Can you name the first names of the 50 greatest players in NBA history (1996)? by LTH

Can you name the first names of the 50 greatest players in NBA history (1996)?

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Source: NBA at 50
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In 1996, in honor of the NBA's 50th anniversary, a panel of players, coaches, media etc. selected the 50 greatest players in NBA history. Here is the list in alphabetical order.
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First Name	Last Name
	Abdul-Jabbar
	Archibald
	Arizin
	Barkley
	Barry
	Baylor
	Bing
	Bird
	Chamberlain
	Cousy

First Name	Last Name
	Cowens
	Cunningham
	DeBusschere
	Drexler
	Erving
	Ewing
	Frazier
	Gervin
	Greer
	Havlicek

First Name	Last Name
	Hayes
	Johnson
	Jones
	Jordan
	Lucas
	Malone
	Malone
	Maravich
	McHale
	Mikan

First Name	Last Name
	Monroe
	Olajuwon
	O'Neal
	Parish
	Pettit
	Pippen
	Reed
	Robertson
	Robinson
	Russell

First Name	Last Name
	Schayes
	Sharman
	Stockton
	Thomas
	Thurmond
	Unseld
	Walton
	West
	Wilkens
	Worthy

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NBA 50 Greatest Players - First Names Quiz

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Created Jan 18, 2012 in Sports
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	legendarytrainer:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 06:13 GMT		9 points
	It's funny how you called Earvin Johnson by his nickname "Magic".

	Bulletchewer6:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 11:56 GMT		-2 points
	Should accept "Shaq".

	Squinta:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 14:54 GMT		4 points
	Not sure why that's funny - few people outside of NBA fandom probably even know his first name. Now if the quiz didn't accept 'Earvin' as an answer, then that's a problem.

	ArtVandaley:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 14:56 GMT		13 points
	It is funny because the title of the quiz asks for the person's first name. His first name is Earvin, not Magic.

	LTH:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 15:59 GMT		-1 points
	The quiz displays "Magic" as his first name because that is how the source lists his name. http://www.nba.com/history/players/50greatest.html

	sinatra22:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 16:05 GMT		2 points
	Just accept Earvin AND Magic. Problem solved.

	ruddfan84:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 16:50 GMT		2 points
	What foresight ESPN had! In 1996, they put Shaq among the top 50 of all time. No doubt he would be there now, but I am shocked they had him there 4-5 years into his career.

	louisiana_pug:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 17:28 GMT		5 points
	typed in Dominique several times before I remembered Lenny

	fnord:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 17:50 GMT		1 point
	I typed in Brent several times before I remembered Rick.

	biskit67:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 18:21 GMT		2 points
	Interesting how a lot of the guys have the same first name. There are 4 guys named Bill or Billy and 4 named Dave or David.

	pete32782:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 20:04 GMT		2 points
	Hakeem Olajuwon was known as Akeem until 1991. You should probably accept that also.

	impy02:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 20:07 GMT		8 points
	If Magic is accepted, then Tiny should also be accepted.

	needapausebutton:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 21:50 GMT		4 points
	Spaced out on "Sam", may he forgive me. Never stared at one name for so long in my life - three minutes looking at "Jones". I knew I was in trouble, when the first name that popped into my head was "Bobby." After going through a hundred alphabetical guesses, "Jones" started to lose its reality as a name and sound like some kind of plural word after a while.

	pita:	Jan 18th, 2012 at 23:50 GMT		1 point
	@LTH, that's a lame excuse for using Magic. It's not his first name and the source doesn't say it is.

	LTH:	Jan 19th, 2012 at 14:19 GMT		1 point
	@pita and sinatra22, you are free to type in Earvin because it is an acceptable answer and always has been.

	Bl1zzard:	Jan 19th, 2012 at 18:13 GMT		1 point
	First thing I thought of for Jones was KC.

	BoL:	Jan 20th, 2012 at 16:01 GMT		1 point
	If they do a new top 50, which of those guys gets bumped for Kobe/Lebron/Duncan/Nowitzki/Nash/Kidd etc.?

	twarner50:	Jan 21st, 2012 at 23:59 GMT		1 point
	^My best guesses for who would not be on the revised list: Thurmond, Wilkens, Cunningham, Sharman. Not that those players weren't great, but they would be my easiest omissions.