In this March 15, 1996, file photo, Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf stands with his teammates and prays during the national anthem. This was Abdul-Rauf's first game back since he was suspended...
Spencer Haywood (24) of the Washington Bullets gets set to block a shot by Louis Orr of the Indiana Pacers during second quarter action at the Capital Centre in Landover, Md., Dec. 26, 1981.
During my previous life as a sportswriter, an NBA player once made me wait for an arranged interview while he horsed around with ball boys in front of his locker. After a long spell of this, he grew...