"Here is a photo of him interviewing Allen Iverson. Here he is with Julius Erving, sweat-soaked, after a practice in the 1970s. Michael Ray Richardson's autographed sneakers dangle next to his bed. The coat rack strains with press badges. The apartment's kitchen is a curio cabinet. Commemorative NBA glassware crowds the top of the fridge. Bobbleheads box out the coffeemaker. A program from longtime NBA commissioner David Stern's 2020 memorial service lies in the living room."
"The Knicks once trained at Skidmore College. Decades before Adrian Wojnarowski unleashed "Woj bombs" and Shams Charania turned scoops into riddles. Vecsey was the NBA insider, notably at The New York Post and "The NBA on NBC." Whether on TV or in print, there was no corporate gloss to Vecsey. He was merciless and funny, the perfect New York City tabloid sports columnist."
Peter Vecsey's apartment contains basketball artifacts: photos of him interviewing Allen Iverson and a sweat-soaked Julius Erving, Michael Ray Richardson's autographed sneakers by the bed, and a program from David Stern's 2020 memorial. A hallway displays columns he wrote after his parents died. Saratoga Springs connects to Knicks training at Skidmore College. Decades before modern scoops, Vecsey was the NBA insider at The New York Post and The NBA on NBC, known for merciless humor and nicknames. He provoked Del Harris to seek legal counsel and nearly came to blows in a Rockets locker room; he had been a Green Beret. He interviewed Karl Malone after the Jazz's 1997 Finals loss.
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