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These were the best NBA games ever played on Thanksgiving or ChristmasIt’s been more than two decades since we’ve seen an NBA game on Thanksgiving. And for the sake of communion and fellowship, we’re better for it. It’s not like the TV won’t be on anyway. With Fox News and CNN rotting our brains and the NFL providing an annual doubleheader, there’s plenty to go numb f...

James Dolan continues to run his business more like a despot than a businesspersonAmerica may have largely voted against authoritarianism last week, but the New York Knicks continue to lean into it. ...

Dominique Wilkins is owed an apology and the only asterisk I’ll accept in sportsDominique Wilkins is owed apologies from a lot of you people. ...

For now, Julius Randle and the damn New York Knicks are still here

Conventional thinking in the form of many NBA media members suggested that the New York Knicks would, to some degree, fall off by now, and rightfully so. They’ve had one of the league’s most challenging schedules since March’s All-Star break and that will remain as such through the end of the season...

These Guys Were Great, They Just Never Got Enough Credit: The 10 Most Underrated NBA Players Since 1990

In today’s edition of “Let’s talk about sports to distract ourselves from apocalyptic horrors,” we follow up our list of most overrated NBA players with their diametric opposites: the most underrated....

Remembering When Bill Russell Played A Corrupt Judge On <em>Miami Vice</em>

I'd love to know the backstory behind this inspired bit of casting. Who is it that looks at a script calling for a corrupt Miami judge and says, "Get me Bill Russell on the phone now!" Indeed, in a second-season episode of Miami Vice, Russell makes a star turn as a crooked judge who pays off gambl...