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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

August 29, 1978 Young Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson & Young Gene Banks with the Team USA basketball team to face Sergueï Belov of the Soviet Union Team for the 1978 Yuri Gagarin Cup Finals in Vilnius, Lithuania. 📽️ : Rare NBA Footage

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Summer 1979 #DifferentHere @honestlarry.bsky.social The Boston Celtics rookie Larry Bird destroying the veteran Celtics players

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

November 1976 #FearTheDear Rare footage of Don Nelson taking the Milwaukee Bucks head coaching role from Larry Costello #RIP 📽️ : Rare NBA Footage

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Good if it Goes bump in the night 🏀👻 @goodifitgoes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Bill 'the kid' Walton ⛹🏼‍♂️ @nbacobwebs.bsky.social 🏀

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

1970, Rare footage of the future NBA star Bill Walton playing for his Helix High School basketball team located in La Mesa

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

At the end of his rookie season, Wilt Chamberlain announced that he was ending his career #HoopsHistory Wilt was more specific and stated that the reason he was treated so badly was also due to the racism prevalent in the NBA.

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

February 20, 1979 Rare footage between the San Antonio Spurs and Seattle SuperSonics A Few Familiar Faces 👀 📽️ : Rare NBA Footage

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Chuck D @chuckdpe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I dig BlueSky folk-we have our biggest subscriber base to RapCentralStation Magazine on this soc med app ..we are looking for the best top 500 subscribers. I personally create a sketchOgraph to them for where we’ve supported Rap HipHop 100,000 songs. Subs shorturl.at/GqIdu Issue 3 shorturl.at/jCOnf

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Who is this guy? Look at that stare. Ice cold. Pure killer instinct. This isn’t just a basketball player, this is a 1960’s legend locked in. White Celtics jersey, legendary mustache, empty arena vibes… 📸 : Dick Raphael

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Intent gaze, hands clasped, Converse on his feet… #DifferentHere The man who revolutionized basketball with his behind-the-back passes and his vision of the game before anyone else understood what it was all about. The quiet leader who made everyone around him better 📸 : Herb Scharfman

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

November 2, 1973 #SoulPower Wilt Chamberlain coaching the #ABA team San Diego Conquistadors against the Utah Stars 📽️ : Rare NBA Footage

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Larry Legend!

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Knicks legend, taking the time to autograph the cast of a young fan in a wheelchair. No cameras flashing for PR, no big crowd just a superstar making a kid’s tough day a little brighter Who else grew up wanting their hero to sign their cast ? Drop a 🏀 if this hits different

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

July 10, 1992 Chuck D, Rick Mahorn and Charles Oakley visit a park in Jersey City to meet with children and donate a van full of Chuck D's "Rapp Style" and Public Enemy apparel and merchandise 📸 : Al Pereira

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

1979 The future Boston Celtics superstar rookie Larry Bird practicing with the team for the first time #DifferentHere @honestlarry.bsky.social

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

1979 The Future Los Angeles Lakers Superstar rookie Magic Johnson practicing with the team for the first time at the training camp #LakeShow

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Here are a few rare footage from the tryouts held for the new league, American Basketball Association in the summer of 1967. Did you recognize any of the players?

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

#DraftDay #Trivia In your opinion, what was your team's worst draft pick? I'll start: in 1977, Lakers drafted a wooden chair, Water Boy and "Scooby-Doo."

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

October 4, 1969 : Rare footage of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's first-ever NBA game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden was captured during the NBA preseason 📽️ : MSG Footage

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Pre-game story #AlwaysKnicks In 1987, Knicks decided to honor, Patrick Ewing, with a poster day. Unfortunately, Patrick had a bad night. To show their displeasure, they hurled their posters onto the court in a shower of paper protests. ✍️ : D.J. Arneson

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

1974, Bill Bradley, says the economy has a lot to do with game attendance for their fans who watch and listen on radio and television #AlwaysKnicks Just imagine, some tickets for 1973 Knicks finals game at MSG was selling $14.50 for the lower bowl. Imagine what Bill Bradley would say today …

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

June 2, 1985 #LakeShow Michael Cooper, pushes Ray Williams away from Kurt Rambis, after Williams and Rambis crashed into the seats along the sideline during Game 3 of the 1985 NBA Finals 📸 : Los Angeles Times

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Saturday, May 16 Hérault Cup Final 🏆 My U11 team and I are about to experience a moment we’ll never forget. After a season full of ups and downs, we’ve fought our way to this final. We’ll move forward like David against Goliath. Because a final isn’t just played. A final is won 🔥🏀

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

One of the biggets rivalries of the 70's New York Knicks 🆚 Baltimore Bullets

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

‘A team is a group of players who support one another on court and who think of the group before they think of themselves’ K. C. Jones

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

WE'RE IN THE CUP FINAL ! ON EST EN FINALE DE LA COUPE ! ¡ESTAMOS EN LA FINAL DE LA COPA! #FOP #Pezenas

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

There will be only one ‘The Iceman’ 🧊 Roland ‘Fatty’ Taylor, former ABA Player is the source of Gervin's nickname ! Jerry West once told reporters in 1982 that George ‘The Iceman’ Gervin was : ‘One player I would pay money to see.’

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

March 25, 1974 Sports Illustrated : This Time it’s for Keeps UCLA vs. North Carolina State

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

March 25, 1998 #SeeRed Casual portrait of Michael Jordan talking on cellular phone and smoking cigar in hotel room 📸 : Walter Iooss Jr.

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

March 25, 1988 #LakeShow Pat Riley on sidelines during game vs Denver Nuggets at the Forum 📸 : Peter Read Miller

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

March 25, 1965 #DifferentHere Tom Heinsohn, KC Jones, Bill Russell, and Sam Jones, team meeting before the playoffs against @sixersnba.bsky.social 📸 : Paul J. Maguire

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Golden State Warriors head coach Al Attles in huddle with team on sidelines during game vs Washington Bullets at Cow Palace #DubNation 📸 : Walter Iooss Jr.

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Philadelphia 76ers' Julius Erving (6) is helped from the floor by teammate Joe Bryant after police and Spectrum security cleared the court after a melee occurred between Sixers, Trailblazers and some of the fans here

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

5 years ago, we lost Elgin ‘Rabbit’ Baylor #LakeShow 📸 : Paul Siegel

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A rare 1971 Elvin Hayes interview in which Elvin Hayes predicts the merger that would happen between the NBA and ABA in 1976 #SoulPower

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

General view of a tip off for a Los Angeles Lakers game at The Forum, Inglewood #LakeShow 📸 : Jayne Kamin-Oncea

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

On March 12, 1985 Larry Bird scored a Celtics franchise record and career best 60 points as Boston beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-115 at the University of New Orleans' Lakefront Arena #DifferentHere

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

March 11, 1974 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots the ball against the Phoenix Suns #FearTheDeer 📸 : Vernon Biever

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Good if it Goes bump in the night 🏀👻 @goodifitgoes.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Boston☘️🏀1976

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

NBA Commissioner Walter Kennedy praises Willis Reed, the National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player 🏆

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

When New York Knicks basketball star Willis Reed accepts the NBA's Most Valuable Player award 🏆 #NewYorkForever Reed doesn't forget to thank the legends of the sport, Bill Russell and Elgin Baylor

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Yvan Montgury, The Gravedigger 🏀 @yvanthegravedigger.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

August 15th, 1966 #DifferentHere Bill Russell's first day of training camp as NBA player-coach of the Boston Celtics #HoopsHistory

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