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Apr 9, 2019 · There were about 300 people at Stapleton International Airport on the night of April 9, 1978, all waiting on the Nuggets’ plane to arrive. They were there to greet David Thompson, just hours...
Mar 3, 2020 · David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets scored 73 points in an NBA game back in 1978, giving him the fourth highest point total ever.
Apr 26, 2020 · Michael Jordan breaks down why his idol growing up David Thompson would be even better in today's NBA. Many NBA fans today have never heard of David Thompson, but he was the original high flyer in the league and a player with one of the highest measured vertical leaps ever recorded at 48 inches.
David O'Neil Thompson (born July 13, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA.
Jul 13, 2019 · Thompson said, he was preffered to join the Nuggets from the ABA instead. For Thompson, it was the logical decision. Playing in the ABA was a spectacle, significantly more advanced than the then conservative NBA, with exciting players and athletes such as George Gervin, Artis Gilmore or Julius Erving.
Apr 9, 1978 · Locked in a tight scoring race with George Gervin, Denver Nuggets guard David Thompson took the floor for the final NBA game at Cobo Arena in downtown Detroit on April 9, 1978. The...
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Sep 14, 2021 · Excerpted below is David Thompson’s account from his book Skywalker of his 1978 duel with San Antonio’s George Gervin for the scoring title. There was only one game left before the playoffs.
