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John Salley recalls Bill Laimbeer's takedown of Larry Bird that led to a brawl: "They didn't fine him, they didn't tech him" originally appeared on Basketball Network. NBA basketball in the 1980s was ...

The 1991 Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons is one of the most famous series in NBA history — for all the wrong reasons. It isn't remembered because of the ...

John Salley thinks Bill Laimbeer doesn't deserve all the hate he gets: "Bill was about the team and winning" originally appeared on Basketball Network. If there were a poll involving the most despised ...

Everything Bill Laimbeer represented as a symbol of the culture of the 1980s Detroit Pistons, who were known worldwide as the "Bad Boys", he did not carry over in the same way into his coaching career ...

Wilson, the Aces’ All-Star forward, isn’t the only one from Las Vegas deserving of honors this year. By Tamryn Spruill Laimbeer, who has coached the Liberty since 2013, is expected to take a position ...

The rugged big man known for his low-post defensive tactics was a key member of Detroit's title teams. From NBA.com Staff Bill Laimbeer was one of the NBA’s most rugged big men in the 1980s and early ...