Midway was able to bring those two groups onto common ground when they released NBA Jam to arcades in 1993. The game was an instant hit and was ported to 16-bit home consoles that same year.

CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson told the story during the first half of Duke-Houston: "She went out, she bought him a Wii, NBA Jam and he became obsessed," Wolfson said. Kon Knueppel wasn't always into ...

Outside of Oklahoma City running away with the top seed, the NBA's Western Conference has developed into a dogfight for the second through seventh seeds. Entering play Monday, only 3.5 games ...