KOBE BRYANT

Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.

Born: August 23, 1978 (age 33), Philadelphia

Height: 1.98 m

Net worth: US$ 200 million (2012)

Spouse: Vanessa Laine (m. 2001)

Salary: US$ 27,849,000 (2012) 

Team: Los Angeles Lakers (#24 / Shooting guard)

 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed "Shaq", is a retired American basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. 

Born: March 6, 1972 (age 40), Newark

Height: 2.16 m

Net worth: US$ 250 million (2011) 

Spouse: Shaunie Nelson (m. 2002–2009)

Appears in: Shaq & Cedric the Entertainer Present: All Star Comedy Jam, 

CLYDE DREXLER

Clyde Austin "The Glide" Drexler is a former American professional basketball shooting guard and small forward. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA named him one of basketball's fifty greatest players as of 1996. 

Born: June 22, 1962 (age 50), New Orleans

Height: 2.00 m

Spouse: Gaynell Floyd (m. 1988)

Education: University of Houston

Positions: Shooting guard, Small forward

Appears in: 1983 NCAA Championship: NC State vs. Houston, NBA Hardwood Classics: NBA Super Slams Collection

CHARLES BARKLEY

Charles Wade Barkley is an American former professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.

Born: February 20, 1963 (age 49), Leeds

Height: 1.98 m

Spouse: Maureen Blumhardt (m. 1989)

Education: Auburn University

Nicknames: Sir Charles, The Round Mound of Rebound

 BILL RUSSEL

William Felton "Bill" Russell is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.

Born: February 12, 1934 (age 78), Munroe

Height: 2.07 m

Education: University of San Francisco

Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom, Sportsman of the Year

Spouse: Marilyn Nault (m. 1996–2009), Dorothy Anstett (m. 1977–1980), Rose Swisher (m. 1956–1973)

Children: Karen Russell, William Russell Jr., Jacob Russell

ISIAH THOMAS

 

Isiah Lord Thomas III, nicknamed "Zeke", is a retired American basketball player who played collegiately for the Indiana University Hoosiers.

Born: April 30, 1961 (age 51), Chicago

Spouse: Lynn Kendall (m. 1985)

Education: Indiana University

Position: Point guard

Appears in: Hoop Dreams, Isiah Thomas: Playmaker: The Point Guard

JAMES WORTHY

James Ager Worthy is a retired Hall of Fame American college and professional basketball player. Named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, "Big Game James" was a seven-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA champion.

Born: February 27, 1961 (age 51), Gastonia

Height: 2.05 m

Spouse: Angela Wilder (m. 1984–1996)

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Position: Small forward

Appears in: North Carolina Flashback: 1982 North Carolina vs. Virginia, More

 JOHN STOCKTON

John Houston Stockton is a former American professional basketball player who spent his entire career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA from 1984 to 2003. 

Born: March 26, 1962 (age 50), Spokane

Career start: 1984

Career end: 2003

Spouse: Nada Stepovich (m. 1986)

Education: Gonzaga University

Position: Point guard

 JULIUS ERVING

Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. 

Born: February 22, 1950 (age 62), Roosevelt

Height: 2.00 m

Education: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Children: Alexandra Stevenson, Corey Erving

Spouse: Dorýs Madden (m. 2008), Turquoise Brown (m. 1972–2003)

Appears in: The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, The Real: Rucker Parks Legends

 MAGIC JOHNSON

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. 

Born: August 14, 1959 (age 52), Lansing

Height: 2.06 m

Spouse: Earlitha Kelly (m. 1991)

Children: Elisa Johnson, Earvin III Johnson, Andre Johnson

Movies and TV shows: The Magic Hour, The NBA on TNT, Inside the NBA, More

Positions: Power forward, Point guard

MICHAEL JORDAN

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. 

Born: February 17, 1963 (age 49), Brooklyn

Net worth: US$ 500 million (2012) 

Spouse: Juanita Vanoy (m. 1989–2006)

Children: Marcus Jordan, Jeffrey Michael Jordan, Jasmine Mickael Jordan

Awards: Sportsman of the Year, Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year, More

Appears in: Looney Tunes: Back in Action, ProStars, Hill Hood