ALBANY – From the very first time Luther “Ticky” Burden stepped onto the basketball court at Trinity Alliance in Albany, it was tough for anyone to get him to leave. Growing up, Burden spent most of ...

Our area lost a big part of its history earlier this week with news that basketball standout Luther Burden passed away in a North Carolina medical facility Thursday morning. Burden, 62, had serious ...

Former New York Knicks guard Luther "Ticky" Burden has been diagnosed with a rare heart disease and is being treated at a Manhattan hospital. Two local fundraisers are being held to give the NBA star ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Former New York Knicks guard Luther ''Ticky'' Burden has a rare heart disease and is being treated at a Manhattan hospital. The 61-year-old ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Former New York Knicks ...

An Albany basketball legend has returned to one of the places where his career began. One of Albany's own NBA Stars came home Friday afternoon to the little gym that helped form the foundation for his ...

It was one of the fastest falls from grace in professional sports. Luther “Ticky” Burden was drafted by the Knicks in 1975, but by 1981 he hit rock bottom — a jail cell on a bank-robbery charge. He ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Luther ''Ticky'' Burden, an All-America basketball guard at Utah, has died. He was 62. Family friend Lut (lyut) Williams said Burden WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Luther ''Ticky'' ...

Can Hollywood ease Ticky’s burden? Former New York Knicks guard Luther “Ticky” Burden says his hard-knock life story is more compelling than last year’s Oscar-nominated movie “The Blind Side.” And ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Knicks guard Luther "Ticky" Burden has a rare heart disease and is being treated at a Manhattan hospital. The 61-year-old Burden has ATTR amyloidosis, a disease ...