Joining Stern in the unveiling of the 50 Greatest Players, which tipped off the League’s season-long NBA at 50 celebration, ...

In 1996, the 50 greatest NBA players of all time were assembled at Gund Arena during the halftime ceremony of the NBA All-Star Game. They were chosen by a panel of former players and coaches ...

In October of 1996, commissioner David Stern announced the list of the fifty greatest NBA players to honor the 50th anniversary of the league. I have changed the list by removing nine players from ...

But in 1996, the league put together its own list of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the NBA.

Only three players are above him on the all time rebounding list, and their names are Chamberlain, Russell and Abdul-Jabbar. Plus, E was still averaging 23 points per game at age 34.

In 1996, the NBA released a list of its 50 greatest players up to that year to celebrate as many years of play as a league. Can you guess how many were Celtics? Better yet, who they were?

If you’ll recall, he actually made the original list of the 50 greatest NBA players in 1996 after just four years in the league, and indeed, though he wouldn’t become one of the greatest ...

The fierce center was one of the very best players of the 1970s, averaging 16.5 points and 12.7 rebounds. That made Cowens an eight-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year and MVP. A 50th Anniversary ...

NBA Commissioner David Stern announced the 50 Greatest Players at a press luncheon on Oct. 29, 1996, in New York City.