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Image source: bleacherreport.com Walt Frazier is nothing short of a New York sports hero. In today's blog, Ron Phillips looks at the amazing career of one of the greatest NBA players in history. Frazier was born on July 18, 1945, and grew up in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. At 5 feet 11 inches and weighing 185 pounds, he was a standout basketball player at Boys High School. He then went to the City College of New York (CCNY), where he played both basketball and baseball for the Beavers before graduating in 1967. While at City College, he competed against Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) at Madison Square Garden. Frazier scored 28 points and pulled 16 rebounds to lead his team to a 75-53 victory over the much taller Alcindor's Power Memorial High School team. Frazier was drafted to the Cincinnati Royals in 1967 as a territorial pick, but he could not play due to an injury that occurred at CCNY. On Oct. 7, 1967, during practice for the Bea...

Image Source: abcnews.go.com For New York native and sports enthusiast Ron Phillips, the New York Yankees are the ultimate team, not just in baseball, but in all of the professional sports. No other team can boast as much success as the New York-based baseball team. Ron Phillips looks at three of the most unforgettable moments in New York Yankee lore for today's blog post. 1. Records among records The Yankees didn't become the most successful team in pro sports by not toppling records. One of the most notable of these records started on May 15, 1941. That day marked the start of a 55-game winning streak that saw the legendary Joe DiMaggio break the consecutive game-hitting record. Another impressive record the Yankees own is their three grand slams in a single game, which happened on August 25, 2011, with Robinson Cano, Russell Martin, and Curtis Granderson accomplishing this feat. Image Source: sportingnews.com 2. The Bambino acquisition When people t...

Image source: onemanfastbreak.net New York native and sports fan Ron Phillips would want to take this moment to honor a player whom he believes deserves more respect than is awarded to him – John Starks. John Starks was quite a spark plug for the New York Knicks of the '90s. The Knicks drafted Starks in the second round of the 1990 NBA Draft. Starks played in 65 games during his rookie season and averaged 5.2 ppg and 2.3 APG until he fractured his left hand against the Washington Bullets on January 25, 1991. Starks would return to play after missing 42 games. In his second season, Starks averaged 14.9 ppg and 4.3 APG. After three seasons with an increasing role on the Knicks, Starks' fourth would be his best. Starks averaged 17.2 ppg and 6.4 APG (fifth in the league) while starting all 82 games for the Knicks. Image source: pinterest.com He would make the NBA All-Star Game for three straight seasons, 1993-1995, before reaching his peak averages in 1996-1997, playin...