That college and pro success is part of why "Hakeem the Dream" remains a beloved figure in Houston. But while he's an NBA ...

Rudy Tomjanovich, an NBA World Champion coach who also won gold as the head coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, also will be inducted. He will be joined by two ...

Olajuwon wasn't the only one better for it. "When I was interviewing [former Rockets coach] Rudy [Tomjanovich], he was talking about how as a coach, he became a better coach by watching Olajuwon ...

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said in a recent interview the NBA needs to bring back fighting. Mazzulla clearly needs a history lesson.

After a storied playing career with Michigan, an 11-year run in the NBA as a player and a decades-long Rudy Tomjanovich is now a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ...

Emptying out my reporter’s notebook while hoping the Patriots secondary can feast on a number of errant throws from the Jets’ ...

Joe Mazzulla is known for his love of martial arts. Tuesday, he argued that the NBA needs more fighting, too.

when Kermit Washington leveled Rudy Tomjanovich with a punch that shattered his face, knocking him out of the NBA for five months. The mere size of players, coupled with the NBA's image-conscious ...

Whether it is Madison Bumgarner’s 2014 postseason pitching performance or the fact that more people have walked on the moon than scored on Mariano Rivera in the postseason, there have been some unreal ...

The background shows: A large bust sculpture being lifted by a crane under a gray sky. Rudy Tomjanovich and Vernon Maxwell of the NBA champion Rockets chat with the media at the Summit on Oct. 6.

Rudy Tomjanovich was trying to stop a fight when he was punched by Kermit Washington. Tomjanovich had his skull, cheekbone and nose fractured. It was one of the ugliest moments in sports history.