He also spoke often of Bobby Shantz, a diminutive left-handed pitcher. I’d had a few baseball cards of Shantzbut had never given his career much of a look until recently. What a mistake that was. Bobby Shantz had a remarkable and fascinating career.

With Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac out, the Clippers saw their four-game winning streak end in a loss to the Bulls.

1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch ... in the overtime to give the East a 98-93 victory and Cousy the MVP honors. 1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award, scoring 28 points and ...