"He reminds me very much of Dennis Rodman, and he might be the best one-on-one defender since Dennis," Laimbeer praised Wallace in an 2002 edition of SLAM Magazine. Standing at just 6'9'', Ben was ...

From HBCU standout to NBA legend, Ben ... and Wallace played one-on-one. Oakley saw something special in Wallace. “He took an interest in me,” Wallace recalls in a quote obtained by SLAM.

To some, this seemed impossible back in May 1994, when the first issue — featuring Larry Johnson on the cover — was ... hop like we were.” Ben Osborne worked at SLAM for more than 18 years ...