Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the league’s 50th anniversary season (1996-97), Bill Sharman spent 23 years as a Special Consultant with the Lakers. Providing the ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard legend KC Jones was born in 1932 in Taylor, Texas. Jones played his college ball with fellow Celtics legend Bill Russell at the University of San ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, shooting guard Bill Sharman was dealt to the Celtics in 1951 from the (then) Fort Wayne (now, Detroit) Pistons, who in turn had picked up Sharman early in the ...

Bill Sharman, the former Lakers coach who led the team to its first championship in Los Angeles, died Friday at his home in Redondo Beach. Sharman suffered a stroke last week. The Lakers hired Sharman ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bill Sharman effortlessly straddled both sides of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, winning championships and making friends from Boston to Los Angeles during a unique basketball career.

Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Hall of Fame player and coach Bill Sharman died Friday. He was 87 years old. Sharman impacted both of the NBA's signature franchises, as a player with the Boston ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bill Sharman effortlessly straddled both sides of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry, winning championships and making friends from Boston to Los Angeles during a unique basketball career.

Bill Sharman, an eight-time All-Star who led the Lakers to their first NBA championship in Los Angeles, died Friday morning at his Southern California home. Sharman "passed away peacefully" at his ...

Bill Sharman, a Hall of Fame basketball player and coach who guided the Lakers to their first National Basketball Assn. title in Los Angeles in record-setting fashion, has died. He was 87. Sharman, ...