As the daughter of basketball legend Billy Cunningham, I’ve created this collection of NBA memories to share our unique journey together. These Legacy Stories chronicle his remarkable basketball life—from childhood beginnings and high school days at Erasmus Hall to his collegiate career at UNC-Chapel Hill, and throughout his NBA journey as Philadelphia 76ers star player, championship coach, franchise owner, and respected CBS commentator. Through rare photographs, memorabilia, and personal stories, I celebrate both my father’s professional achievements and our cherished family connection that spans generations of basketball history.
The day after Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. died on that fateful Thursday evening in April, the world needed non-violence while the basketball game played on; now we’re getting called to sit in (if we want to call it that) and the games have stopped. Times haven’t changed much, or have they? The Friday after… Continue reading The Day After…MLK
Since we’re all about finding games to play these days, board games aren’t the only way to have some fun, let’s play the what if game. It’s especially appropriate if we go back to this exact day in history in 1968 when it all started. It’s the day the playoffs stopped, not for everyone the… Continue reading The Day of What Ifs
With all entertainment taken away from us (except good, old fashioned board games, books, puzzles and walks around the neighborhood), we still have technology, American Idol, video games for some and my blog posts. This shutdown gives us a great excuse to delve into a topic that is so very difficult to address when life… Continue reading The Peter Pan Syndrome
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