Alton Lister got an MVP vote in 1983. Now, that might not mean much. Media members often cast odd year-end votes; this is why players now give themselves awards. And it was just the one vote, a ...

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Lister wore only jersey No. 53 and put up 2.0 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 52 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 ...

Today in Boston Celtics history, Alton Lister was born in Dallas, Texas in 1958. Lister played his college basketball first at with San Jacinto Junior College, where he would be teammates with Oliver ...

Take a trip down memory lane as we share a crazy moment at the podium, an amazing posterization, an absolute on-court fail or a memorable shooting performance from the postseason of the National ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston big man Alton Lister was born in Dallas, Texas in 1958. A true 7-footer, Lister played his college ball first at the sub-NCAA level with San ...

The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Today is the 67th birthday of former NBA big man Alton Lister. He played ...