Charles Oakley admits his relationship with Rick Mahorn fractured by early 1990: "We respected each other before. I don't know about now" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Sometimes, players ...

Mahorn entered the Association in 1980, a time when the league had 23 teams (not 22, as he claims). The Dallas Mavericks were the latest expansion franchise that year, but still, his point stands.

Rick Mahorn was drafted by the Bullets with the 35th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft out of Hampton University. After appearing in 52 games during his rookie season, Mahorn made a major leap in ...

He was named for his trades but maybe best known for his competitiveness. As far as front-office types went, few people wanted to win as badly as Jack McCloskey, the longtime Pistons GM who passed ...

June 15, 1989 — Rick Mahorn, starting power forward for the World Champion Detroit Pistons, was the first of 11 players taken today by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft.

Mahorn regularly took his family to Shock and Pistons games after his retirement from the league. One game, in particular, was on July 28, 2002, as the Shock hosted the Seattle Storm at the Palace.

Mahorn s coaching excellence was recognized in two CBA Coach-of-the-Month Awards. He then joined the coaching staff of the Atlanta Hawks under Lon Kruger during the 2000-01 season.

But while Mahorn obviously did well enough as an NBA player, the idea that he hadn't earned his diploma weighed on his mind. Then, four years ago, he saw a story about Earl Cureton, ...

Mahorn played for the Pirates from 1976-1980, earning three NAIA All-American honors and scoring 2,418 points. He played in the NBA for 18 seasons, winning a title with the "Bad Boy" Detroit Pistons.

Rick Mahorn was the poster boy for playing hard and physical in an era that demanded both. So what if "McNasty" magically turns back into his 25-year-old self and plays in today's NBA?