{"id":9286,"date":"2022-04-16T16:07:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T21:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=9286"},"modified":"2022-04-16T16:07:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T21:07:08","slug":"pete-maravich-was-a-real-pistol-the-greatest-showman-in-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=9286","title":{"rendered":"Pete Maravich was a real PISTOL&#8230;..the greatest showman in basketball&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">NOT A QUESTION&#8230;..PETE WAS THE SHOWMAN OF BASKETBALL<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Michael, Jordan, Lebron James, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal&#8230;&#8230;the greatest basketball players in the world were what they were.\u00a0 Historically, they were the greatest basketball players ever to hit the hardwood, either in college or on an NBA court.\u00a0 That is not debatable.\u00a0 The NBA just this past month choose the greatest 75 players in the 75th year of the world&#8217;s best basketball league, any level.\u00a0 The man I am highlighting in this blog today is on that list.\u00a0 His name was Pete Maravich, also known in the basketball world as &#8220;The Pistol&#8221;. \u00a0\u00a0 Ok, lets roll.\u00a0 HE WAS THE GREATEST SHOWMAN TO PUT HIS STAMP ON THE GAME&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best of Pistol Pete Maravich\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dy9XptRhHcM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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