David Thompson couldn’t dunk. More accurately, he wasn’t allowed to because of what was informally known as the “Lew Alcindor Rule,” legislation passed 50 years ago this month that prohibited players ...

RALEIGH – David Thompson missed the phone call from Boo Corrigan. Thompson, 69, was busy watching one of his grandsons play basketball. Later that day, the NC State basketball legend returned the call ...

Monte Towe can appreciate a David Thompson statue standing outside Reynolds Coliseum. Deserving? No question. Towe was Thompson’s teammate for four years at N.C. State and the point guard on the 1974 ...

They held a party Saturday for David “Skywalker” Thompson, the N.C. State icon and basketball hall of famer, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. And it was just right for the man they were honoring.

N.C. State basketball plans to immortalize one of the best players in program and ACC history this winter, it announced Monday. The program will unveil a statue of David Thompson at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 6 ...

EXCLUSIVE: As Denver throws a parade for the Nuggets, who just captured their first NBA championship after 47 seasons in the league, a new documentary project is poised to shine a light on one of the ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: David D. Thompson is a Vice Chief of Operations for the U.S. Space Force with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2019 Senate Committee as a ...