Wes Unseld’s strength was the stuff of legends ... "He was like a big roadblock on the basketball court," Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said on the "Rich Eisen Show" on Tuesday. "He was only like 6-7 ...

By Richard Sandomir Wes Unseld, a Hall of Fame center and indefatigable ... taller centers like Wilt Chamberlain, Nate Thurmond and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Over 13 seasons with the Baltimore, Capital ...

Wes Unseld, a big man known for his defensive toughness ... including 7-footers Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Unseld was listed at 6-foot-7, but after he retired, he admitted that he ...

Wes Unseld somehow managed to become a giant at just 6-7. He nearly was a half-foot shorter than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Wilt Chamberlain, but no one ever questioned his credibility as a big man.

David DuPree noticed Wes Unseld even more relaxed than usual. DuPree, who covered Unseld’s teams for the Washington Post in the 1970s and 1980s, had gotten to know the Hall of Famer well by this ...

You just lead. That’s what Wes did.” Mr. Unseld averaged just 10.8 points per game during his 13-year career, or 14 points fewer than his contemporary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Milwaukee ...

Only L.A.'s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Boston's Dave Cowens ... "I was in Baltimore when Wes Unseld got there," recalled Kevin recently. "It didn't take the players long to figure out that on top ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wes Unseld Jr. is out as coach of the Washington Wizards midway through his third season with the team, which has the second-fewest wins in the NBA. President Michael Winger ...

Wes Unseld Jr. is out as the coach of the Washington Wizards. The team announced Thursday morning that Unseld was moving into an advisory position in the Wizards front office. Brian Keefe ...

Wes Unseld’s strength was the stuff of legends ... “He was like a big roadblock on the basketball court,” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said on the "Rich Eisen Show" on Tuesday.