Traditionally, underclassmen were deemed unfit for the rigorous demands of the sport, but the ABA's hardship rule allowed Haywood to join the league after just one year of college. This decision was ...

Haywood said he cashed out in 1973. The first basketball player to rep Nike, Spencer Haywood, said his agent sold his stake in the company way too early, resulting in him missing out on a massive ...

NBA legend Spencer Haywood developed a renewed respect for Kobe Bryant before the latter's passing in 2020. Why? Because the Los Angeles Lakers legend showed him respect. Haywood revealed that Bryant ...

Spencer Haywood is a Hall of Famer from the 1970s who became famous for a number of reasons. Firstly, he won the ABA MVP in his rookie season, a feat that has only been accomplished by two other NBA ...

It’d be unfair to blame Spencer Haywood’s failures in New York on a specific reason, but there’s a good place to start: Haywood fell in love. Haywood was 26 years old when acquired by the Knicks, a ...

Many basketball fans today only know Pete Maravich for the highlights that they see on the internet. But for those who played with and against him during the 1970s, he will always be remembered as one ...

LAS VEGAS – The top of his refrigerator is crowded with white plastic bottles, neatly aligned in rows, so snug that another couldn’t fit. The bottles are filled with pills and powders – an assortment ...

In the history of professional basketball, few figures loom as large—both literally and figuratively—as Spencer Haywood.The Hall of Famer didn’t just change the game on the court; he changed the ...