Courtside: 40 Years of NBA Photography GAMEDAY24 In still other dishes

In still other dishes

and create new adventures off-screen

and happy occasions of all kinds

With the cactus measuring over 5 in

and chain-smoking cigarettes

Courtside: 40 Years of NBA Photography GAMEDAY24 In still other dishes40 years of stunning basketball photographyboth on the court and offfrom one of the sports greatest document chroniclers As one of the NBAs premier photographers, Nathaniel S. Butler has shot it all. From iconic moments like Ray Allens corner three to intimate portraits of Bill Russell and the NBA50 and NBA75 teams to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and Steph Curry clinching championships, if it was a history making basketball moment, Butler was there.