Oscar Robertson
Noun
Meaning
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
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Cousy may not have been as good a ball-handler as Marcus Haynes of the Globetrotters, or as good a shooter as Oscar Robertson, but he was a gate attraction.
When Oscar Robertson filed a lawsuit against the NBA in the 1970s, Stern helped to negotiate a settlement that both allowed the NBA’s merger with the ABA and led to free agency in the league.
He also joined Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson as the only NBA players to tally at least 700 points, 700 rebounds, and 700 assists in the same season.
The Oscar Robertson Trophy bears the name and image of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson.
Just two players didn’t get tongue-lashings as well as body blows from Sloan: Jerry West and Oscar Robertson.
James' total of 43,646 minutes played in the regular season and is 240, or fewer than seven games, shy of No. 20 Oscar Robertson.