Muggsy Bogues knows what it’s like to be doubted at every step of his career. A 5-foot-3 guard from Baltimore, Maryland, Bogues’ arrival in the NBA in 1987 raised many eyebrows.

A small legacy Muggsy's size may have seemed a disadvantage on paper, but understanding the game helped him go toe-to-toe with the NBA's elite. Facing off against dominant players like Michael ...

Bogues averaged 7.7 points, 7.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.6 rebounds per game in his career, playing for the then-Bullets, Hornets, Warriors and Raptors.

Many schools can't see beyond that. Bogues compared Robinson's emergence to that of 5-foot-9 Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas. In his sixth NBA season, Thomas is averaging 29.2 points and 6.0 assists.

Muggsy Bogues discusses his new book \“Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball.\” We discuss the early days of the Charlotte Hornets and his impact as the ...