Defense gets its due among 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists

CHARLOTTE — Sidney Moncrief took wicked delight in making life as miserable as possible for the men he guarded across 11 NBA seasons. With magician’s hands, dancer’s feet and bony elbows and knees that could come in handy in the clinches, the longtime Milwaukee Bucks guard would lock in on his matchup and make like a politician caught up in a tabloid scandal: Deny, deny, deny.