Walter Raymond Osterkorn was an American professional basketball player.
Osterkorn in 1948
The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams. The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada a
Wally Osterkorn
…the NPBL's second team as a forward after averaging 13 points per game, sixth-best in the league. Osterkorn then played four seasons (1951–1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.0 points per game and won a league championship in 1955. He died in 2012. Source…
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, site of the first-ever NBA game on November 1, 1946
Asian American point guard Wat Misaka broke BAA/NBA's color barrier as the first non-white player to play in the BAA in 1947.
Bill Russell defending against Wilt Chamberlain in 1966
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, shown shooting his signature "skyhook" shot, was a record six-time MVP winner.