”
18. Williams, Tales from Philadelphia, 166.
19. Pat Williams, discussion.
20. John Nash, discussion.
21. Mike Bruton, “76ers Deal Malone and Top Pick, Net Hinson, Ruland,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1986.
22. Jayson Stark, “Prognosis Unknown: Nagging Questions on Ruland’s Fitness,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1986.
23. Jeff Ruland, in discussion with the author, May 11, 2023.
24. Jere Longman, “Cavs Make Daugherty No. 1,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1986.
25. Lynam, discussion.
26. John Nash, discussion.
27. Ford, “Ten Years Later.”
28. Matt Guokas, in discussion with the author, August 30, 2023; and Pat Williams, discussion.
29. Ford, “Ten Years Later.”
30. Williams and Jones, Tales from Philadelphia, 173.
31. Mike Bruton, “Malone Lashes Out at Katz in Parting Shots,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1986.
32. “Malone Criticizes Katz, Vows Revenge on Court,” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 25, 1986.
33. Williams and Jones, Tales from Philadelphia, 271.
34. Jere Longman, “Bird’s the Same, Celtics Aren’t, the Team, for Once, Has the Look of Being Mortal,” Philadelphia Inquirer, November 25, 1986.
35. Sheldon, discussion.
36. Pat Williams, discussion.
37. Williams and Jones, Tales from Philadelphia, 281.
21. Come On Down!
1. Chuck Douglas, in discussion with the author, April 18, 2023.
2. Jere Longman, “Scrooge Malone Coming to Town,” Philadelphia Inquirer, December 25, 1986.
3. Anthony Cotton, “Malone: Big One but No Grudge,” Washington Post, December 25, 1986.
4. Longman, “Scrooge Malone.”
5. Deniz Hardy, in discussion with the author, April 25, 2023.
6. Mark Alarie, in discussion with the author, May 1, 2023.
7. Ennis Whatley, in discussion with the author, May 9, 2023.
8. Alarie, discussion; and Darwin Cook, in discussion with the author, May 2, 2023.
9. Cook, discussion.
10. Anthony Cotton, “Moses Malone’s 39 Lift Bullets over the 76ers,” Washington Post, January 11, 1987.
11. Jack McCallum, “Back to Haunt the Sixers,” Sports Illustrated, March 16, 1987, https://vault.si.com/vault/1987/03/16/back-to-haunt-the-sixers-moses-malone-the-big-one-philly-let-get-away-has-made-washington-a-winner-on-the-court-and-at-the-box-office.
12. Paul Coro, “Remembering Manute Bol and the Favorite of Many Tall Tales about Him,” Los Angeles Times, March 18, 2018.
13. Blaine Harden, “The Long Lonely Journey of Manute Bol,” Washington Post, March 22, 1987.
14. Coro, “Remembering Manute Bol.”
15. Leigh Montville, “A Tall Story,” Sports Illustrated, December 17, 1990, https://www.si.com/vault/1990/12/17/123285/a-tall-story-manute-bol-the-sixers-7-ft7-in-center-views-life-from-a-unique-perspective (page removed).
16. Douglas, discussion.
17. Thomas Golianopoulous, “The Fighter,” Slam, November 25, 2010, https://www.slamonline.com/news/nba/the-fighter/.
18. Gordon Edes, “Moses and Manute: The Bullets’ ‘Old’ Power and Young Tower,” Los Angeles Times, February 8, 1987.
19. Archie Talley, in discussion with the author, November 22, 2022.
20. Uitti and Bogues, Muggsy, 27–28.
21. Garnett Slatton, in discussion with the author, April 26, 2023.
22. Muggsy Bogues, in discussion with the author, April 29, 2023.
23. Bogues, discussion.
24. Bogues, discussion.
25. Slatton, discussion.
26. Malone, “Playboy Interview,” 52.
27. Lott Brooks, in discussion with the author, November 15, 2022.
28. Reid, discussion.
29. Tony Dale, in discussion with the author, June 22, 2022; and Kevin Vergara, in discussion with the author, May 17, 2022.
30. Slatton, discussion.
31. Mike Jones, discussion.
32. Gordie Jones, “Moses Malone: Ultimate Hardhat.”
33. Dunleavy, discussion.
34. Fentress, discussion.
35. Terry Lefton, “On the Court and in the Business World, Moses Malone Stood Tall,” Sports Business Journal, September 21, 2015, https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2015/09/21/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/The-Lefton-Report.aspx?hl=nba&sc=0.
36. Fred Brown, discussion.
37. Gary Stevenson, in discussion with the author, March 26, 2024.
38. Vergara, discussion.
39. Cunningham, discussion.
40. Ronald O. Howell, “Moses Malone: Basketball’s Million-Dollar Baby,” Ebony, January 1980, 42.
41. Anthony Cotton, “Malone Yearns for the Ball,” Washington Post, December 3, 1987.
42. Cotton, “Malone Yearns.”
43. Anthony Cotton, “Moses Malone Firm: Bullets Need Him,” Washington Post, February 19, 1988.
44. Tony Kornheiser, “It’s Time for Moses and the Bullets to File Separation Papers,” Washington Post, May 1, 1988.
45. Jeffrey Denberg, “Lakers Won’t Rest on Their ’87 Laurels in Quest to Repeat,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 28, 1988.
46. Anthony Cotton, “NBA Pact Cuts Draft, Aids Free Agency,” Washington Post, April 27, 1988.
47. Kornheiser, “It’s Time”; and Anthony Cotton, “Sunday May Tell Tale for Moses Malone,” Washington Post, May 7, 1988.
48. Jeff Malone, in discussion with the author, May 13, 2023.
49. Slatton, discussion.
50. Leonard Shapiro, “Hawks Offer 3-Year Deal to Malone, Cut in ’88 Pay,” Washington Post, July 4, 1988.
22. Superstar in Decline
1. Reid, discussion.
2. Alarie, discussion.
3. Carter, discussion.
4. Jon Koncak, in discussion with the author, May 16, 2023.
5. Wilkins, discussion.
6. “Top Moments: Larry Bird, Dominique Wilkins Stage Classic Game 7 Duel,” NBA.com, September 14, 2021, https://www.nba.com/news/history-top-moments-bird-wilkins-shootout.
7. “Top Moments: Larry Bird, Dominique Wilkins,” NBA.com.
8. Jeffrey Denberg, “Players Welcome Chance to ‘Thrive Under Pressure,’” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 17, 1988.
9. Jeffrey Denberg, “First, ’Nique Must Prove He’ll Share,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 9, 1988.
10. Jeffrey Denberg, “Malone Has Made an Immediate Impact,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 7, 1988.
11. Jeffrey Denberg, “Malone Angered by Playoff Play Calling,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 17, 1989.
12. Koncak, discussion; and Theus, discussion.
13. Tom Enlund, “Malone Brings Brilliance, Questions,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 27, 1991.
14. Rivers and Brooks, Those Who Love the Game, 73.
15. Steve Holman, in discussion with the author, May 9, 2023; and Jeffrey Denberg, “Hawks, Malone Pound Pacers,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 24, 1988.
16. Holman, discussion.
17. Theus, discussion.
18. Mark Bradley, “Time Running Down for Hawks to Ignite,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 21, 1989.
19. Jeffrey Denberg, “Malone’s Rebounding the Best Since Bellamy,” On the Beat, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 13, 1989.
20. Jeffrey Denberg, “Some Hawks Point to Theus as Root of Problem,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 2, 1989.
21. Holman, discussion.
22. Rivers and Brooks, Those Who Love the Game, 173.
23. Triche, discussion.
24. Gordie Jones, “Moses Malone Was Influential Sixer.”
25. Whatley, discussion.
26. Roy S. Johnson, “Dr. Malone’s Remedy for Hawks: Defense,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 14, 1989.
27. Koncak, discussion.
28. Jeffrey Denberg, “Bucks Score 1st-Round KO—Sloppy Hawks Fall 96–92 at The Omni,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 8, 1989.
29. Jeffrey Denberg, “An Inside Job: Hawks Beat Warriors 112–96,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 19, 1989.
30. Koncak, discussion; and Triche, discussion.
31. Spud Webb, in discussion with the author, March 20, 2024.
32. Koncak, discussion.
33. Ailene Voisin, “Lakers Play, Handle Their Problems, Like Champions,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 14, 1990.
34. Smith, Talk of Champions, 207.
35. Pete Babcock, in discussion with the author, May 10, 2023.
36. Jeffrey Denberg, “Wilkins Makes All-Star Team; Malone Left Off,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 31, 1990.
37. Jeffrey Denberg, “Hawks Need More Than a New Coach,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 25, 1990.
38. Jeffrey Denberg, “Malone Works on Image as Hawks Camp Opens,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 6, 1990.
39. Jeffrey Denberg, “Malone-for-Pierce Trade Talks Stall,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 22, 1990.
