Training Day: Basketball Through the Years

SI Staff | May 20, 2014

Training Day: Basketball Through the Years /

Training Day: Basketball Through the Years

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New York Knicks' John Warren and Dave DeBusschere watch Dave Stallworth get ready to shoot at the team's training camp in Farmingdale, Long Island.

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Knicks' Phil Jackson does situps after a practice session at Pace College.

Bill Walton throws a long pass during a practice session at the Memorial Coliseum circa 1978 in Portland, Oregon.

Knicks' Phil Jackson drained from doing situps after a practice session at Pace College.

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Philadelphia 76ers Julius Erving concentrates on his shooting as he warms up before a Nets game.

Pete Maravich shoots during warm-ups prior to a game against the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1973 season at the MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Patrick Ewing of Georgetown University walks on the court during warm-ups prior to NCAA game played in 1983 at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Larry Bird practices before a game on January 22, 1986 in Boston.

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Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge warm up prior to a game against the Los Angeles Lakers circa 1987 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.

Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan on the trainer's table before a game against the Detroit Pistons at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1987.

Michael Jordan playing one-on-one against a young basketball player during a basketball camp session at Illinois Benedictine College in 1987.

Michael Jordan (L) sitting in the trainer's room with coach Phil Jackson (C) while Scottie Pippen (R) is face down on table and suffering from tonsillitis before a game against the Atlanta Hawks in 1998.

The Seattle SuperSonics' Marvin Webster (40) lying on the trainer's table after losing a game against the Baltimore Bullets in 1978.

James Edwards stretches his legs before a regular season game in 1989.

Bill Walton stretches out his back in the locker room before a game on January 22, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Los Angeles Lakers practice during the 1991 McDonald's Open on October 14, 1991 at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France.

Charles Barkley gets worked on by team trainers on the sidelines during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Tim Duncan getting in some exercise in the U.S. Virgin Islands the summer before beginning his sophomore year at Wake Forest University in 1995.

Michael Jordan along with head coach Phil Jackson with the Bulls' trainer in locker room in 1993.

Yao Ming lifting weights during workout in gym at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas in 2007.

Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant in action, lifting weights with his trainer at the New York Athletic Club in 2002.

Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant with trainer before a home game in Los Angeles in 2002.

Former NBA star and TNT announcer Charles Barkley lifting weights at hotel gym in Miami, Florida in 2002.

Memphis Grizzlies gaurd Tony Wroten lifting weights before a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at FedEx Forum in 2013.

NBA Dream Teamer Larry Bird lies on the court resting his back during a practice in June 1992 in Monte Carlo.

Yao Ming runs around a track during a training session in Beijing for the upcoming World Basketball Championships which begin in Japan in 2006.

Tayshaun Prince works with strength and conditioning coach Kelly Lambert before practice at Methodist Healthcare Practice Facility in 2013.

Former NBA superstar Michael Jordan talks with "campers" who are stretching out prior to practice at the Michael Jordan Senior Flight School at The Mirage Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas in 2004.

United States National Team head coach Chuck Daly talks to his team during a practice in June 1992 in La Jolla, California.

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NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant during Galatasaray Football team training at the Turk Telekom Arena Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey in 2011.

Derek Rose stretching before a practice session at the Toyota Sports Center with NBA trainer Rob McClanaghan.

Washington Wizards executive Michael Jordan giving some advice to players during practice in 2000.

The Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stretching with Ray Allen (L) before a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Bradley Center in 2013.

NBA on TNT announcer and former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley stretching with golf instructor Suckki Jang during taping for the Golf Channel's reality TV show The Haney Project at Hank Haney Golf Ranch at Vista Ridge.

Former UCLA guard/forward Shabazz Muhammad in action during training session at East Beach in Santa Barbara, California in 2013.

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Kevin Durant works out before a game against the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2014 NBA Playoffs.

Denver's Chauncey Billups being stretched out by trainers before a game against the New Orleans Hornets in 2009.

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (L) and Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons stretching before a practice session with professional basketball trainer Rob McClanaghan.

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Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose take a breather during a training session with NBA trainer Rob McClanaghan.

Chandler Parsons working out with NBA trainer Rob McClanaghan in Los Angeles.

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LeBron James gets stretched out in the locker room prior to Game 1 of the 2012 NBA Finals against Oklahoma City Thunder at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on June 12, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Kevin Love working out with NBA trainer Rob McClanaghan in Los Angeles.

Published May 20, 2014

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