David Thompson couldn’t dunk. More accurately, he wasn’t allowed to because of what was informally known as the “Lew Alcindor Rule,” legislation passed 50 years ago this month that ...

David Thompson: When I got past 60 — definitely at age 61, maybe at 62 — I could still dunk when I wanted to. But I’ve had a knee replacement, and I’m probably going to need another one.

like David Thompson and Dr. J. Once those two were on the court, you were bound to see something special with the high flying acrobatic dunks that would shift the crowds and the momentum of the game.

They were there to greet David Thompson ... Shots started falling fast. Thompson made his first eight from the field. He hit from all angles -- jump shots to alley oop dunks.