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