The New York Knicks were renowned for their tough, physical basketball style in the 1990s. Charles Oakley, one of their leaders, showed bravery, strength, and a strong defense. He never backed down ...

In the early 2000s, the NBA underwent a shift that permanently changed how perimeter defense was played. The league began phasing out the art of hand checking, a once-prized tool of defenders that had ...

The NBA rewired its entire rhythm during its era shift. Somewhere between the bruising '90s and the run-and-gun 2010s, the league outlawed one of its most defining defensive tools, the hand checking.

Charles Barkley shares why he would be even more dominant if he played in the NBA today: "They can't hand check me, they can't hit me hard" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Former NBA player ...

The NBA free agency market this offseason has been noted as a weaker group of players, but two future Hall of Fame point guards have been making some noise in Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook.